[llvm-dev] RFC: Need One True Way to check for -Oz/-Os (minsize, optsize) in passes...

[Chandler Carruth via llvm-dev]

Right now we have a healthy mixture of two ways to respond to -Oz and -Os
in LLVM:

1) Pass this info to the PassManagerBuilder and then toggle some flag to
the pass to change thresholds.
2) When running over IR, inspect it for the minsize or optsize attribute.

Regardless of the particulars of what these mean and/or how they relate to
-O2 vs -O3 for example, I'd really like to at least get to *one* way of
doing this.

The only way that is really compatible with LTO use cases is to use the
function attributes, so I'd suggest we actively work toward that. That
sound good to others? Thoughts?

If folks like this, I will attempt to update the few places where we get
this wrong. I already have some patches but wanted to make sure everyone
likes this direction.

-Chandler
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