Re: Register Based Interpreter Model

lhf@csgpwr1.uwaterloo.ca (Luiz Henrique de Figueiredo)
2 Nov 2005 22:14:06 -0500

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From: lhf@csgpwr1.uwaterloo.ca (Luiz Henrique de Figueiredo)
Newsgroups: comp.compilers
Date: 2 Nov 2005 22:14:06 -0500
Organization: University of Waterloo
References: 05-11-016
Keywords: interpreter, VM
Posted-Date: 02 Nov 2005 22:14:05 EST

>I am doing some research on the register-based interpreter model in
>comparison to the more traditional stack-based approach. I would like
>to know if anyone has had any practical experience with register-based
>interpreters or has any good suggestions for references about this
>topic?


Lua 5.0 uses a register-based VM. Read about it in
The implementation of Lua 5.0
Journal of Universal Computer Science 11 #7 (2005) 1159-1176.
http://www.tecgraf.puc-rio.br/~lhf/ftp/doc/jucs05.pdf


There is also
The case for virtual register machines
http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=858575
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scico.2004.08.005


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