[llvm-dev] RFC: A binary serialization format for MemProf

[Xinliang David Li via llvm-dev]

On Fri, Oct 1, 2021 at 10:32 AM Teresa Johnson <tejohnson at google.com> wrote:
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> I was going to respond similarly, and add a note that it isn't clear that gollvm (LLVM-based Go compiler) supports either PGO or the sanitizers, so that may be more difficult than Rust which does. As Snehasish notes, we are focused on C/C++, but this will all be done in the LLVM IR level and should be language independent in theory.

+Than McIntosh to comment more on PGO and sanitizer support for gollvm.

David


> Teresa
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> On Fri, Oct 1, 2021 at 10:25 AM Snehasish Kumar <snehasishk at google.com> wrote:
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>> Hi Andrey,
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>> The serialization format is language independent, though our focus is C/C++. Note that our instrumentation is based on the LLVM sanitizer infrastructure and should work for Rust (supports building with sanitizers [1]). We have not considered using the data profile for non-C/C++ codes.
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>> Regards,
>> Snehasish
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>> [1] https://doc.rust-lang.org/beta/unstable-book/compiler-flags/sanitizer.html
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>> On Fri, Oct 1, 2021 at 9:14 AM Andrey Bokhanko <andreybokhanko at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>> Hi Snehasish, David and Theresa,
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>>> I'm really glad to see the steady progress in this area!
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>>> It looks like the format is pretty much language independent
>>> (correct?) -- so it can be applied not only to C/C++, but other
>>> languages (Rust) and even toolchains (Go) as well? If you have already
>>> considered using data profile for non-C/C++, may I kindly ask you to
>>> share your thoughts on this?
>>>
>>> Yours,
>>> Andrey
>>> ===
>>> Advanced Software Technology Lab
>>> Huawei
>>>
>>> On Thu, Sep 30, 2021 at 1:17 AM Snehasish Kumar <snehasishk at google.com> wrote:
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