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@@ -636,9 +636,13 @@ static void updateBranchWeights(Instruction *Term, 
WeightInfo &Info) {
                     MDB.createBranchWeights(Info.Weights));
   for (auto [Idx, SubWeight] : enumerate(Info.SubWeights))
     if (SubWeight != 0)
-      Info.Weights[Idx] = Info.Weights[Idx] > SubWeight
-                              ? Info.Weights[Idx] - SubWeight
-                              : 1;
+      // Don't set the probability of taking the edge from latch to loop header
+      // to less than 1, as this could significantly reduce the loop's hotness,
+      // which would be incorrect in the case of underestimating the trip 
count.
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MatzeB wrote:

Maybe "Don't set the probability ... to less than a 1:1 ratio (meaning Weight 
should not be lower than SubWeight) ... "?

https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/pull/70094
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