[llvm] Introduce a "log level" support for DEBUG_TYPE (PR #150855)

Mehdi Amini via llvm-commits llvm-commits at lists.llvm.org
Sun Jul 27 15:10:20 PDT 2025


https://github.com/joker-eph created https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/pull/150855

This allows to set an optional integer level for a given debug type. The string format is `type[:level]`, and the integer is interpreted as such:

- if 0 (default): all debugging for this debug type is enabled.
- if -1: all debug for this debug type is disabled
- if >0: all debug that is < to the level is enabled.

This means that when checking which level is enabled, 0 and 1 are identical.

The LDBG() macro is updated to accept an optional log level to illustrate the feature. Here is the expected behavior:

LDBG() << "A";
LDBG(2) << "B";

With `--debug-only=some_type`: we'll see A and B in the output. With `--debug-only=some_type:-1`: we'll see neither A not B in the output. With `--debug-only=some_type:1`: we'll see A but not B in the output. With `--debug-only=some_type:2`: we'll see A and B in the output. (same with any level above 2)

Note that LDBG() is equivalent to LDBG(0) which is equivalent to LDBG(1).

>From 03401a5063d3f6481460996a0360d88c0a107d04 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mehdi Amini <joker.eph at gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2025 14:57:26 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Introduce a "log level" support for DEBUG_TYPE

This allows to set an optional integer level for a given debug type.
The string format is `type[:level]`, and the integer is interpreted
as such:

- if 0 (default): all debugging for this debug type is enabled.
- if -1: all debug for this debug type is disabled
- if >0: all debug that is < to the level is enabled.

This means that when checking which level is enabled, 0 and 1 are identical.

The LDBG() macro is updated to accept an optional log level to illustrate
the feature. Here is the expected behavior:

LDBG() << "A";
LDBG(2) << "B";

With `--debug-only=some_type`: we'll see A and B in the output.
With `--debug-only=some_type:-1`: we'll see neither A not B in the output.
With `--debug-only=some_type:1`: we'll see A but not B in the output.
With `--debug-only=some_type:2`: we'll see A and B in the output.
(same with any level above 2)

Note that LDBG() is equivalent to LDBG(0) which is equivalent to LDBG(1).
---
 llvm/include/llvm/Support/Debug.h       | 11 ++++--
 llvm/include/llvm/Support/DebugLog.h    | 52 +++++++++++++++++++------
 llvm/lib/Support/Debug.cpp              | 50 +++++++++++++++++++-----
 llvm/unittests/Support/DebugLogTest.cpp | 34 ++++++++++++----
 4 files changed, 114 insertions(+), 33 deletions(-)

diff --git a/llvm/include/llvm/Support/Debug.h b/llvm/include/llvm/Support/Debug.h
index 924d7b216438e..2ce0bda3bdbbf 100644
--- a/llvm/include/llvm/Support/Debug.h
+++ b/llvm/include/llvm/Support/Debug.h
@@ -39,13 +39,18 @@ class raw_ostream;
 /// isCurrentDebugType - Return true if the specified string is the debug type
 /// specified on the command line, or if none was specified on the command line
 /// with the -debug-only=X option.
-///
-bool isCurrentDebugType(const char *Type);
+/// An optional level can be provided to control the verbosity of the output.
+/// If the provided level is not 0 and user specified a level below the provided
+/// level, the output is disabled.
+bool isCurrentDebugType(const char *Type, int Level = 0);
 
 /// setCurrentDebugType - Set the current debug type, as if the -debug-only=X
 /// option were specified.  Note that DebugFlag also needs to be set to true for
 /// debug output to be produced.
-///
+/// The debug type format is "type[:level]", where the level is an optional
+/// integer. The default level is 0, which is the most verbose.
+/// The level can be set to 1, 2, 3, etc. to control the verbosity of the
+/// output. The level can be set to -1 to disable the output.
 void setCurrentDebugType(const char *Type);
 
 /// setCurrentDebugTypes - Set the current debug type, as if the
diff --git a/llvm/include/llvm/Support/DebugLog.h b/llvm/include/llvm/Support/DebugLog.h
index 19d309865bbd4..2541d60535ff7 100644
--- a/llvm/include/llvm/Support/DebugLog.h
+++ b/llvm/include/llvm/Support/DebugLog.h
@@ -19,29 +19,57 @@
 namespace llvm {
 #ifndef NDEBUG
 
-// Output with given inputs and trailing newline. E.g.,
+// LDBG() is a macro that can be used as a raw_ostream for debugging.
+// It will stream the output to the dbgs() stream, with a prefix of the
+// debug type and the file and line number. A trailing newline is added to the
+// output automatically. If the streamed content contains a newline, the prefix
+// is added to each beginning of a new line. Nothing is printed if the debug
+// output is not enabled or the debug type does not match.
+//
+// An optional `level` argument can be provided to control the verbosity of the
+// output. The default level is 0, which is the most verbose. The level can be
+// set to 1, 2, 3, etc. to control the verbosity of the output.
+//
+// The `level` argument can be a literal integer, or a macro that evaluates to
+// an integer.
+//
+// E.g.,
 //   LDBG() << "Bitset contains: " << Bitset;
 // is equivalent to
-//   LLVM_DEBUG(dbgs() << DEBUG_TYPE << " [" << __FILE__ << ":" << __LINE__
-//              << "] " << "Bitset contains: " << Bitset << "\n");
-#define LDBG() DEBUGLOG_WITH_STREAM_AND_TYPE(llvm::dbgs(), DEBUG_TYPE)
+//   LLVM_DEBUG(dbgs() << "[" << DEBUG_TYPE << "] " << __FILE__ << ":" <<
+//   __LINE__ << " "
+//              << "Bitset contains: " << Bitset << "\n");
 
-#define DEBUGLOG_WITH_STREAM_TYPE_AND_FILE(STREAM, TYPE, FILE)                 \
-  for (bool _c = (::llvm::DebugFlag && ::llvm::isCurrentDebugType(TYPE)); _c;  \
-       _c = false)                                                             \
+#define _GET_LDBG_MACRO(_1, NAME, ...) NAME
+#define LDBG(...)                                                              \
+  _GET_LDBG_MACRO(__VA_ARGS__, LDBG_LOG_LEVEL, LDBG_LOG_LEVEL_0)(__VA_ARGS__)
+
+#define LDBG_LOG_LEVEL(LEVEL)                                                  \
+  DEBUGLOG_WITH_STREAM_AND_TYPE(llvm::dbgs(), LEVEL, DEBUG_TYPE)
+#define LDBG_LOG_LEVEL_0() LDBG_LOG_LEVEL(0)
+
+#define DEBUGLOG_WITH_STREAM_TYPE_FILE_AND_LINE(STREAM, LEVEL, TYPE, FILE,     \
+                                                LINE)                          \
+  for (bool _c =                                                               \
+           (::llvm::DebugFlag && ::llvm::isCurrentDebugType(TYPE, LEVEL));     \
+       _c; _c = false)                                                         \
   ::llvm::impl::raw_ldbg_ostream{                                              \
-      ::llvm::impl::computePrefix(TYPE, FILE, __LINE__), (STREAM)}             \
+      ::llvm::impl::computePrefix(TYPE, FILE, LINE), (STREAM)}                 \
       .asLvalue()
+
+#define DEBUGLOG_WITH_STREAM_TYPE_AND_FILE(STREAM, LEVEL, TYPE, FILE)          \
+  DEBUGLOG_WITH_STREAM_TYPE_FILE_AND_LINE(STREAM, LEVEL, TYPE, FILE, __LINE__)
 // When __SHORT_FILE__ is not defined, the File is the full path,
 // otherwise __SHORT_FILE__ is defined in CMake to provide the file name
 // without the path prefix.
 #if defined(__SHORT_FILE__)
-#define DEBUGLOG_WITH_STREAM_AND_TYPE(STREAM, TYPE)                            \
-  DEBUGLOG_WITH_STREAM_TYPE_AND_FILE(STREAM, TYPE, __SHORT_FILE__)
+#define DEBUGLOG_WITH_STREAM_AND_TYPE(STREAM, LEVEL, TYPE)                     \
+  DEBUGLOG_WITH_STREAM_TYPE_AND_FILE(STREAM, LEVEL, TYPE, __SHORT_FILE__)
 #else
-#define DEBUGLOG_WITH_STREAM_AND_TYPE(STREAM, TYPE)                            \
+#define DEBUGLOG_WITH_STREAM_AND_TYPE(STREAM, LEVEL, TYPE)                     \
   DEBUGLOG_WITH_STREAM_TYPE_AND_FILE(                                          \
-      STREAM, TYPE, ::llvm::impl::LogWithNewline::getShortFileName(__FILE__))
+      STREAM, LEVEL, TYPE,                                                     \
+      ::llvm::impl::LogWithNewline::getShortFileName(__FILE__))
 #endif
 
 namespace impl {
diff --git a/llvm/lib/Support/Debug.cpp b/llvm/lib/Support/Debug.cpp
index 5bb04d0c22998..1ad758ae9471a 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/Support/Debug.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/Support/Debug.cpp
@@ -24,11 +24,13 @@
 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
 
 #include "llvm/Support/Debug.h"
+#include "llvm/ADT/StringExtras.h"
 #include "llvm/Support/CommandLine.h"
 #include "llvm/Support/ManagedStatic.h"
 #include "llvm/Support/Signals.h"
 #include "llvm/Support/circular_raw_ostream.h"
 #include "llvm/Support/raw_ostream.h"
+#include <utility>
 
 #include "DebugOptions.h"
 
@@ -38,25 +40,46 @@
 
 using namespace llvm;
 
+/// Parse a debug type string into a pair of the debug type and the debug level.
+/// The expected format is "type[:level]", where the level is an optional
+/// integer.
+static std::pair<std::string, int> parseDebugType(StringRef DbgType) {
+  auto [Type, LevelStr] = DbgType.split(':');
+  int Level;
+  if (!to_integer(LevelStr, Level, 10))
+    Level = 0;
+  return std::make_pair(Type.str(), Level);
+}
+
 // Even though LLVM might be built with NDEBUG, define symbols that the code
 // built without NDEBUG can depend on via the llvm/Support/Debug.h header.
 namespace llvm {
 /// Exported boolean set by the -debug option.
 bool DebugFlag = false;
 
-static ManagedStatic<std::vector<std::string>> CurrentDebugType;
+/// The current debug type and an optional debug level.
+/// The debug level is the verbosity of the debug output.
+/// The default level is 0, which is the most verbose.
+/// The level can be set to 1, 2, 3, etc. to control the verbosity of the
+/// output. The level can be set to -1 to disable the output.
+static ManagedStatic<std::vector<std::pair<std::string, int>>> CurrentDebugType;
 
 /// Return true if the specified string is the debug type
 /// specified on the command line, or if none was specified on the command line
 /// with the -debug-only=X option.
-bool isCurrentDebugType(const char *DebugType) {
+bool isCurrentDebugType(const char *DebugType, int Level) {
   if (CurrentDebugType->empty())
     return true;
   // See if DebugType is in list. Note: do not use find() as that forces us to
   // unnecessarily create an std::string instance.
   for (auto &d : *CurrentDebugType) {
-    if (d == DebugType)
-      return true;
+    if (d.first == DebugType) {
+      if (d.second < 0)
+        return false;
+      if (d.second == 0)
+        return true;
+      return d.second >= Level;
+    }
   }
   return false;
 }
@@ -73,8 +96,11 @@ void setCurrentDebugType(const char *Type) {
 
 void setCurrentDebugTypes(const char **Types, unsigned Count) {
   CurrentDebugType->clear();
-  llvm::append_range(*CurrentDebugType, ArrayRef(Types, Count));
+  CurrentDebugType->reserve(Count);
+  for (const char *Type : ArrayRef(Types, Count))
+    CurrentDebugType->push_back(parseDebugType(Type));
 }
+
 } // namespace llvm
 
 // All Debug.h functionality is a no-op in NDEBUG mode.
@@ -114,10 +140,10 @@ struct DebugOnlyOpt {
     if (Val.empty())
       return;
     DebugFlag = true;
-    SmallVector<StringRef,8> dbgTypes;
-    StringRef(Val).split(dbgTypes, ',', -1, false);
-    for (auto dbgType : dbgTypes)
-      CurrentDebugType->push_back(std::string(dbgType));
+    SmallVector<StringRef, 8> DbgTypes;
+    StringRef(Val).split(DbgTypes, ',', -1, false);
+    for (auto DbgType : DbgTypes)
+      CurrentDebugType->push_back(parseDebugType(DbgType));
   }
 };
 } // namespace
@@ -130,7 +156,11 @@ struct CreateDebugOnly {
     return new cl::opt<DebugOnlyOpt, true, cl::parser<std::string>>(
         "debug-only",
         cl::desc("Enable a specific type of debug output (comma separated list "
-                 "of types)"),
+                 "of types using the format \"type[:level]\", where the level "
+                 "is an optional integer. The default level is 0, which is the "
+                 "most verbose. The level can be set to 1, 2, 3, etc. to "
+                 "control the verbosity of the output. The level can be set to "
+                 "-1 to disable the output."),
         cl::Hidden, cl::value_desc("debug string"),
         cl::location(DebugOnlyOptLoc), cl::ValueRequired);
   }
diff --git a/llvm/unittests/Support/DebugLogTest.cpp b/llvm/unittests/Support/DebugLogTest.cpp
index c34d888ab4cad..1886c3ef59cfc 100644
--- a/llvm/unittests/Support/DebugLogTest.cpp
+++ b/llvm/unittests/Support/DebugLogTest.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
 
 #include "llvm/Support/DebugLog.h"
+#include "llvm/ADT/Sequence.h"
 #include "llvm/Support/raw_ostream.h"
 #include "gmock/gmock.h"
 #include "gtest/gtest.h"
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ TEST(DebugLogTest, Basic) {
   {
     std::string str;
     raw_string_ostream os(str);
-    DEBUGLOG_WITH_STREAM_AND_TYPE(os, nullptr) << "NoType";
+    DEBUGLOG_WITH_STREAM_AND_TYPE(os, 0, nullptr) << "NoType";
     EXPECT_FALSE(StringRef(os.str()).starts_with('['));
     EXPECT_TRUE(StringRef(os.str()).ends_with("NoType\n"));
   }
@@ -35,8 +36,8 @@ TEST(DebugLogTest, Basic) {
   {
     std::string str;
     raw_string_ostream os(str);
-    DEBUGLOG_WITH_STREAM_AND_TYPE(os, "A") << "A";
-    DEBUGLOG_WITH_STREAM_AND_TYPE(os, "B") << "B";
+    DEBUGLOG_WITH_STREAM_AND_TYPE(os, 0, "A") << "A";
+    DEBUGLOG_WITH_STREAM_AND_TYPE(os, 0, "B") << "B";
     EXPECT_TRUE(StringRef(os.str()).starts_with('['));
     EXPECT_THAT(os.str(), AllOf(HasSubstr("A\n"), HasSubstr("B\n")));
   }
@@ -47,22 +48,39 @@ TEST(DebugLogTest, Basic) {
     raw_string_ostream os(str);
     // Just check that the macro doesn't result in dangling else.
     if (true)
-      DEBUGLOG_WITH_STREAM_AND_TYPE(os, "A") << "A";
+      DEBUGLOG_WITH_STREAM_AND_TYPE(os, 0, "A") << "A";
     else
-      DEBUGLOG_WITH_STREAM_AND_TYPE(os, "A") << "B";
-    DEBUGLOG_WITH_STREAM_AND_TYPE(os, "B") << "B";
+      DEBUGLOG_WITH_STREAM_AND_TYPE(os, 0, "A") << "B";
+    DEBUGLOG_WITH_STREAM_AND_TYPE(os, 0, "B") << "B";
     EXPECT_THAT(os.str(), AllOf(HasSubstr("A\n"), Not(HasSubstr("B\n"))));
 
     int count = 0;
     auto inc = [&]() { return ++count; };
     EXPECT_THAT(count, Eq(0));
-    DEBUGLOG_WITH_STREAM_AND_TYPE(os, "A") << inc();
+    DEBUGLOG_WITH_STREAM_AND_TYPE(os, 0, "A") << inc();
     EXPECT_THAT(count, Eq(1));
-    DEBUGLOG_WITH_STREAM_AND_TYPE(os, "B") << inc();
+    DEBUGLOG_WITH_STREAM_AND_TYPE(os, 0, "B") << inc();
     EXPECT_THAT(count, Eq(1));
   }
 }
 
+TEST(DebugLogTest, BasicWithLevel) {
+  llvm::DebugFlag = true;
+  // We expect A to be always printed, B to be printed only when level is 1 or
+  // below, and C to be never printed.
+  static const char *DT[] = {"A:0", "B:1", "C:-1"};
+
+  setCurrentDebugTypes(DT, 3);
+  std::string str;
+  raw_string_ostream os(str);
+  for (auto type : {"A", "B", "C"})
+    for (int level : llvm::seq<int>(0, 3))
+      DEBUGLOG_WITH_STREAM_TYPE_FILE_AND_LINE(os, level, type, type, level)
+          << level;
+  EXPECT_EQ(os.str(),
+            "[A] A:0 0\n[A] A:1 1\n[A] A:2 2\n[B] B:0 0\n[B] B:1 1\n");
+}
+
 TEST(DebugLogTest, StreamPrefix) {
   llvm::DebugFlag = true;
   static const char *DT[] = {"A", "B"};



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