[llvm] update_test_checks: improve IR value name stability (PR #110940)
Nicolai Hähnle via llvm-commits
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Fri Oct 4 03:15:09 PDT 2024
nhaehnle wrote:
> > By default, UTC attempts to keep the produced diff small by keeping IR value name variables stable.
>
> FWIW I don't think this functionality actually works in practice. I get the same amount of "rename diffs" before and after this feature was introduced. Does it only work for some specific UTC `--version` and not any of the older tests, or something like that?
It really should work independent of the version and it has worked for me -- though clearly with some weaknesses which this change is meant to address :)
The way to turn it off is via the --reset-variable-names option.
https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/pull/110940
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