[llvm] [llvm-exegesis] Simplify validation event string conversion functions (PR #82092)

[Clement Courbet via llvm-commits]

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@@ -24,6 +24,24 @@ static constexpr const char kIntegerPrefix[] = "i_0x";
 static constexpr const char kDoublePrefix[] = "f_";
 static constexpr const char kInvalidOperand[] = "INVALID";
 
+// When adding a new validation counter, a new event type needs to be added
+// to llvm::exegesis::ValidationEvent, a mapping needs to be added below,
+// a command line option needs to be added in llvm-exegesis.cpp, and the
+// event type needs to be added (with matching naming) in TargetPfmCounters.td
+// and appropriate mappings need to be added in the relevant architecture
+// Pfm descriptions.
+static constexpr const std::pair<llvm::exegesis::ValidationEvent,
+                                 llvm::StringRef>
+    kValidationEventNames[] = {
+        {llvm::exegesis::InstructionRetired, "instructions-retired"},
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legrosbuffle wrote:

I have a proposal in #82256

https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/pull/82092