provides a mechanism for optimizing compilers to select the different Register configuration.

src/register-configuration.h

 // Copyright 2014 the V8 project authors. All rights reserved.
 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
 // found in the LICENSE file.
 
 #ifndef V8_COMPILER_REGISTER_CONFIGURATION_H_
 #define V8_COMPILER_REGISTER_CONFIGURATION_H_
 
 #include "src/base/macros.h"
 
 namespace v8 {
 namespace internal {
 
+// Define the optimized compiler type.
+enum JITCompiler { CRANKSHAFT, TURBOFAN };

[danno, 2015/10/19 10:48:59]

Please put this inside the RegisterConfiguration class and call it
CompilerSelector.

+
 // An architecture independent representation of the sets of registers available
 // for instruction creation.
 class RegisterConfiguration {
  public:
   // Architecture independent maxes.
   static const int kMaxGeneralRegisters = 32;
   static const int kMaxDoubleRegisters = 32;
 
-  static const RegisterConfiguration* ArchDefault();
+  static const RegisterConfiguration* ArchDefault(
+      JITCompiler compiler = CRANKSHAFT);

[danno, 2015/10/19 10:48:59]

Please don't specify a parameter default here, it should always be explicit.

 
   RegisterConfiguration(int num_general_registers, int num_double_registers,
                         int num_allocatable_general_registers,
                         int num_allocatable_double_registers,
                         int num_allocatable_aliased_double_registers,
                         const int* allocatable_general_codes,
                         const int* allocatable_double_codes,
                         char const* const* general_names,
                         char const* const* double_names);
 
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   const int* allocatable_general_codes_;
   const int* allocatable_double_codes_;
   char const* const* general_register_names_;
   char const* const* double_register_names_;
 };
 
 }  // namespace internal
 }  // namespace v8
 
 #endif  // V8_COMPILER_REGISTER_CONFIGURATION_H_