KhronosGroup / KhronosGroup/SPIRV-Tools

spirv-fuzz: Add barrier instructions in dead blocks

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Description

Barrier instructions must be placed with care, because they lead to undefined behavior if executed under non-uniform control flow.

However, we can place them arbitrarily in dead blocks.

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Research direction

No files, tests, or entry points are named in the issue. Start by locating the spirv-fuzz logic for generating instructions in dead blocks and related barrier tests; done means barrier instructions can be added to dead blocks without introducing invalid non-uniform execution behavior.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
compilers
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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