http://lua-users.org/lists/lua-l/2008-02/msg00051.html http://lua-users.org/lists/lua-l/2008-02/msg00051.html That link includes a link to the Lua mailing list

http://lua-users.org/lists/lua-l/2008-02/msg00051.html http://lua-users.org/lists/lua-l/2008-02/msg00051.html That link includes a link to the Lua mailing list post by Mike Pall, the author of LuaJIT. It includes some great info and links to papers if you read a bit in. I found it extremely informative, and not just about the Lua-specific implementation.