LLMs Find Hidden Ways To Shrink Code By 4% Compilers Miss
LLMs find hidden ways to shrink code by 4% that compilers miss, reducing code size by 3.9%. Automated system developed for finding optimization opportunities in C/C++ compilers.
This is a Plain English Papers summary of a research paper called AI Language Models Find Hidden Ways to Shrink Code by 4% that Compilers Miss. If you like these kinds of analysis, you should join AImodels.fyi or follow us on Twitter. Overview Research explores using LLMs to find missed compiler optimizations Focuses on code size reduction opportunities in C/C++ compilers Tested on LLVM compiler with 1089 real-world programs Found potential 3.9% additional code size reduction Developed automated system for finding optimization opportunities Validated findings through manual expert re...