[llvm] [SHT_LLVM_FUNC_MAP][ObjectYaml]Introduce function address map section and emit dynamic instruction count(ObjectYaml part) (PR #124332)

[James Henderson via llvm-commits]

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@@ -535,6 +535,27 @@ Example of BBAddrMap with PGO data:
    .uleb128  1000                         # BB_3 basic block frequency (only when enabled)
    .uleb128  0                            # BB_3 successors count (only enabled with branch probabilities)
 
+``SHT_LLVM_FUNC_MAP`` Section (function address map)
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+This section stores the mapping from the binary address of function to its
+related metadata features. It is used to emit function-level analysis data and
+can be enabled through ``--func-map`` option. The fields are encoded in the
+following format:
+
+#. A version number byte used for backward compatibility.
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jh7370 wrote:

I've not had any additional ideas overnight, but https://maskray.me/blog/2021-01-31-metadata-sections-comdat-and-shf-link-order is an interesting read that might give some ideas (I haven't read through it fully myself).

@MaskRay, do you have any thoughts to add?

https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/pull/124332