[llvm-branch-commits] [llvm][IR] Extend BranchWeightMetadata to track provenance of weights (PR #86609)

[Paul Kirth via llvm-branch-commits]

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@@ -55,6 +55,20 @@ MDNode *getBranchWeightMDNode(const Instruction &I);
 /// Nullptr otherwise.
 MDNode *getValidBranchWeightMDNode(const Instruction &I);
 
+/// Check if Branch Weight Metadata has an "expected" field from an llvm.expect*
+/// intrinsic
+bool hasExpectedProvenance(const Instruction &I);
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+/// Check if Branch Weight Metadata has an "expected" field from an llvm.expect*
+/// intrinsic
+bool hasExpectedProvenance(const MDNode *ProfileData);
+
+/// Return the offset to the first branch weight data
+unsigned getBranchWeightOffset(const Instruction &I);
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ilovepi wrote:

That's a fair point. IIRC I needed this someplace, but maybe I'm mis-remembering and that's a moot point. I'll look at my follow up patches to ensure it isn't required.

https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/pull/86609