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From: Eric Gallager <egall@gwmail.gwu.edu>
To: Richard Biener <rguenther@suse.de>
Cc: Alexandre Oliva <oliva@adacore.com>,
	gcc-patches@gcc.gnu.org, ebotcazou@adacore.com,
		joseph@codesourcery.com
Subject: Re: introduce -fcallgraph-info option
Date: Fri, 08 Nov 2019 23:12:00 -0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAMfHzOtP2hG9wGNvsHBVzYSr7NSMWmJiA_TRrHqZ04kvRfLp9w@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <nycvar.YFH.7.76.1911080924550.5566@zhemvz.fhfr.qr>

On 11/8/19, Richard Biener <rguenther@suse.de> wrote:
> On Thu, 7 Nov 2019, Alexandre Oliva wrote:
>
>> On Nov  7, 2019, Richard Biener <rguenther@suse.de> wrote:
>>
>> > (also raises the question why we have both -dumpbase and -auxbase ...)
>>
>> https://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-patches/2002-08/msg00294.html
>>
>> This was before -dumpdir, however.
>>
>> Here's the current logic for aux_base_name:
>>
>> -c or -S with -o [odir/]obase.oext: [odir/]obase
>> otherwise, given input [idir/]ibase.iext: ibase
>>
>> Whereas the current logic for dump_base_name, once aux_base_name has
>> been determined as [auxdir/]auxbase, is:
>>
>> given -dumpbase ddir/dbase: ddir/dbase
>> otherwise, given -dumpdir ddir and -dumpbase dbase: ddir/dbase
>> otherwise, given -dumpbase dbase: [auxdir/]dbase
>> otherwise, given -dumpdir ddir: ddir/ibase.iext
>> otherwise: [auxdir/]ibase.iext
>>
>> Relevant cases to consider: (aux, dump) for each compilation with
>> CC='gcc -fstack-usage -fdump-tree-original'
>>
>> compiling without -o: (ibase, ibase.iext)
>> ex $CC -c srcdir/foo.c srcdir/x/bar.c
>> -> foo.o foo.su foo.c.#t.original
>>  + bar.o bar.su bar.c.#t.original
>>
>> compiling with -o: ([odir/]obase, [odir/]ibase.iext)
>> ex $CC -c srcdir/foo.c -o objdir/foobaz.o -Dfoobaz
>> -> objdir/foobaz.o objdir/foobaz.su objdir/foo.c.#t.original
>>
>> compiling multiple sources with -dumpbase: (ibase, [ddir/]dbase)
>> ex $CC -dumpbase outdir/runme.dump -c srcdir/foo.c srcdir/x/bar.c
>> -> foo.o foo.su outdir/runme.dump.#t.original
>>  + bar.o bar.su outdir/runme.dump.#t.original (dupe)
>>
>> compiling and linking with -o: (ibase, ibase.iext)
>> ex $CC -o outdir/runme srcdir/foo.c srcdir/x/bar.c
>> -> /tmp/temp().o foo.su foo.c.#t.original
>>  + /tmp/temp().o bar.su bar.c.#t.original
>>  + outdir/runme
>>
>> lto-recompiling and linking with -o: (/tmp/obase.temp().ltrans#.ltrans,
>> odir/obase.ltrans#)
>> ex $CC -o outdir/runme ltobjdir/foo.o ltobjdir/bar.o -fdump-rtl-expand
>> -> /tmp/runme.temp().ltrans0.ltrans.o /tmp/runme.temp().ltrans0.ltrans.su
>>  + outdir/runme.ltrans0.#r.expand
>>  + outdir/runme
>>
>> lto-recompiling and linking without -o: (/tmp/temp().ltrans#.ltrans,
>> /tmp/temp().ltrans#.o)
>> ex $CC ltobjdir/foo.o ltobjdir/bar.o -fdump-rtl-expand
>> -> /tmp/temp().ltrans0.ltrans.o /tmp/temp().ltrans0.ltrans.su
>>  + /tmp/temp().ltrans0.#r.expand
>>  + a.out
>>
>>
>> If we were to unify auxbase and dumpbase, I'd take the opportunity to
>> fix the -o objdir/foobaz.o compilation to output dumps named after
>> objdir/foobaz or objdir/foobaz-foo.c rather than ./foo.c; for
>> outdir/runme.dump to be used as a prefix for aux and dump names, so that
>> we wouldn't create and then overwrite outdir/runme.dump, and so that
>> other compilations of foo.c and bar.c wouldn't overwrite the .su files,
>> but rather create outdir/runme.dump-{foo,bar}.* dumps and aux files; and
>> likewise use outdir/runme.ltrans0 or a.out.ltrans0 for the .su and
>> .expand files.
>>
>>
>> The logic I suggest is involves combining some of the -auxbase and some
>> of the -dumpbase logic, namely:
>>
>> In the driver:
>>
>> compiling a single source idir/ibase.iext:
>>
>>   -o odir/obase.oext specified: default -dumpdir odir -dumpbase
>> obase.iext
>>   -o obase.oext specified: default -dumpbase obase.iext
>>   -o ibase.oext implied: default -dumpbase ibase.iext
>>
>> compiling multiple sources named as ibase.iext for linking:
>>
>>   -dumpbase [ddir/]dbase specified: make it -dumpbase
>> [ddir/]dbase-ibase.iext
>>   -o odir/output specified: default -dumpdir odir -dumpbase
>> output-ibase.iext
>>   -o output specified: default -dumpbase output-ibase.iext
>>   -o a.out implied: default -dumpbase a.out-ibase.iext
>>
>> LTO recompiling:
>>
>>   same as above, with each ibase.iext set to ltrans#
>>
>>
>> In the compiler, set dump_base_name to:
>>
>> Given -dumpbase ddir/dbase: ddir/dbase
>> otherwise, given -dumpdir ddir and -dumpbase dbase: ddir/dbase
>> otherwise, given -dumpbase dbase: dbase
>>
>> and copy aux_base_name from dump_base_name, but if it ends in .iext,
>> drop the extension.
>>
>> The resulting behavior (aux_base_name, dump_base_name)
>>
>> compiling without -o: (ibase, ibase.iext)  unchanged
>> ex $CC -c srcdir/foo.c srcdir/x/bar.c
>> -> foo.o foo.su foo.c.#t.original
>>  + bar.o bar.su bar.c.#t.original
>>
>> compiling with -o: ([odir/]obase, [odir/]obase.iext)
>> ex $CC -c srcdir/foo.c -o objdir/foobaz.o -Dfoobaz
>> -> objdir/foobaz.o objdir/foobaz.su objdir/foobaz.c.#t.original
>>
>> compiling multiple sources with -dumpbase: ([ddir]/dbase, [ddir/]dbase)
>> ex $CC -dumpbase outdir/runme.dump -c srcdir/foo.c srcdir/x/bar.c
>> -> foo.o outdir/runme.dump-foo.su outdir/runme.dump-foo.c.#t.original
>>  + bar.o outdir/runme.dump-bar.su outdir/runme.dump-bar.c.#t.original
>>
>> compiling and linking with -o: (outdir/runme-ibase,
>> outdir/runme-ibase.iext)
>> ex $CC -o outdir/runme srcdir/foo.c srcdir/x/bar.c
>> -> /tmp/temp().o outdir/runme-foo.su outdir/runme-foo.c.#t.original
>>  + /tmp/temp().o outdir/runme-bar.su outdir/runme-bar.c.#t.original
>>  + outdir/runme
>>
>> lto-recompiling and linking with -o: (outdir/runme.ltrans#,
>> outdir/runme.ltrans#)
>> ex $CC -o outdir/runme ltobjdir/foo.o ltobjdir/bar.o -fdump-rtl-expand
>> -> /tmp/runme.temp().ltrans0.ltrans.o outdir/runme.ltrans0.su
>>  + outdir/runme.ltrans0.#r.expand
>>  + outdir/runme
>>
>> lto-recompiling and linking without -o: (a.out.ltrans#, a.out.ltrans#)
>> ex $CC ltobjdir/foo.o ltobjdir/bar.o -fdump-rtl-expand
>> -> /tmp/temp().ltrans0.ltrans.o a.out.ltrans0.su
>>  + a.out.ltrans0.#r.expand
>>  + a.out
>
> Wow, thanks for the elaborate write-up!  I wonder if we can
> cut&paste this into documentation somewhere appropriate, maybe
> there's already a section for "auxiliary compiler outputs".
>
>> I'm a little hesitant, this amounts to quite significant behavior
>> changes.  Do these seem acceptable and desirable nevertheless?
>
> I think the current state is somewhat of a mess and in some
> cases confusing and your suggestion sounds like an overall
> improvement to me (you didn't actually suggest to remove
> either of the -dump{base,dir} -auxbase{-strip} options?)

If you're touching the -auxbase option... is that related to the other
options starting with -aux at all? If so, bug 26613 might be related:
https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=26613

>
> Of course, others please feel free to comment (but let's not start
> bikeshedding too much...).
>
> Thanks a lot!
> Richard.
>

  reply	other threads:[~2019-11-08 23:10 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 117+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2019-10-26  5:30 Alexandre Oliva
2019-10-26  8:12 ` Richard Biener
2019-10-26 11:21   ` Alexandre Oliva
2019-10-27  9:08     ` Alexandre Oliva
2019-10-28  8:38       ` Richard Biener
2019-10-30 10:12         ` Alexandre Oliva
2019-10-30 11:28           ` Richard Biener
2019-11-02 19:31             ` Alexandre Oliva
2019-11-04  8:28               ` Richard Biener
2019-11-06 10:53                 ` Alexandre Oliva
2019-11-20  4:35                   ` Alexandre Oliva
2019-11-20  9:16                     ` Richard Biener
2019-11-06 15:38                 ` Alexandre Oliva
2019-11-07  7:49                   ` Richard Biener
2019-11-07 10:50                     ` Alexandre Oliva
2019-11-07 11:48                       ` Richard Biener
2019-11-07 12:30                         ` Alexandre Oliva
2019-11-07 14:02                           ` Richard Biener
2019-11-07 22:39                             ` Alexandre Oliva
2019-11-08  8:28                               ` Richard Biener
2019-11-08 23:12                                 ` Eric Gallager [this message]
2019-11-15  1:34                                   ` Alexandre Oliva
2019-11-15  1:01                                 ` Alexandre Oliva
2019-11-15  7:30                                   ` Alexandre Oliva
2019-11-15  8:08                                     ` Richard Biener
2019-11-15 22:50                                       ` Alexandre Oliva
2019-12-03 22:44                                   ` Alexandre Oliva
2019-12-09  9:41                                     ` Richard Biener
2019-12-12  1:14                                       ` Alexandre Oliva
2019-12-25 10:05                               ` Alexandre Oliva
2019-12-26 19:00                                 ` drop -aux{dir,base}, revamp -dump{dir,base} (was: Re: introduce -fcallgraph-info option) Alexandre Oliva
2020-01-09 13:33                                   ` Richard Biener
2020-01-09 19:09                                     ` drop -aux{dir,base}, revamp -dump{dir,base} Alexandre Oliva
2020-01-16 11:06                                       ` Alexandre Oliva
2020-01-16 11:15                                         ` Alexandre Oliva
2020-01-17  2:14                                           ` Joseph Myers
2020-01-20 10:38                                         ` Richard Biener
2020-01-22  1:25                                           ` Alexandre Oliva
2020-01-22  8:15                                             ` Richard Biener
2020-01-23 20:06                                               ` Alexandre Oliva
2020-01-24  1:50                                               ` Alexandre Oliva
2020-05-19  8:51                                                 ` Alexandre Oliva
2020-05-19  8:59                                                   ` Alexandre Oliva
2020-05-19  9:29                                                     ` Richard Biener
2020-05-19  8:59                                                   ` Alexandre Oliva
2020-05-19  9:30                                                     ` Richard Biener
2020-05-19  9:00                                                   ` Alexandre Oliva
2020-05-19  9:04                                                   ` Richard Biener
2020-05-22  0:32                                                     ` Alexandre Oliva
2020-05-22  6:05                                                       ` Richard Biener
2020-05-26  7:08                                                         ` Alexandre Oliva
2020-05-26  8:52                                                           ` Richard Biener
2020-05-26  9:02                                                             ` Martin Liška
2020-05-26 10:00                                                             ` Alexandre Oliva
2020-05-26 12:14                                                             ` Alexandre Oliva
2020-05-26 13:52                                                             ` Alexandre Oliva
2020-05-26 13:56                                                               ` Richard Biener
2020-05-27 22:05                                                                 ` Alexandre Oliva
2020-05-27 23:01                                                                   ` Jeff Law
2020-06-02 11:52                                                                   ` Alexandre Oliva
2020-06-02 12:02                                                                     ` Richard Biener
2020-05-27  1:04                                                               ` Broken build (was: Re: drop -aux{dir,base}, revamp -dump{dir,base}) Hans-Peter Nilsson
2020-05-27 14:30                                                                 ` Broken build Alexandre Oliva
2020-05-27 15:04                                                                   ` Hans-Peter Nilsson
2020-05-28  0:53                                                                     ` Alexandre Oliva
2020-05-28  0:39                                                                 ` Anthony Green
2020-06-02 11:29                                                                   ` Alexandre Oliva
2020-06-02 14:07                                                                     ` Hans-Peter Nilsson
2020-05-27  9:45                                                           ` drop -aux{dir,base}, revamp -dump{dir,base} Andreas Schwab
2020-05-27 10:28                                                             ` Andreas Schwab
2020-05-27 14:41                                                               ` Alexandre Oliva
2020-05-27 14:59                                                                 ` Andreas Schwab
2020-06-09 12:29                                                           ` Thomas Schwinge
2020-06-09 12:42                                                             ` BRIG FE testsuite: Fix all dump-scans (Was: Re: drop -aux{dir, base}, revamp -dump{dir, base}) Martin Jambor
2020-06-09 18:31                                                               ` BRIG FE testsuite: Fix all dump-scans (Was: Re: drop -aux{dir,base}, revamp -dump{dir,base}) Mike Stump
2020-06-11 14:28                                                                 ` BRIG FE testsuite: Fix all dump-scans (Was: Re: drop -aux{dir, base}, revamp -dump{dir, base}) Martin Jambor
2020-06-12 20:52                                                                   ` BRIG FE testsuite: Fix all dump-scans (Was: Re: drop -aux{dir,base}, revamp -dump{dir,base}) Mike Stump
2020-06-10 21:50                                                               ` BRIG FE testsuite: Fix all dump-scans Alexandre Oliva
2020-06-23  9:44                                                             ` drop -aux{dir,base}, revamp -dump{dir,base} Alexandre Oliva
2020-06-23 11:30                                                               ` Martin Jambor
2020-06-09 13:08                                                           ` Thomas Schwinge
2020-06-10 22:24                                                             ` Alexandre Oliva
2020-06-17 10:50                                                               ` Tobias Burnus
2020-06-18  2:58                                                                 ` Alexandre Oliva
2020-06-18  6:10                                                             ` Alexandre Oliva
2020-06-18  9:41                                                               ` Tobias Burnus
2020-06-18 10:39                                                                 ` Alexandre Oliva
2020-06-18 12:06                                                                   ` Tobias Burnus
2020-06-30 16:13                                                                     ` Thomas Schwinge
2020-07-14  5:46                                                                       ` Alexandre Oliva
2020-07-24  6:08                                                                         ` Thomas Schwinge
2020-07-24 17:54                                                                           ` Alexandre Oliva
2020-07-14  5:49                                                                       ` Alexandre Oliva
2020-06-19  9:53                                                                 ` Alexandre Oliva
2020-06-19 16:09                                                                   ` Tobias Burnus
2020-06-22  6:08                                                                     ` Alexandre Oliva
2020-06-22  7:07                                                                       ` Tobias Burnus
2020-06-22 14:32                                                                         ` Alexandre Oliva
2020-06-23  8:17                                                                           ` Richard Biener
2020-06-30 16:35                                                                           ` Thomas Schwinge
2020-07-24 12:06                                                                             ` Thomas Schwinge
2020-06-30 18:52                                                                           ` Thomas Schwinge
2020-07-14  4:48                                                                             ` Alexandre Oliva
2020-07-24  6:01                                                                               ` Thomas Schwinge
2020-07-24 18:00                                                                                 ` Alexandre Oliva
2023-11-24 12:46                                                                           ` testsuite: Add 'only_for_offload_target' wrapper for 'scan-offload-tree-dump' etc. (was: drop -aux{dir,base}, revamp -dump{dir,base}) Thomas Schwinge
2020-06-23  9:50                                                             ` drop -aux{dir,base}, revamp -dump{dir,base} Alexandre Oliva
2020-06-30 16:07                                                               ` Thomas Schwinge
2020-07-23 21:12                                                               ` [PR95720] protect gluefile and wrap_flags with -Wl too (was: Re: drop -aux{dir,base}, revamp -dump{dir,base}) Alexandre Oliva
2020-07-24  6:48                                                                 ` Richard Biener
2020-05-26  8:09                                                       ` [wwwdocs] Re: drop -aux{dir,base}, revamp -dump{dir,base} Alexandre Oliva
2019-10-28 23:56 ` introduce -fcallgraph-info option Joseph Myers
2019-10-30  9:22   ` Alexandre Oliva
2019-10-30  9:43   ` Alexandre Oliva
2019-10-30 18:17     ` Joseph Myers
2019-11-06 21:27 ` Thomas Schwinge
2019-11-07 11:23   ` Alexandre Oliva

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