Index: clang/lib/CodeGen/CodeGenAction.cpp
===================================================================
--- clang/lib/CodeGen/CodeGenAction.cpp
+++ clang/lib/CodeGen/CodeGenAction.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include "llvm/IR/GlobalValue.h"
 #include "llvm/IR/LLVMContext.h"
 #include "llvm/IR/Module.h"
+#include "llvm/IR/RemarkStreamer.h"
 #include "llvm/IRReader/IRReader.h"
 #include "llvm/Linker/Linker.h"
 #include "llvm/Pass.h"
@@ -276,8 +277,8 @@
           return;
         }
 
-        Ctx.setDiagnosticsOutputFile(
-            llvm::make_unique<yaml::Output>(OptRecordFile->os()));
+        Ctx.setRemarkStreamer(llvm::make_unique<RemarkStreamer>(
+            CodeGenOpts.OptRecordFile, OptRecordFile->os()));
 
         if (CodeGenOpts.getProfileUse() != CodeGenOptions::ProfileNone)
           Ctx.setDiagnosticsHotnessRequested(true);
Index: llvm/include/llvm/Analysis/OptimizationRemarkEmitter.h
===================================================================
--- llvm/include/llvm/Analysis/OptimizationRemarkEmitter.h
+++ llvm/include/llvm/Analysis/OptimizationRemarkEmitter.h
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
     // remarks enabled. We can't currently check whether remarks are requested
     // for the calling pass since that requires actually building the remark.
 
-    if (F->getContext().getDiagnosticsOutputFile() ||
+    if (F->getContext().getRemarkStreamer() ||
         F->getContext().getDiagHandlerPtr()->isAnyRemarkEnabled()) {
       auto R = RemarkBuilder();
       emit((DiagnosticInfoOptimizationBase &)R);
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
   /// provide more context so that non-trivial false positives can be quickly
   /// detected by the user.
   bool allowExtraAnalysis(StringRef PassName) const {
-    return (F->getContext().getDiagnosticsOutputFile() ||
+    return (F->getContext().getRemarkStreamer() ||
             F->getContext().getDiagHandlerPtr()->isAnyRemarkEnabled(PassName));
   }
 
Index: llvm/include/llvm/CodeGen/MachineOptimizationRemarkEmitter.h
===================================================================
--- llvm/include/llvm/CodeGen/MachineOptimizationRemarkEmitter.h
+++ llvm/include/llvm/CodeGen/MachineOptimizationRemarkEmitter.h
@@ -158,9 +158,10 @@
   /// (1) to filter trivial false positives or (2) to provide more context so
   /// that non-trivial false positives can be quickly detected by the user.
   bool allowExtraAnalysis(StringRef PassName) const {
-    return (MF.getFunction().getContext().getDiagnosticsOutputFile() ||
-            MF.getFunction().getContext()
-            .getDiagHandlerPtr()->isAnyRemarkEnabled(PassName));
+    return (
+        MF.getFunction().getContext().getRemarkStreamer() ||
+        MF.getFunction().getContext().getDiagHandlerPtr()->isAnyRemarkEnabled(
+            PassName));
   }
 
   /// Take a lambda that returns a remark which will be emitted.  Second
@@ -171,8 +172,11 @@
     // remarks enabled. We can't currently check whether remarks are requested
     // for the calling pass since that requires actually building the remark.
 
-    if (MF.getFunction().getContext().getDiagnosticsOutputFile() ||
-        MF.getFunction().getContext().getDiagHandlerPtr()->isAnyRemarkEnabled()) {
+    if (MF.getFunction().getContext().getRemarkStreamer() ||
+        MF.getFunction()
+            .getContext()
+            .getDiagHandlerPtr()
+            ->isAnyRemarkEnabled()) {
       auto R = RemarkBuilder();
       emit((DiagnosticInfoOptimizationBase &)R);
     }
Index: llvm/include/llvm/IR/LLVMContext.h
===================================================================
--- llvm/include/llvm/IR/LLVMContext.h
+++ llvm/include/llvm/IR/LLVMContext.h
@@ -35,12 +35,8 @@
 class SMDiagnostic;
 class StringRef;
 class Twine;
-
-namespace yaml {
-
-class Output;
-
-} // end namespace yaml
+class RemarkStreamer;
+class raw_ostream;
 
 namespace SyncScope {
 
@@ -246,16 +242,23 @@
   /// included in optimization diagnostics.
   void setDiagnosticsHotnessThreshold(uint64_t Threshold);
 
-  /// Return the YAML file used by the backend to save optimization
-  /// diagnostics.  If null, diagnostics are not saved in a file but only
-  /// emitted via the diagnostic handler.
-  yaml::Output *getDiagnosticsOutputFile();
-  /// Set the diagnostics output file used for optimization diagnostics.
+  /// Return the streamer used by the backend to save remark diagnostics. If it
+  /// does not exist, diagnostics are not saved in a file but only emitted via
+  /// the diagnostic handler.
+  RemarkStreamer *getRemarkStreamer();
+  const RemarkStreamer *getRemarkStreamer() const;
+
+  /// Set the diagnostics output used for optimization diagnostics.
+  /// This filename may be embedded in a section for tools to find the
+  /// diagnostics whenever they're needed.
+  ///
+  /// If a remark streamer is already set, it will be replaced with
+  /// \p RemarkStreamer.
   ///
-  /// By default or if invoked with null, diagnostics are not saved in a file
-  /// but only emitted via the diagnostic handler.  Even if an output file is
-  /// set, the handler is invoked for each diagnostic message.
-  void setDiagnosticsOutputFile(std::unique_ptr<yaml::Output> F);
+  /// By default, diagnostics are not saved in a file but only emitted via the
+  /// diagnostic handler.  Even if an output file is set, the handler is invoked
+  /// for each diagnostic message.
+  void setRemarkStreamer(std::unique_ptr<RemarkStreamer> RemarkStreamer);
 
   /// Get the prefix that should be printed in front of a diagnostic of
   ///        the given \p Severity
Index: llvm/include/llvm/IR/RemarkStreamer.h
===================================================================
--- /dev/null
+++ llvm/include/llvm/IR/RemarkStreamer.h
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+//===- llvm/IR/RemarkStreamer.h - Remark Streamer ---------------*- C++ -*-===//
+//
+// Part of the LLVM Project, under the Apache License v2.0 with LLVM Exceptions.
+// See https://llvm.org/LICENSE.txt for license information.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
+//
+//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+//
+// This file declares the main interface for outputting remarks.
+//
+//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+
+#ifndef LLVM_IR_REMARKSTREAMER_H
+#define LLVM_IR_REMARKSTREAMER_H
+
+#include "llvm/IR/DiagnosticInfo.h"
+#include "llvm/Support/YAMLTraits.h"
+#include "llvm/Support/raw_ostream.h"
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+
+namespace llvm {
+/// Streamer for remarks.
+class RemarkStreamer {
+  /// The filename that the remark diagnostics are emitted to.
+  const std::string Filename;
+  /// The open raw_ostream that the remark diagnostics are emitted to.
+  raw_ostream &OS;
+
+  /// The YAML streamer.
+  yaml::Output YAMLOutput;
+
+public:
+  RemarkStreamer(StringRef Filename, raw_ostream& OS);
+  /// Return the filename that the remark diagnostics are emitted to.
+  StringRef getFilename() const { return Filename; }
+  /// Return stream that the remark diagnostics are emitted to.
+  raw_ostream &getStream() { return OS; }
+  /// Emit a diagnostic through the streamer.
+  void emit(const DiagnosticInfoOptimizationBase &Diag);
+};
+} // end namespace llvm
+
+#endif // LLVM_IR_REMARKSTREAMER_H
Index: llvm/lib/CodeGen/AsmPrinter/AsmPrinter.cpp
===================================================================
--- llvm/lib/CodeGen/AsmPrinter/AsmPrinter.cpp
+++ llvm/lib/CodeGen/AsmPrinter/AsmPrinter.cpp
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@
 #include "llvm/IR/Metadata.h"
 #include "llvm/IR/Module.h"
 #include "llvm/IR/Operator.h"
+#include "llvm/IR/RemarkStreamer.h"
 #include "llvm/IR/Type.h"
 #include "llvm/IR/Value.h"
 #include "llvm/MC/MCAsmInfo.h"
Index: llvm/lib/IR/CMakeLists.txt
===================================================================
--- llvm/lib/IR/CMakeLists.txt
+++ llvm/lib/IR/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
   PassManager.cpp
   PassRegistry.cpp
   PassTimingInfo.cpp
+  RemarkStreamer.cpp
   SafepointIRVerifier.cpp
   ProfileSummary.cpp
   Statepoint.cpp
Index: llvm/lib/IR/DiagnosticInfo.cpp
===================================================================
--- llvm/lib/IR/DiagnosticInfo.cpp
+++ llvm/lib/IR/DiagnosticInfo.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include "llvm/IR/LLVMContext.h"
 #include "llvm/IR/Metadata.h"
 #include "llvm/IR/Module.h"
+#include "llvm/IR/RemarkStreamer.h"
 #include "llvm/IR/Type.h"
 #include "llvm/IR/Value.h"
 #include "llvm/Support/Casting.h"
Index: llvm/lib/IR/LLVMContext.cpp
===================================================================
--- llvm/lib/IR/LLVMContext.cpp
+++ llvm/lib/IR/LLVMContext.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include "llvm/IR/DiagnosticPrinter.h"
 #include "llvm/IR/Metadata.h"
 #include "llvm/IR/Module.h"
+#include "llvm/IR/RemarkStreamer.h"
 #include "llvm/Support/Casting.h"
 #include "llvm/Support/ErrorHandling.h"
 #include "llvm/Support/raw_ostream.h"
@@ -160,12 +161,15 @@
   return pImpl->DiagnosticsHotnessThreshold;
 }
 
-yaml::Output *LLVMContext::getDiagnosticsOutputFile() {
-  return pImpl->DiagnosticsOutputFile.get();
+RemarkStreamer *LLVMContext::getRemarkStreamer() {
+  return pImpl->RemarkStreamer.get();
 }
-
-void LLVMContext::setDiagnosticsOutputFile(std::unique_ptr<yaml::Output> F) {
-  pImpl->DiagnosticsOutputFile = std::move(F);
+const RemarkStreamer *LLVMContext::getRemarkStreamer() const {
+  return const_cast<LLVMContext *>(this)->getRemarkStreamer();
+}
+void LLVMContext::setRemarkStreamer(
+    std::unique_ptr<RemarkStreamer> RemarkStreamer) {
+  pImpl->RemarkStreamer = std::move(RemarkStreamer);
 }
 
 DiagnosticHandler::DiagnosticHandlerTy
@@ -228,14 +232,10 @@
 }
 
 void LLVMContext::diagnose(const DiagnosticInfo &DI) {
-  if (auto *OptDiagBase = dyn_cast<DiagnosticInfoOptimizationBase>(&DI)) {
-    yaml::Output *Out = getDiagnosticsOutputFile();
-    if (Out) {
-      // For remarks the << operator takes a reference to a pointer.
-      auto *P = const_cast<DiagnosticInfoOptimizationBase *>(OptDiagBase);
-      *Out << P;
-    }
-  }
+  if (auto *OptDiagBase = dyn_cast<DiagnosticInfoOptimizationBase>(&DI))
+    if (RemarkStreamer *RS = getRemarkStreamer())
+      RS->emit(*OptDiagBase);
+
   // If there is a report handler, use it.
   if (pImpl->DiagHandler &&
       (!pImpl->RespectDiagnosticFilters || isDiagnosticEnabled(DI)) &&
Index: llvm/lib/IR/LLVMContextImpl.h
===================================================================
--- llvm/lib/IR/LLVMContextImpl.h
+++ llvm/lib/IR/LLVMContextImpl.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 #include "llvm/IR/DerivedTypes.h"
 #include "llvm/IR/LLVMContext.h"
 #include "llvm/IR/Metadata.h"
+#include "llvm/IR/RemarkStreamer.h"
 #include "llvm/IR/TrackingMDRef.h"
 #include "llvm/Support/Allocator.h"
 #include "llvm/Support/Casting.h"
@@ -1226,7 +1227,7 @@
   bool RespectDiagnosticFilters = false;
   bool DiagnosticsHotnessRequested = false;
   uint64_t DiagnosticsHotnessThreshold = 0;
-  std::unique_ptr<yaml::Output> DiagnosticsOutputFile;
+  std::unique_ptr<RemarkStreamer> RemarkStreamer;
 
   LLVMContext::YieldCallbackTy YieldCallback = nullptr;
   void *YieldOpaqueHandle = nullptr;
Index: llvm/lib/IR/RemarkStreamer.cpp
===================================================================
--- /dev/null
+++ llvm/lib/IR/RemarkStreamer.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+//===- llvm/IR/RemarkStreamer.cpp - Remark Streamer -*- C++ -------------*-===//
+//
+// Part of the LLVM Project, under the Apache License v2.0 with LLVM Exceptions.
+// See https://llvm.org/LICENSE.txt for license information.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
+//
+//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+//
+// This file contains the implementation of the remark outputting as part of
+// LLVMContext.
+//
+//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+
+#include "llvm/IR/RemarkStreamer.h"
+
+using namespace llvm;
+
+RemarkStreamer::RemarkStreamer(StringRef Filename, raw_ostream &OS)
+    : Filename(Filename), OS(OS),
+      YAMLOutput(OS, reinterpret_cast<void *>(this)) {
+  assert(!Filename.empty() && "This needs to be a real filename.");
+}
+
+void RemarkStreamer::emit(const DiagnosticInfoOptimizationBase &Diag) {
+  DiagnosticInfoOptimizationBase *DiagPtr =
+      const_cast<DiagnosticInfoOptimizationBase *>(&Diag);
+  YAMLOutput << DiagPtr;
+}
Index: llvm/lib/LTO/LTO.cpp
===================================================================
--- llvm/lib/LTO/LTO.cpp
+++ llvm/lib/LTO/LTO.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "llvm/IR/LegacyPassManager.h"
 #include "llvm/IR/Mangler.h"
 #include "llvm/IR/Metadata.h"
+#include "llvm/IR/RemarkStreamer.h"
 #include "llvm/LTO/LTOBackend.h"
 #include "llvm/LTO/SummaryBasedOptimizations.h"
 #include "llvm/Linker/IRMover.h"
@@ -1326,8 +1327,8 @@
       llvm::make_unique<ToolOutputFile>(Filename, EC, sys::fs::F_None);
   if (EC)
     return errorCodeToError(EC);
-  Context.setDiagnosticsOutputFile(
-      llvm::make_unique<yaml::Output>(DiagnosticFile->os()));
+  Context.setRemarkStreamer(
+      llvm::make_unique<RemarkStreamer>(Filename, DiagnosticFile->os()));
   DiagnosticFile->keep();
   return std::move(DiagnosticFile);
 }
Index: llvm/tools/llc/llc.cpp
===================================================================
--- llvm/tools/llc/llc.cpp
+++ llvm/tools/llc/llc.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include "llvm/IR/LLVMContext.h"
 #include "llvm/IR/LegacyPassManager.h"
 #include "llvm/IR/Module.h"
+#include "llvm/IR/RemarkStreamer.h"
 #include "llvm/IR/Verifier.h"
 #include "llvm/IRReader/IRReader.h"
 #include "llvm/MC/SubtargetFeature.h"
@@ -333,8 +334,8 @@
       WithColor::error(errs(), argv[0]) << EC.message() << '\n';
       return 1;
     }
-    Context.setDiagnosticsOutputFile(
-        llvm::make_unique<yaml::Output>(YamlFile->os()));
+    Context.setRemarkStreamer(
+        llvm::make_unique<RemarkStreamer>(RemarksFilename, YamlFile->os()));
   }
 
   if (InputLanguage != "" && InputLanguage != "ir" &&
Index: llvm/tools/opt/opt.cpp
===================================================================
--- llvm/tools/opt/opt.cpp
+++ llvm/tools/opt/opt.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #include "llvm/IR/LegacyPassManager.h"
 #include "llvm/IR/LegacyPassNameParser.h"
 #include "llvm/IR/Module.h"
+#include "llvm/IR/RemarkStreamer.h"
 #include "llvm/IR/Verifier.h"
 #include "llvm/IRReader/IRReader.h"
 #include "llvm/InitializePasses.h"
@@ -563,8 +564,8 @@
       errs() << EC.message() << '\n';
       return 1;
     }
-    Context.setDiagnosticsOutputFile(
-        llvm::make_unique<yaml::Output>(OptRemarkFile->os()));
+    Context.setRemarkStreamer(llvm::make_unique<RemarkStreamer>(
+        RemarksFilename, OptRemarkFile->os()));
   }
 
   // Load the input module...