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Bastien Heneffe

Worked on the llvm/circt repository to address a critical issue in the FIRRTL lowering pipeline, focusing on attribute preservation during the conversion from WireOp to NodeOp. Using C++ and leveraging compiler design principles, implemented a fix that ensures sv.attributes, such as mark_debug, are correctly copied and retained for downstream processing. This change prevents silent loss of debugging and synthesis attributes prior to LowerToHW, improving consistency and reducing downstream rework. The solution involved modifying EliminateWires behavior and aligning conversion patterns with existing hardware description language workflows, demonstrating attention to detail in attribute handling and robustness in the lowering process.

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Repository Contributions

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Bugs
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Commits
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Lines of code
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Activity Months1

Work History

June 2026

1 Commits

Jun 1, 2026

June 2026 (llvm/circt) monthly summary focused on preserving critical attributes during FIRRTL lowering. Key work fixed a bug in WireOp-to-NodeOp conversion to ensure sv.attributes (e.g., mark_debug) are retained for downstream processing. Business impact includes preventing silent attribute loss prior to LowerToHW, improving debugging capabilities and consistency across the lowering pipeline, and reducing rework downstream. Technologies demonstrated include FIRRTL attribute handling, WireOp/NodeOp conversion patterns, EliminateWires behavior, and alignment with LowerToHW patterns; commit 115663ebaef460fe26a568a03e467b8c31c5d3cf tied to #10519.

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Quality Metrics

Correctness100.0%
Maintainability80.0%
Architecture100.0%
Performance80.0%
AI Usage60.0%

Skills & Technologies

Programming Languages

C++MLIR

Technical Skills

C++ programmingcompiler designhardware description languages

Repositories Contributed To

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llvm/circt

Jun 2026 Jun 2026
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Languages Used

C++MLIR

Technical Skills

C++ programmingcompiler designhardware description languages