Submodule to unit-tests for the RVV intrinsics

[eopXD]

We conventionally just put everything we need into the monorepo. I am wondering if we can link a submodule to unit test under https://github.com/riscv-non-isa/rvv-intrinsic-doc/tree/master/auto-generated/llvm-api-tests to avoid the two places be out-of-sync.

CC: @asb @kito-cheng @topperc

[asb]

As you suggest, I don't think there's any use of git submodules at all within LLVM right now. I could be wrong, but I'd imagine the bar to add the first submodule is quite high in terms of community buy in, especially in light of the fairly wide-spread view that git submodules are awkward to use.

It's been a while since I used git submodules so perhaps things have changed, but wouldn't you also need to regularly update the submodule reference to point to the latest rvv-intrinsic-doc commit?

In my personal view, given the barriers to introducing submodules for the first time I don't think the benefit is high enough and it might be easier if you just have a script to sync. I'd welcome other thoughts though!

[Endilll]

https://github.com/llvm/llvm-test-suite may have a lower bar for submodules than monorepo does.

[llvmbot]

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We conventionally just put everything we need into the monorepo. I am wondering if we can link a submodule to unit test under https://github.com/riscv-non-isa/rvv-intrinsic-doc/tree/master/auto-generated/llvm-api-tests to avoid the two places be out-of-sync.

CC: @asb @kito-cheng @topperc