[llvm-dev] Preparing BOLT for LLVM monorepo

Mehdi AMINI via llvm-dev
Tue, 02 Nov 2021 21:56:36 -0000

On Tue, Nov 2, 2021 at 1:52 PM Maksim Panchenko <maks at fb.com> wrote:

> Hi All,
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> Since the acceptance of the "BOLT framework for binary analysis,
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> transformation, and optimization" RFC
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> (https://lists.llvm.org/pipermail/llvm-dev/2020-October/145902.html),
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> we've been working on addressing the feedback and getting ready for
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> inclusion into the monorepo. We've cleaned up interfaces with core LLVM
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> libraries, refactored our codebase to match LLVM coding standards, and
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> added more open-source tests. Additionally, we've made BOLT faster and
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> more compact.
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I haven't reviewed everything in detail, but on a high-level, that looks
great!
Thanks for spending the effort on making this happen :)


> As of this writing, BOLT could be built as a separate project in the
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> LLVM monorepo without any patches other than build configuration
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> changes. You can view the latest sources at the monorepo fork
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> https://github.com/facebookincubator/BOLT, under "/bolt".
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> During the past year, we were happy to see an ever-growing inflow of
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> pull requests from external contributors. We believe that accelerating
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> the monorepo integration will streamline the open-source review process
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> and make it more transparent.
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> While we are finishing the final steps before the integration
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> (https://github.com/facebookincubator/BOLT/issues/248), we would like to
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> hear from the community and address any remaining concerns. If
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> everything goes smoothly, we anticipate the merge to happen early next
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> month and in time for LLVM 14 release.
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> We are still working on finalizing the exact logistics of the merge.
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> However, we expect to follow the Flang project's footsteps and run the
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> "--no-ff" merge to preserve the history of ~1K commits. We would
like to
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> ask for help and coordination from the release managers Tom Stellard and
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> Hans Wennborg.
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> We haven't made the final decision on including BOLT in
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> LLVM_ALL_PROJECTS, but we are ready to make BOLT the default project in
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> the initial merge commit.
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I didn't quite get this sentence?

--
Mehdi



> Currently, we do not support building on
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> Windows; thus, the project will be automatically disabled with the
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> warning when building on unsupported platforms. As we anticipate the
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> increased load on buildbots, we would like to know how we can help with
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> adding more build machines. Please let us know!
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> Thank you,
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> Maksim and BOLT Team
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