| # llvm-remarkutil - Remark utility | |
| :::{program} llvm-remarkutil | |
| ::: | |
| ## Synopsis | |
| {program}`llvm-remarkutil` \[*subcommmand*\] \[*options*\] | |
| ## Description | |
| Utility for displaying information from, and converting between different | |
| [remark](../Remarks.md) formats. | |
| ## Subcommands | |
| - {ref}`bitstream2yaml-subcommand` - Reserialize bitstream remarks to YAML. | |
| - {ref}`yaml2bitstream-subcommand` - Reserialize YAML remarks to bitstream. | |
| - {ref}`instruction-count-subcommand` - Output function instruction counts. | |
| - {ref}`annotation-count-subcommand` - Output remark type count from annotation remarks. | |
| - {ref}`size-diff-subcommand` - Compute diff in size remarks. | |
| (bitstream2yaml-subcommand)= | |
| ### bitstream2yaml | |
| :::{program} llvm-remarkutil bitstream2yaml | |
| ::: | |
| USAGE: {program}`llvm-remarkutil` bitstream2yaml \<input file> -o \<output file> | |
| #### Summary | |
| Takes a bitstream remark file as input, and reserializes that file as YAML. | |
| (yaml2bitstream-subcommand)= | |
| ### yaml2bitstream | |
| :::{program} llvm-remarkutil yaml2bitstream | |
| ::: | |
| USAGE: {program}`llvm-remarkutil` yaml2bitstream \<input file> -o \<output file> | |
| #### Summary | |
| Takes a YAML remark file as input, and reserializes that file in the bitstream | |
| format. | |
| (instruction-count-subcommand)= | |
| ### instruction-count | |
| :::{program} llvm-remarkutil instruction-count | |
| ::: | |
| USAGE: {program}`llvm-remarkutil` instruction-count \<input file> --parser=\<bitstream|yaml> [--use-debug-loc] -o \<output file> | |
| #### Summary | |
| Outputs instruction count remarks for every function. Instruction count remarks | |
| encode the number of instructions in a function at assembly printing time. | |
| Instruction count remarks require asm-printer remarks. | |
| CSV format is as follows: | |
| ``` | |
| Function,InstructionCount | |
| foo,123 | |
| ``` | |
| if `--use-debug-loc` is passed then the CSV will include the source path, line number and column. | |
| ``` | |
| Source,Function,InstructionCount | |
| path:line:column,foo,3 | |
| ``` | |
| (annotation-count-subcommand)= | |
| ### annotation-count | |
| :::{program} llvm-remarkutil annotation-count | |
| ::: | |
| USAGE: {program}`llvm-remarkutil` annotation-count \<input file> --parser=\<bitstream|yaml> --annotation-type=\<type> [--use-debug-loc] -o \<output file> | |
| #### Summary | |
| Outputs a count for annotation-type `<type>` remark for every function. The count expresses | |
| the number of remark checks inserted at the function. | |
| Annotation count remarks require AnnotationRemarksPass remarks. | |
| CSV format is as follows: | |
| ``` | |
| Function,Count | |
| foo,123 | |
| ``` | |
| if `--use-debug-loc` is passed then the CSV will include the source path, line number and column. | |
| ``` | |
| Source,Function,Count | |
| path:line:column,foo,3 | |
| ``` | |
| (count-subcommand)= | |
| ### count | |
| :::{program} llvm-remarkutil count | |
| ::: | |
| USAGE: {program}`llvm-remarkutil` count \[*options*\] \<input file> | |
| #### Summary | |
| {program}`llvm-remarkutil count` counts [remarks](../Remarks.md) based on specified properties. | |
| By default the tool counts remarks based on how many occur in a source file or function or total for the generated remark file. | |
| The tool also supports collecting count based on specific remark arguments. The specified arguments should have an integer value to be able to report a count. | |
| The tool contains utilities to filter the remark count based on remark name, pass name, argument value and remark type. | |
| #### Options | |
| :::{option} --parser=<yaml|bitstream> | |
| Select the type of input remark parser. Required. | |
| - `yaml` : The tool will parse YAML remarks. | |
| - `bitstream` : The tool will parse bitstream remarks. | |
| ::: | |
| :::{option} --count-by=<value> | |
| Select option to collect remarks by. | |
| - `remark-name` : count how many individual remarks exist. | |
| - `arg` : count remarks based on specified arguments passed by --(r)args. The argument value must be a number. | |
| ::: | |
| :::{option} --group-by=<value> | |
| group count of remarks by property. | |
| - `source` : Count will be collected per source path. Remarks with no debug location will not be counted. | |
| - `function` : Count is collected per function. | |
| - `function-with-loc` : Count is collected per function per source. Remarks with no debug location will not be counted. | |
| - `Total` : Report a count for the provided remark file. | |
| ::: | |
| :::{option} --args[=arguments] | |
| If `count-by` is set to `arg` this flag can be used to collect from specified remark arguments represented as a comma separated string. | |
| The arguments must have a numeral value to be able to count remarks by | |
| ::: | |
| :::{option} --rargs[=arguments] | |
| If `count-by` is set to `arg` this flag can be used to collect from specified remark arguments using regular expression. | |
| The arguments must have a numeral value to be able to count remarks by | |
| ::: | |
| :::{option} --pass-name[=<string>] | |
| Filter count by pass name. | |
| ::: | |
| :::{option} --rpass-name[=<string>] | |
| Filter count by pass name using regular expressions. | |
| ::: | |
| :::{option} --remark-name[=<string>] | |
| Filter count by remark name. | |
| ::: | |
| :::{option} --rremark-name[=<string>] | |
| Filter count by remark name using regular expressions. | |
| ::: | |
| :::{option} --filter-arg-by[=<string>] | |
| Filter count by argument value. | |
| ::: | |
| :::{option} --rfilter-arg-by[=<string>] | |
| Filter count by argument value using regular expressions. | |
| ::: | |
| :::{option} --remark-type=<value> | |
| Filter remarks by type with the following options. | |
| - `unknown` | |
| - `passed` | |
| - `missed` | |
| - `analysis` | |
| - `analysis-fp-commute` | |
| - `analysis-aliasing` | |
| - `failure` | |
| ::: | |
| (size-diff-subcommand)= | |
| ### size-diff | |
| :::{program} llvm-remarkutil size-diff | |
| ::: | |
| USAGE: {program}`llvm-remarkutil` size-diff \[*options*\] *file_a* *file_b* **--parser** *parser* | |
| #### Summary | |
| {program}`llvm-remarkutil size-diff` diffs size [remarks](../Remarks.md) in two remark files: `file_a` | |
| and `file_b`. | |
| {program}`llvm-remarkutil size-diff` can be used to gain insight into which | |
| functions were impacted the most by code generation changes. | |
| In most common use-cases `file_a` and `file_b` will be remarks output by | |
| compiling a **fixed source** with **differing compilers** or | |
| **differing optimization settings**. | |
| {program}`llvm-remarkutil size-diff` handles both | |
| [YAML](../Remarks.md#yaml-remarks) and | |
| [bitstream](../Remarks.md#llvm-bitstream-remarks) | |
| remarks. | |
| #### Options | |
| :::{option} --parser=<yaml|bitstream> | |
| ::: | |
| Select the type of input remark parser. Required. | |
| - `yaml` : The tool will parse YAML remarks. | |
| - `bitstream` : The tool will parse bitstream remarks. | |
| :::{option} --report-style=<human|json> | |
| Output style. | |
| - `human` : Human-readable textual report. Default option. | |
| - `json` : JSON report. | |
| ::: | |
| :::{option} --pretty | |
| Pretty-print JSON output. Optional. | |
| If output is not set to JSON, this does nothing. | |
| ::: | |
| :::{option} -o=<file> | |
| Output file for the report. Outputs to stdout by default. | |
| ::: | |
| #### Human-Readable Output | |
| The human-readable format for {program}`llvm-remarkutil size-diff` is composed of | |
| two sections: | |
| - Per-function changes. | |
| - A high-level summary of all changes. | |
| #### Changed Function Section | |
| Suppose you are comparing two remark files OLD and NEW. | |
| For each function with a **changed instruction count** in OLD and NEW, | |
| {program}`llvm-remarkutil size-diff` will emit a line like below: | |
| ``` | |
| (++|--|==) (>|<) function_name, N instrs, M stack B | |
| ``` | |
| A breakdown of the format is below: | |
| `(++|--|==)` | |
| : Which of OLD and NEW the `function_name` is present in. | |
| - `++`: Only in NEW. ("Added") | |
| - `--`: Only in OLD. ("Removed") | |
| - `==`: In both. | |
| `(>|<)` | |
| : Denotes if `function_name` has more instructions or fewer instructions in | |
| the second file. | |
| - `>`: More instructions in second file than first file. | |
| - `<`: Fewer instructions in second file than in first file. | |
| `function_name` | |
| : The name of the changed function. | |
| `N instrs` | |
| : Second file instruction count - first file instruction count. | |
| `M stack B` | |
| : Second file stack byte count - first file stack byte count. | |
| #### Summary Section | |
| {program}`llvm-remarkutil size-diff` will output a high-level summary after | |
| printing all changed functions. | |
| ``` | |
| instruction count: N (inst_pct_change%) | |
| stack byte usage: M (sb_pct_change%) | |
| ``` | |
| `N` | |
| : Sum of all instruction count changes between the second and first file. | |
| `inst_pct_change%` | |
| : Percent increase or decrease in instruction count between the second and first | |
| file. | |
| `M` | |
| : Sum of all stack byte count changes between the second and first file. | |
| `sb_pct_change%` | |
| : Percent increase or decrease in stack byte usage between the second and first | |
| file. | |
| #### JSON OUTPUT | |
| #### High-Level view | |
| Suppose we are comparing two files, OLD and NEW. | |
| {program}`llvm-remarkutil size-diff` will output JSON as follows. | |
| ``` | |
| "Files": [ | |
| "A": "path/to/OLD", | |
| "B": "path/to/NEW" | |
| ] | |
| "InBoth": [ | |
| ... | |
| ], | |
| "OnlyInA": [ | |
| ... | |
| ], | |
| "OnlyInB": [ | |
| ... | |
| ] | |
| ``` | |
| `Files` | |
| : Original paths to remark files. | |
| - `A`: Path to the first file. | |
| - `B`: Path to the second file. | |
| `InBoth` | |
| : Functions present in both files. | |
| `OnlyInA` | |
| : Functions only present in the first file. | |
| `OnlyInB` | |
| : Functions only present in the second file. | |
| #### Function JSON | |
| The `InBoth`, `OnlyInA`, and `OnlyInB` sections contain size information | |
| for each function in the input remark files. | |
| ``` | |
| { | |
| "FunctionName" : "function_name" | |
| "InstCount": [ | |
| INST_COUNT_A, | |
| INST_COUNT_B | |
| ], | |
| "StackSize": [ | |
| STACK_BYTES_A, | |
| STACK_BYTES_B | |
| ], | |
| } | |
| ``` | |
| `FunctionName` | |
| : Name of the function. | |
| `InstCount` | |
| : Instruction counts for the function. | |
| - `INST_COUNT_A`: Instruction count in OLD. | |
| - `INST_COUNT_B`: Instruction count in NEW. | |
| `StackSize` | |
| : Stack byte counts for the function. | |
| - `STACK_BYTES_A`: Stack bytes in OLD. | |
| - `STACK_BYTES_B`: Stack bytes in NEW. | |
| #### Computing Diffs From Function JSON | |
| Function JSON does not contain the diffs. Tools consuming JSON output from | |
| {program}`llvm-remarkutil size-diff` are responsible for computing the diffs | |
| separately. | |
| **To compute the diffs:** | |
| - Instruction count diff: `INST_COUNT_B - INST_COUNT_A` | |
| - Stack byte count diff: `STACK_BYTES_B - STACK_BYTES_A` | |
| #### EXIT STATUS | |
| {program}`llvm-remarkutil size-diff` returns 0 on success, and a non-zero value | |
| otherwise. |