[llvm] [VPlan] Only use selectVectorizationFactor for cross-check (NFCI). (PR #103033)

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@@ -7262,7 +7246,19 @@ ElementCount LoopVectorizationPlanner::getBestVF() {
         ProfitableVFs.push_back(CurrentFactor);
     }
   }
-  return BestFactor.Width;
+
+#ifndef NDEBUG
+  // Select the optimal vectorization factor according to the legacy cost-model.
+  // This is now only used to verify the decisions by the new VPlan-based
+  // cost-model and will be retired once the VPlan-based cost-model is
+  // stabilized.
+  VectorizationFactor LegacyVF = selectVectorizationFactor();
+  assert(BestFactor.Width == LegacyVF.Width);
+  assert((BestFactor.Width.isScalar() || BestFactor.ScalarCost > 0) &&
+         "when vectorizing, the scalar cost must be non-zero.");
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ayalz wrote:

Cost is initialized to getMax in order to be overwritten by the cost of any vectorizing plan, i.e., with VF>=2, so can assert it was indeed overwritten.

https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/pull/103033