linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v6 0/7] Add AutoFDO and Propeller support for Clang build

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Message-ID: <20241027221702.GD2755311@thelio-3990X>
Date: Sun, 27 Oct 2024 15:17:02 -0700
From: Nathan Chancellor <nathan@...nel.org>
To: Rong Xu <xur@...gle.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 0/7] Add AutoFDO and Propeller support for Clang build

Hi Rong,

I tested this series by following the documentation added in the series
using Clang 19 and my standard distribution configuration on an Intel
platform with the combinations of

  * AutoFDO
  * AutoFDO + ThinLTO
  * AutoFDO + Propeller
  * AutoFDO + ThinLTO + Propeller

and I noticed no issues (it would be great to see create_llvm_prof
somewhere in LLVM upstream for ease of access but that's a small
complaint).

I did not do any real benchmarking to see if those combinations were
actually quicker but I think it is pretty clear from the cover letter
that any sort of gains are going to depend on the profiling and test
case so for time's sake, I did not bother.

Tested-by: Nathan Chancellor <nathan@...nel.org>

Cheers,
Nathan