dexonsmith added inline comments.

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Comment at: llvm/include/llvm/Support/VirtualFileSystem.h:735
+  /// Redirect each of the remapped files from first to second.
+  static std::unique_ptr<RedirectingFileSystem>
+  create(ArrayRef<std::pair<std::string, std::string>> RemappedFiles,
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dexonsmith wrote:
> JDevlieghere wrote:
> >  - Do you need to know that this is a `RedirectingFileSystem` or can it be 
> > a `FileSystem`? 
> >  - Is there a reason this should be a `unique_ptr` instead of an 
> > `IntrusiveRefCntPtr` (which is more prevalent across the VFS, although I'm 
> > not sure why)
> For my use case it doesn't matter what kind of `FileSystem` is returned; I 
> figure this could be convenient for a future client. I would tend toward 
> keeping it this type to match the other overload of 
> `RedirectingFileSystem::create`, but happy to change it if you disagree.
> 
> Regarding `unique_ptr`, I chose that as a sounder alternative to the raw 
> pointer above; leaves options open to clients if they do want unique 
> ownership, which seems nice to support since it's trivial. My use case will 
> ultimately assign it to an `IntrusiveRefCntPtr` so if you disagree I can 
> change it.
It does seem nicer to be consistent, so I just sent out 
https://reviews.llvm.org/D92888, which allows constructing an 
`IntrusiveRefCntPtr` from a moved `unique_ptr`, and 
https://reviews.llvm.org/D92890, which update existing APIs to use `unique_ptr`.


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  https://reviews.llvm.org/D91317/new/

https://reviews.llvm.org/D91317

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