[llvm] [BOLT] Add sink block to flow CFG in profile inference (PR #95047)

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Wed Jun 12 13:39:00 PDT 2024


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@@ -309,23 +309,28 @@ createFlowFunction(const BinaryFunction::BasicBlockOrderType &BlockOrder) {
   FlowFunction Func;
 
   // Add a special "dummy" source so that there is always a unique entry point.
-  // Because of the extra source, for all other blocks in FlowFunction it holds
-  // that Block.Index == BB->getIndex() + 1
   FlowBlock EntryBlock;
   EntryBlock.Index = 0;
   Func.Blocks.push_back(EntryBlock);
 
-  // Create FlowBlock for every basic block in the binary function
+  // Create FlowBlock for every basic block in the binary function.
   for (const BinaryBasicBlock *BB : BlockOrder) {
     Func.Blocks.emplace_back();
     FlowBlock &Block = Func.Blocks.back();
     Block.Index = Func.Blocks.size() - 1;
+    Block.IsExit = BB->successors().empty();
     (void)BB;
     assert(Block.Index == BB->getIndex() + 1 &&
            "incorrectly assigned basic block index");
   }
 
-  // Create FlowJump for each jump between basic blocks in the binary function
+  // Add a special "dummy" sink block so there is always a unique sink.
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WenleiHe wrote:

I notice there is always special entry block, so there is precedence. But I'm still wondering whether this should be handled inside profi instead? Like alternatively, adding artificial entry/sink can be done inside profi as needed, so this is all transparent to the users of profi.

https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/pull/95047


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