Abstract representation of compiler IR flowing into a register grid.

Inside the QBE JIT compiler: register allocation and inline caching in practice

How QBE compiles SSA IR to machine code, with a close look at its linear-scan register allocator and the inline caching techniques production JITs use to recover lost megamorphic performance.

September 3, 2026 · 13 min · 2751 words · martinuke0
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