[llvm-cov] Read in function names for filtering from a text file.
Summary: Add a -name-whitelist option, which behaves in the same way as -name, but it reads in multiple function names from the given input file(s).
Reviewers: vsk
Reviewed By: vsk
Subscribers: llvm-commits
Differential Revision: https://reviews.llvm.org/D37111
llvm-svn: 312227
diff --git a/llvm/docs/CommandGuide/llvm-cov.rst b/llvm/docs/CommandGuide/llvm-cov.rst
index 082f510..4b5860a 100644
--- a/llvm/docs/CommandGuide/llvm-cov.rst
+++ b/llvm/docs/CommandGuide/llvm-cov.rst
@@ -235,6 +235,12 @@
Show code coverage only for functions with the given name.
+.. option:: -name-whitelist=<FILE>
+
+ Show code coverage only for functions listed in the given file. Each line in
+ the file should start with `whitelist_fun:`, immediately followed by the name
+ of the function to accept. This name can be a wildcard expression.
+
.. option:: -name-regex=<PATTERN>
Show code coverage only for functions that match the given regular expression.