- Put the helper function in `ProfDataUtil.h/cpp`, which is already a
dependency of `Instructions.cpp`
- The helper function could be re-used to update profiles of
`InvokeInst` (in a follow-up pull request)
This reverts commit e8512786fedbfa6ddba70ceddc29d7122173ba5e.
This revert is done because llvm::drop_begin over an empty ArrayRef
doesn't return an empty range, and therefore can lead to an invalid
address returned instead.
See discussion in https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/pull/80737 for
more context.
Currently, there is significant code duplication for dealing with
MD_prof metadata throughout the compiler. These utility functions can
improve code reuse and simplify boilerplate code when dealing with
profiling metadata, such as branch weights. The inent is to provide a
uniform set of APIs that allow common tasks, such as identifying
specific types of MD_prof metadata and extracting branch weights.
Future patches can build on this initial implementation and clean up the
different implementations across the compiler.
Reviewed By: bogner
Differential Revision: https://reviews.llvm.org/D128858
