Re: [PATCH 6/6] Add Propeller configuration for kernel build.

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On Sun, Jul 28, 2024 at 01:29:59PM -0700, Rong Xu wrote:
> Add the build support for using Clang's Propeller optimizer. Like
> AutoFDO, Propeller uses hardware sampling to gather information
> about the frequency of execution of different code paths within a
> binary. This information is then used to guide the compiler's
> optimization decisions, resulting in a more efficient binary.
> 
> The support requires a Clang compiler LLVM 19 or later, and the
> create_llvm_prof tool
> (https://github.com/google/autofdo/releases/tag/v0.30.1). This

What's the relation between this and llvm-profgen? Is the above simply
a google 'internal' proof of concept thing that will eventually make its
way into llvm-profgen?

It seems a bit weird LLVM landed propeller without the required profile
generation tool.




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