[clang] [clang][dataflow] Make cap on block visits configurable by caller. (PR #77481)
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@@ -261,14 +270,23 @@ auto createAnalysis(ASTContext &ASTCtx, Environment &Env)
/// iterations.
/// - This limit is still low enough to keep runtimes acceptable (on typical
/// machines) in cases where we hit the limit.
+///
+/// `MaxBlockVisits` caps the number of block visits during analysis. It doesn't
+/// distinguish between repeat visits to the same block and visits to distinct
+/// blocks. This parameter is a backstop to prevent infintite loops, in the case
+/// of bugs in the lattice and/or transfer functions that prevent the analysis
+/// from converging. The default value is essentially arbitrary -- large enough
+/// to accomodate what seems like any reasonable CFG, but still small enough to
+/// limit the cost of hitting the limit.
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martinboehme wrote:
```suggestion
/// `MaxBlockVisits` caps the number of block visits during analysis. It doesn't
/// distinguish between repeat visits to the same block and visits to distinct
/// blocks. This parameter is a backstop to prevent infinite loops, in the case
/// of bugs in the lattice and/or transfer functions that prevent the analysis
/// from converging. The default value is essentially arbitrary -- large enough
/// to accommodate what seems like any reasonable CFG, but still small enough to
/// limit the cost of hitting the limit.
```
https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/pull/77481
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