System and method for optimization of inter-module procedure calls

摘要

A system and method are described for providing optimization for software inter-module procedure calls. The system provides for a program linker to translate a non-executable program into a computer program. The program linker also creates an import stub when the program linker encounters a call instruction to an unresolved module in the computer program. The program linker further modifies the call instruction to the unresolved module to be a call instruction to the created import stub. The import stub determines a location of the unresolved module a first time the unresolved module is called. The import stub then modifies the call instruction to the unresolved module the first time the unresolved module is called to be a direct call the unresolved module at the location determined after the first time the unresolved module is called.