Comment Comment by Findecanor As I understand it, MLIR is the new subsystem that the LLVM project is transitioning to in the long term, and LLVM IR is the old.As such, LLVM IR isn't a proper subset of MLIR. Rather, there is a LLVM "dialect" in the MLIR system which can be translated 1:1 to LLVM IR.MLIR in its structure and textual syntax is a bit different. A "dialect" is more like a namespace for your ops than a different language, in my view. parent Findecanor 3 years ago
As such, LLVM IR isn't a proper subset of MLIR. Rather, there is a LLVM "dialect" in the MLIR system which can be translated 1:1 to LLVM IR.
MLIR in its structure and textual syntax is a bit different. A "dialect" is more like a namespace for your ops than a different language, in my view.