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+<p>Stack Coloring - We have implemented a new optimization pass
+ to merge stack objects which are used in disjoin areas of the code.
+ This optimization reduces the required stack space significantly, in cases
+ where it is clear to the optimizer that the stack slot is not shared.
+ We use the lifetime markers to tell the codegen that a certain alloca
+ is used within a region.</p>
+
<p>We have put a significant amount of work into the code generator
infrastructure, which allows us to implement more aggressive algorithms and
make it run faster:</p>