craig.topper added a comment.

In D106701#2902544 <https://reviews.llvm.org/D106701#2902544>, @dblaikie wrote:

> In D106701#2901656 <https://reviews.llvm.org/D106701#2901656>, @MaskRay wrote:
>
>> In D106701#2901639 <https://reviews.llvm.org/D106701#2901639>, @efriedma 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Can we hook this up to a LLVM IR function attribute, instead of making it a 
>>> codegen flag?
>>
>> The current TargetLoweringBase::PrefLoopAlignment is global. I have 
>> considered a function attribute, but it seems overkill for now.
>> (Inlining behavior is a bit unclear.)
>> The current use cases just need a global value instead of a refined 
>> per-function value.
>
> global module metadata is also an option
>
> (what's the motivation for adding this feature - do you have a use-case in 
> mind?)
>
> (the usual: This should probably be committed as separate patches - at least 
> LLVM, then Clang pieces)

I would like to have this for experimenting on RISCV. I was proposing to add 
similar hidden options like X86 in D106570 <https://reviews.llvm.org/D106570>.


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