Dehao Chen <de...@google.com> writes: > Hi, > > This patch adds 4 flags to enable user to type in a list of name > patterns. Compiler will match the function name with the given > patterns, and add "hot", "cold", "likely_hot", "likely_cold" > attributes to function declaration. The static branch prediction > checks if a basic block contains call to a annotated function, and set > the branch probability accordingly.
I like the idea (and would have some uses for it), but I don't like the command line options. That will lead to longer and longer command lines. Could this be made a pragma instead? You could still specify it from the Makefile by using -include -Andi -- a...@linux.intel.com -- Speaking for myself only
