1 files changed, 24 insertions, 24 deletions

diff --git a/llvm/lib/Option/OptTable.cpp b/llvm/lib/Option/OptTable.cpp
index c0a1861a8d5..8956c6830db 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/Option/OptTable.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/Option/OptTable.cpp
@@ -251,38 +251,33 @@ unsigned OptTable::findNearest(StringRef Option, std::string &NearestString,
                                unsigned MinimumLength) const {
   assert(!Option.empty());
 
-  // Consider each option as a candidate, finding the closest match.
+  // Consider each [option prefix + option name] pair as a candidate, finding
+  // the closest match.
   unsigned BestDistance = UINT_MAX;
   for (const Info &CandidateInfo :
        ArrayRef<Info>(OptionInfos).drop_front(FirstSearchableIndex)) {
     StringRef CandidateName = CandidateInfo.Name;
 
-    // Ignore option candidates with empty names, such as "--", or names
-    // that do not meet the minimum length.
+    // We can eliminate some option prefix/name pairs as candidates right away:
+    // * Ignore option candidates with empty names, such as "--", or names
+    //   that do not meet the minimum length.
     if (CandidateName.empty() || CandidateName.size() < MinimumLength)
       continue;
 
-    // If FlagsToInclude were specified, ignore options that don't include
-    // those flags.
+    // * If FlagsToInclude were specified, ignore options that don't include
+    //   those flags.
     if (FlagsToInclude && !(CandidateInfo.Flags & FlagsToInclude))
       continue;
-    // Ignore options that contain the FlagsToExclude.
+    // * Ignore options that contain the FlagsToExclude.
     if (CandidateInfo.Flags & FlagsToExclude)
       continue;
 
-    // Ignore positional argument option candidates (which do not
-    // have prefixes).
+    // * Ignore positional argument option candidates (which do not
+    //   have prefixes).
     if (!CandidateInfo.Prefixes)
       continue;
-    // Find the most appropriate prefix. For example, if a user asks for
-    // "--helm", suggest "--help" over "-help".
-    StringRef Prefix = CandidateInfo.Prefixes[0];
-    for (int P = 1; CandidateInfo.Prefixes[P]; P++) {
-      if (Option.startswith(CandidateInfo.Prefixes[P]))
-        Prefix = CandidateInfo.Prefixes[P];
-    }
 
-    // Check if the candidate ends with a character commonly used when
+    // Now check if the candidate ends with a character commonly used when
     // delimiting an option from its value, such as '=' or ':'. If it does,
     // attempt to split the given option based on that delimiter.
     std::string Delimiter = "";
@@ -296,14 +291,19 @@ unsigned OptTable::findNearest(StringRef Option, std::string &NearestString,
     else
       std::tie(LHS, RHS) = Option.split(Last);
 
-    std::string NormalizedName =
-        (LHS.drop_front(Prefix.size()) + Delimiter).str();
-    unsigned Distance =
-        CandidateName.edit_distance(NormalizedName, /*AllowReplacements=*/true,
-                                    /*MaxEditDistance=*/BestDistance);
-    if (Distance < BestDistance) {
-      BestDistance = Distance;
-      NearestString = (Prefix + CandidateName + RHS).str();
+    // Consider each possible prefix for each candidate to find the most
+    // appropriate one. For example, if a user asks for "--helm", suggest
+    // "--help" over "-help".
+    for (int P = 0; const char *const CandidatePrefix = CandidateInfo.Prefixes[P]; P++) {
+      std::string NormalizedName = (LHS + Delimiter).str();
+      StringRef Candidate = (CandidatePrefix + CandidateName).str();
+      unsigned Distance =
+          Candidate.edit_distance(NormalizedName, /*AllowReplacements=*/true,
+                                  /*MaxEditDistance=*/BestDistance);
+      if (Distance < BestDistance) {
+        BestDistance = Distance;
+        NearestString = (Candidate + RHS).str();
+      }
     }
   }
   return BestDistance;