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Problem

When using -fsave-optimization-record with offloading, the Clang driver passes optimization record options like -plugin-opt=opt-remarks-format=yaml to clang-nvlink-wrapper. However, the wrapper doesn't recognize these options, causing compilation to fail.

Solution

This patch adds support for the standard optimization record command line options to clang-nvlink-wrapper, matching the interface provided by LLD and gold-plugin as documented in the LLVM Remarks documentation.

Changes

  • NVLinkOpts.td: Added definitions for opt-remarks-filename, opt-remarks-format, opt-remarks-filter, and opt-remarks-with-hotness options
  • NVLinkOpts.td: Added plugin-opt= aliases for these options to match what the Clang driver sends
  • ClangNVLinkWrapper.cpp: Updated createLTO() to use command line arguments when available, falling back to existing global variables

Testing

The fix allows -fsave-optimization-record to work correctly with offloading, generating optimization records during the LTO phase without throwing unknown argument errors.

This change maintains backward compatibility and follows the existing pattern used by other LLVM linkers.

miguelcsx and others added 5 commits June 23, 2025 19:08
This patch adds support for optimization record command line options to
clang-nvlink-wrapper, fixing an issue where using -fsave-optimization-record
with CUDA offloading would fail with "Unknown command line argument
'opt-remarks-format=yaml'".
Convert alias definitions to proper option definitions for opt-remarks-*
options based on suggestions.
Convert alias definitions to proper option definitions for opt-remarks-*
options based on suggestions.
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Author: Miguel Cárdenas (miguelcsx)

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Problem

When using -fsave-optimization-record with offloading, the Clang driver passes optimization record options like -plugin-opt=opt-remarks-format=yaml to clang-nvlink-wrapper. However, the wrapper doesn't recognize these options, causing compilation to fail.

Solution

This patch adds support for the standard optimization record command line options to clang-nvlink-wrapper, matching the interface provided by LLD and gold-plugin as documented in the LLVM Remarks documentation.

Changes

  • NVLinkOpts.td: Added definitions for opt-remarks-filename, opt-remarks-format, opt-remarks-filter, and opt-remarks-with-hotness options
  • NVLinkOpts.td: Added plugin-opt= aliases for these options to match what the Clang driver sends
  • ClangNVLinkWrapper.cpp: Updated createLTO() to use command line arguments when available, falling back to existing global variables

Testing

The fix allows -fsave-optimization-record to work correctly with offloading, generating optimization records during the LTO phase without throwing unknown argument errors.

This change maintains backward compatibility and follows the existing pattern used by other LLVM linkers.


Full diff: https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/pull/145365.diff

2 Files Affected:

  • (modified) clang/tools/clang-nvlink-wrapper/ClangNVLinkWrapper.cpp (+9-4)
  • (modified) clang/tools/clang-nvlink-wrapper/NVLinkOpts.td (+10)
diff --git a/clang/tools/clang-nvlink-wrapper/ClangNVLinkWrapper.cpp b/clang/tools/clang-nvlink-wrapper/ClangNVLinkWrapper.cpp
index faf73a7c2f193..4b63971214f81 100644
--- a/clang/tools/clang-nvlink-wrapper/ClangNVLinkWrapper.cpp
+++ b/clang/tools/clang-nvlink-wrapper/ClangNVLinkWrapper.cpp
@@ -341,11 +341,16 @@ Expected<std::unique_ptr<lto::LTO>> createLTO(const ArgList &Args) {
   Conf.CPU = Args.getLastArgValue(OPT_arch);
   Conf.Options = codegen::InitTargetOptionsFromCodeGenFlags(Triple);
 
-  Conf.RemarksFilename = RemarksFilename;
-  Conf.RemarksPasses = RemarksPasses;
-  Conf.RemarksWithHotness = RemarksWithHotness;
+  Conf.RemarksFilename =
+      Args.getLastArgValue(OPT_opt_remarks_filename, RemarksFilename);
+  Conf.RemarksPasses =
+      Args.getLastArgValue(OPT_opt_remarks_filter, RemarksPasses);
+  Conf.RemarksFormat =
+      Args.getLastArgValue(OPT_opt_remarks_format, RemarksFormat);
+
+  Conf.RemarksWithHotness =
+      Args.hasArg(OPT_opt_remarks_with_hotness) || RemarksWithHotness;
   Conf.RemarksHotnessThreshold = RemarksHotnessThreshold;
-  Conf.RemarksFormat = RemarksFormat;
 
   Conf.MAttrs = llvm::codegen::getMAttrs();
   std::optional<CodeGenOptLevel> CGOptLevelOrNone =
diff --git a/clang/tools/clang-nvlink-wrapper/NVLinkOpts.td b/clang/tools/clang-nvlink-wrapper/NVLinkOpts.td
index 6de1a25c14f8b..7af35bf5989ec 100644
--- a/clang/tools/clang-nvlink-wrapper/NVLinkOpts.td
+++ b/clang/tools/clang-nvlink-wrapper/NVLinkOpts.td
@@ -72,6 +72,16 @@ def : Joined<["--", "-"], "plugin-opt=emit-llvm">,
   Flags<[WrapperOnlyOption]>, Alias<lto_emit_llvm>;
 def : Joined<["--", "-"], "plugin-opt=emit-asm">,
   Flags<[WrapperOnlyOption]>, Alias<lto_emit_asm>;
+
+def opt_remarks_filename : Joined<["--", "-"], "plugin-opt=opt-remarks-filename=">,
+  Flags<[WrapperOnlyOption]>, HelpText<"YAML output file for optimization remarks">;
+def opt_remarks_format : Joined<["--", "-"], "plugin-opt=opt-remarks-format=">,
+  Flags<[WrapperOnlyOption]>, HelpText<"The format used for serializing remarks (default: YAML)">;
+def opt_remarks_filter : Joined<["--", "-"], "plugin-opt=opt-remarks-filter=">, 
+  Flags<[WrapperOnlyOption]>, HelpText<"Regex for the passes that need to be serialized to the output file">;
+def opt_remarks_with_hotness : Flag<["--", "-"], "plugin-opt=opt-remarks-with-hotness">,
+  Flags<[WrapperOnlyOption]>, HelpText<"Include hotness information in the optimization remarks file">;
+
 def plugin_opt : Joined<["--", "-"], "plugin-opt=">, Flags<[WrapperOnlyOption]>,
   HelpText<"Options passed to LLVM, not including the Clang invocation. Use "
            "'--plugin-opt=--help' for a list of options.">;

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I updated the branch with the upstream, and that closed my prev PR lol

Here is again

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Yeah, usually easier to do a force push if you plan on doing a rebase.

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This one replaces #145200 which was closed due to some confusion.

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Jaddyen pushed a commit to Jaddyen/llvm-project that referenced this pull request Jun 23, 2025
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## Problem
When using `-fsave-optimization-record` with offloading, the Clang
driver passes optimization record options like
`-plugin-opt=opt-remarks-format=yaml` to `clang-nvlink-wrapper`.
However, the wrapper doesn't recognize these options, causing
compilation to fail.


## Solution
This patch adds support for the standard optimization record command
line options to `clang-nvlink-wrapper`, matching the interface provided
by LLD and gold-plugin as documented in the [LLVM Remarks
documentation](https://llvm.org/docs/Remarks.html).

## Changes
- **NVLinkOpts.td**: Added definitions for `opt-remarks-filename`,
`opt-remarks-format`, `opt-remarks-filter`, and
`opt-remarks-with-hotness` options
- **NVLinkOpts.td**: Added `plugin-opt=` aliases for these options to
match what the Clang driver sends
- **ClangNVLinkWrapper.cpp**: Updated `createLTO()` to use command line
arguments when available, falling back to existing global variables

## Testing
The fix allows `-fsave-optimization-record` to work correctly with
offloading, generating optimization records during the LTO phase without
throwing unknown argument errors.

This change maintains backward compatibility and follows the existing
pattern used by other LLVM linkers.
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