llvm / llvm/circt

[FIRRTL] Grand Central Views ID/Name/DefName May Be Unused

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Description

There is a lot of likely unnecessary information being stored in Grand Central View annotations. Candidates include `id`, `name`, and `defName`. Audit this and prune out unneeded information where possible.

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Research direction

Start by tracing Grand Central View annotations and the stored `id`, `name`, and `defName` fields. Audit which consumers require each value, then remove only information shown to be unnecessary and verify the affected FIRRTL/Grand Central behavior.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
compilers
Issue type
Refactor
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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