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Opt: Optimize Private variable references

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component:optimization enhancement
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Description

Currently, spirv-opt only optimizes references for function scope variables. However, there exist shaders where optimizing Private (static) variables can have benefits for following optimizations such as dead branch elimination, etc.

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Research direction

Start by tracing the Private variable reference optimization path in spirv-opt and compare it with the existing function-scope variable handling. Investigate how the result affects later optimizations such as dead branch elimination. Done means Private (static) variable references are optimized without changing shader behavior, with coverage for the reported shader cases.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
tooling
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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