CI: consolidate DFX, clang-tidy, and cache follow-ups

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Summary

This PR combines small post-review follow-ups for #1823, #1829, and #1869.

• DFX selection and artifacts:

  • Run the A2/A3 host-build-graph dep-gen smoke against its complete directory.
  • Keep n_65_single_overflow in the default Sim sweep, while the dedicated DFX step reruns it with dep-gen capture/replay enabled.
  • Derive mixed chip-swimlane and args-dump artifact labels from the cases selected for this invocation. Args-dump requires a single selected case only when --dump-args artifact validation is enabled.
  • Document why an empty scene selection skips before callable construction and subclass post-validation, and document that scope-stats JSONL validation requires --enable-scope-stats.

• clang-tidy path policy:

  • Centralize clang-tidy inclusion/exclusion and the CI simulator-build decision in tests/lint/clang_tidy_paths.py.
  • Make both the pre-commit hook and _pre-commit.yml use that helper, so excluded paths cannot trigger clang-tidy or create a CI build-selection mismatch.
  • Add tests for the shared policy, repository-local absolute paths, dotfile-only changes, and excluded files exiting before clang-tidy build or compile-database work.

• Persistent scene-test cache follow-ups:

  • Preserve each incore compiler token in the callable cache key.
  • Make compiler-budget overrides process-wide exclusive, with nested and concurrent coverage.
  • Document the artifact-cache module set and why the cache complements ccache.

The DFX changes do not alter selected case counts.

Validation

• python -m pytest tests/ut/py/test_pre_commit_build_selection.py tests/ut/py/test_scene_level_selection.py -q — 52 passed.
• Focused DFX Sim scenarios passed on A2/A3 and A5, including args-dump and scope-stats validation.
• Local follow-up validation: python -m pytest tests/ut/py/test_compile_pool.py tests/ut/py/test_kernel_compiler.py tests/ut/py/test_scene_test_cache.py tests/ut/py/test_pre_commit_build_selection.py — 101 passed.
• python -m pre_commit run --files $(git diff --name-only upstream/main...HEAD) — passed.
• git diff --check upstream/main...HEAD — passed.

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

The PR updates DFX case matching and output-directory selection, adds early skipping for unmatched scene tests, expands dep-gen smoke coverage, clarifies DFX CI behavior, and centralizes clang-tidy path and build selection.

Changes

DFX and lint workflow updates

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Case matching and output validation tests/st/a2a3/.../dfx/args_dump/test_args_dump.py, tests/st/a2a3/.../dfx/chip_swimlane/test_chip_swimlane_mixed.py, tests/st/a5/.../dfx/args_dump/test_args_dump.py, tests/st/a5/.../dfx/chip_swimlane/test_chip_swimlane_mixed.py	DFX tests reuse matched cases, reject ambiguous matches, and use case-specific output labels.
Scene-test and DFX CI coverage simpler_setup/scene_test.py, .github/workflows/_st-sim-a2a3.yml, docs/ci.md, docs/testing.md, tests/st/a2a3/.../dfx/dep_gen/test_dep_gen_chain.py, tests/st/a5/.../dfx/dep_gen/test_dep_gen_chain.py	Unmatched scene tests skip before setup. The dep-gen smoke test scans the full directory. Documentation defines dedicated DFX modes and scope-stats validation.
Shared clang-tidy path policy tests/lint/clang_tidy_paths.py	The new utility classifies C/C++ paths, clang-tidy exclusions, existing paths, and pre-commit build requirements. It also reads NUL-delimited input and prints the build decision.
Lint workflow integration .github/workflows/_pre-commit.yml, .pre-commit-config.yaml, tests/lint/clang_tidy.py, tests/ut/py/test_pre_commit_build_selection.py, docs/ci.md	Pre-commit and clang-tidy use the shared path policy. Native hook filters are removed. Tests cover delegation, case-sensitive matching, exclusions, and build handling.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to 34b33

The PR centralizes clang-tidy path policy, but dotfile changes can still trigger an unnecessary simulator build, adding avoidable CI cost and delay. The change is mergeable with explicit owner awareness and a follow-up regression fix.

Poem

A rabbit checks each case in line,
With output labels clear and fine.
Dep-gen hops through every test,
Shared lint paths handle the rest.
Unmatched cases quietly rest.

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 4 | ❌ 1

❌ Failed checks (1 warning)

Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Docstring Coverage	⚠️ Warning	Docstring coverage is 29.17% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%.	Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.

✅ Passed checks (4 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly summarizes the main DFX, clang-tidy, and cache follow-up changes.
Description check	✅ Passed	The description directly explains the DFX, clang-tidy, cache, documentation, and validation changes.

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In `@tests/lint/clang_tidy_paths.py`:
- Around line 119-121: Update the path classification logic to recognize
configured dotfiles by checking Path.name in addition to Path.suffix, so names
such as .clang-tidy, .clang-format, and .gitignore match
_RECOGNIZED_NON_CPP_SUFFIXES and avoid the simulator build; add regression cases
to test_select_lint_build_target.

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