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32 changes: 32 additions & 0 deletions clang/docs/ThinLTO.rst
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Expand Up @@ -240,6 +240,38 @@ The ``BOOTSTRAP_LLVM_ENABLE_LTO=Thin`` will enable ThinLTO for stage 2 and
stage 3 in case the compiler used for stage 1 does not support the ThinLTO
option.

Integrated Distributed ThinLTO (DTLTO)
--------------------------------------

Integrated Distributed ThinLTO (DTLTO) enables the distribution of backend
ThinLTO compilations via external distribution systems, such as Incredibuild,
during the traditional link step.

The implementation is documented here: https://llvm.org/docs/DTLTO.html.

DTLTO requires the LLD linker (``-fuse-ld=lld``).

``-fthinlto-distributor=<path>``
- Specifies the ``<path>`` to the distributor process executable for DTLTO.
- If specified, ThinLTO backend compilations will be distributed by LLD.

``-Xthinlto-distributor=<arg>``
- Passes ``<arg>`` to the distributor process (see ``-fthinlto-distributor=``).
- Can be specified multiple times to pass multiple options.
- Multiple options can also be specified by separating them with commas.

Examples:
- ``clang -flto=thin -fthinlto-distributor=incredibuild.exe -Xthinlto-distributor=--verbose,--j10 -fuse-ld=lld``
- ``clang -flto=thin -fthinlto-distributor=$(which python) -Xthinlto-distributor=incredibuild.py -fuse-ld=lld``

If ``-fthinlto-distributor=`` is specified, Clang supplies the path to a
compiler to be executed remotely to perform the ThinLTO backend
compilations. Currently, this is Clang itself.

Note that currently, DTLTO is only supported in some LLD flavors. Support can
be added to other LLD flavours in the future.
See `DTLTO <https://lld.llvm.org/dtlto.html>`_ for more information.

More Information
================

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14 changes: 13 additions & 1 deletion clang/include/clang/Driver/Options.td
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Expand Up @@ -990,6 +990,13 @@ def Xlinker : Separate<["-"], "Xlinker">, Flags<[LinkerInput, RenderAsInput]>,
Visibility<[ClangOption, CLOption, FlangOption]>,
HelpText<"Pass <arg> to the linker">, MetaVarName<"<arg>">,
Group<Link_Group>;
def Xthinlto_distributor_EQ : CommaJoined<["-"], "Xthinlto-distributor=">,
Flags<[LinkOption]>,
Visibility<[ClangOption, CLOption]>,
HelpText<"Pass <arg> to the ThinLTO distributor process. Can be specified "
"multiple times or with comma-separated values.">,
MetaVarName<"<arg>">,
Group<Link_Group>;
def Xoffload_linker : JoinedAndSeparate<["-"], "Xoffload-linker">,
Visibility<[ClangOption, FlangOption]>,
HelpText<"Pass <arg> to the offload linkers or the ones identified by -<triple>">,
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -4233,7 +4240,12 @@ def ffinite_loops: Flag<["-"], "ffinite-loops">, Group<f_Group>,
def fno_finite_loops: Flag<["-"], "fno-finite-loops">, Group<f_Group>,
HelpText<"Do not assume that any loop is finite.">,
Visibility<[ClangOption, CC1Option]>;

def fthinlto_distributor_EQ : Joined<["-"], "fthinlto-distributor=">,
Group<f_Group>,
HelpText<"Path to the ThinLTO distributor process. If specified, "
"ThinLTO backend compilations will be distributed by LLD">,
MetaVarName<"<path>">,
Visibility<[ClangOption, CLOption]>;
def ftrigraphs : Flag<["-"], "ftrigraphs">, Group<f_Group>,
HelpText<"Process trigraph sequences">, Visibility<[ClangOption, CC1Option]>;
def fno_trigraphs : Flag<["-"], "fno-trigraphs">, Group<f_Group>,
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11 changes: 11 additions & 0 deletions clang/lib/Driver/ToolChains/CommonArgs.cpp
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Expand Up @@ -1309,6 +1309,17 @@ void tools::addLTOOptions(const ToolChain &ToolChain, const ArgList &Args,
if (Args.hasArg(options::OPT_ftime_report))
CmdArgs.push_back(
Args.MakeArgString(Twine(PluginOptPrefix) + "-time-passes"));

if (Arg *A = Args.getLastArg(options::OPT_fthinlto_distributor_EQ)) {
CmdArgs.push_back(
Args.MakeArgString("--thinlto-distributor=" + Twine(A->getValue())));
CmdArgs.push_back(
Args.MakeArgString("--thinlto-remote-compiler=" +
Twine(ToolChain.getDriver().getClangProgramPath())));

for (auto A : Args.getAllArgValues(options::OPT_Xthinlto_distributor_EQ))
CmdArgs.push_back(Args.MakeArgString("--thinlto-distributor-arg=" + A));
}
}

void tools::addOpenMPRuntimeLibraryPath(const ToolChain &TC,
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48 changes: 48 additions & 0 deletions clang/test/Driver/DTLTO/dtlto.c
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// REQUIRES: lld

/// Check DTLTO options are forwarded to the linker.

/// Check that options are forwarded as expected with --thinlto-distributor=.
// RUN: %clang -flto=thin %s -### -fuse-ld=lld --target=x86_64-linux-gnu \
// RUN: -Xthinlto-distributor=a1 -Xthinlto-distributor=a2,a3 \
// RUN: -fthinlto-distributor=d.exe -Werror 2>&1 | \
// RUN: FileCheck %s --check-prefix=FORWARD

// FORWARD: ld.lld
// FORWARD-SAME: "--thinlto-distributor=d.exe"
// FORWARD-SAME: "--thinlto-remote-compiler={{.*}}clang{{[^\"]*}}"
// FORWARD-SAME: "--thinlto-distributor-arg=a1"
// FORWARD-SAME: "--thinlto-distributor-arg=a2"
// FORWARD-SAME: "--thinlto-distributor-arg=a3"

/// Check that options are not added without --thinlto-distributor= and
/// that a warning is issued for unused -Xthinlto-distributor options.
// RUN: %clang -flto=thin %s -### -fuse-ld=lld --target=x86_64-linux-gnu \
// RUN: -Xthinlto-distributor=a1 -Xthinlto-distributor=a2,a3 2>&1 | \
// RUN: FileCheck %s --check-prefix=NODIST --implicit-check-not=distributor \
// RUN: --implicit-check-not=remote-compiler

// NODIST: warning: argument unused during compilation: '-Xthinlto-distributor=a1'
// NODIST: warning: argument unused during compilation: '-Xthinlto-distributor=a2,a3'
// NODIST: ld.lld

/// Check the expected arguments are forwarded by default with only
/// --thinlto-distributor=.
// RUN: %clang -flto=thin %s -### -fuse-ld=lld --target=x86_64-linux-gnu \
// RUN: -fthinlto-distributor=d.exe -Werror 2>&1 | \
// RUN: FileCheck %s --check-prefix=DEFAULT --implicit-check-not=distributor \
// RUN: --implicit-check-not=remote-compiler

// DEFAULT: ld.lld
// DEFAULT-SAME: "--thinlto-distributor=d.exe"
// DEFAULT-SAME: "--thinlto-remote-compiler={{.*}}clang{{[^\"]*}}"

/// Check that nothing is forwarded when the compiler is not in LTO mode, and that
/// appropriate unused option warnings are issued.
// RUN: %clang %s -### -fuse-ld=lld --target=x86_64-linux-gnu \
// RUN: -fthinlto-distributor=d.exe 2>&1 | \
// RUN: FileCheck %s --check-prefix=NOFLTO --implicit-check-not=distributor \
// RUN: --implicit-check-not=remote-compiler

// NOFLTO: warning: argument unused during compilation: '-fthinlto-distributor=d.exe'
// NOFLTO: ld.lld
31 changes: 13 additions & 18 deletions cross-project-tests/dtlto/ld-dtlto.c
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Expand Up @@ -5,13 +5,11 @@

// RUN: rm -rf %t && mkdir %t && cd %t

// RUN: %clang --target=x86_64-linux-gnu -c -flto=thin %s -o dtlto.o

// RUN: ld.lld dtlto.o \
// RUN: --thinlto-distributor=%python \
// RUN: --thinlto-distributor-arg=%llvm_src_root/utils/dtlto/local.py \
// RUN: --thinlto-remote-compiler=%clang \
// RUN: --thinlto-remote-compiler-arg=--save-temps
// RUN: %clang --target=x86_64-linux-gnu %s -flto=thin -fuse-ld=lld \
// RUN: -fthinlto-distributor=%python \
// RUN: -Xthinlto-distributor=%llvm_src_root/utils/dtlto/local.py \
// RUN: -Wl,--thinlto-remote-compiler-arg=--save-temps \
// RUN: -nostdlib -Werror

/// Check that the required output files have been created.
// RUN: ls | sort | FileCheck %s
Expand All @@ -22,18 +20,15 @@
/// Linked ELF.
// CHECK: {{^}}a.out{{$}}

/// Produced by the bitcode compilation.
// CHECK-NEXT: {{^}}dtlto.o{{$}}

/// --save-temps output for the backend compilation.
// CHECK-NEXT: {{^}}dtlto.s{{$}}
// CHECK-NEXT: {{^}}dtlto.s.0.preopt.bc{{$}}
// CHECK-NEXT: {{^}}dtlto.s.1.promote.bc{{$}}
// CHECK-NEXT: {{^}}dtlto.s.2.internalize.bc{{$}}
// CHECK-NEXT: {{^}}dtlto.s.3.import.bc{{$}}
// CHECK-NEXT: {{^}}dtlto.s.4.opt.bc{{$}}
// CHECK-NEXT: {{^}}dtlto.s.5.precodegen.bc{{$}}
// CHECK-NEXT: {{^}}dtlto.s.resolution.txt{{$}}
// CHECK-NEXT: {{^}}ld-dtlto-[[TMP:[a-zA-Z0-9_]+]].s{{$}}
// CHECK-NEXT: {{^}}ld-dtlto-[[TMP]].s.0.preopt.bc{{$}}
// CHECK-NEXT: {{^}}ld-dtlto-[[TMP]].s.1.promote.bc{{$}}
// CHECK-NEXT: {{^}}ld-dtlto-[[TMP]].s.2.internalize.bc{{$}}
// CHECK-NEXT: {{^}}ld-dtlto-[[TMP]].s.3.import.bc{{$}}
// CHECK-NEXT: {{^}}ld-dtlto-[[TMP]].s.4.opt.bc{{$}}
// CHECK-NEXT: {{^}}ld-dtlto-[[TMP]].s.5.precodegen.bc{{$}}
// CHECK-NEXT: {{^}}ld-dtlto-[[TMP]].s.resolution.txt{{$}}

/// No files are expected after.
// CHECK-NOT: {{.}}
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