diff --git a/docs/LangRef.html b/docs/LangRef.html
index 44e6fa1..4fb712e 100644
--- a/docs/LangRef.html
+++ b/docs/LangRef.html
@@ -20,7 +20,24 @@
   <li><a href="#highlevel">High Level Structure</a>
     <ol>
       <li><a href="#modulestructure">Module Structure</a></li>
-      <li><a href="#linkage">Linkage Types</a></li>
+      <li><a href="#linkage">Linkage Types</a>
+        <ol>
+          <li><a href="#linkage_private">private</a></li>
+          <li><a href="#linkage_linker_private">linker_private</a></li>
+          <li><a href="#linkage_internal">internal</a></li>
+          <li><a href="#linkage_available_externally">available_externally</a></li>
+          <li><a href="#linkage_linkonce">linkonce</a></li>
+          <li><a href="#linkage_common">common</a></li>
+          <li><a href="#linkage_weak">weak</a></li>
+          <li><a href="#linkage_appending">appending</a></li>
+          <li><a href="#linkage_externweak">extern_weak</a></li>
+          <li><a href="#linkage_linkonce">linkonce_odr</a></li>
+          <li><a href="#linkage_weak">weak_odr</a></li>
+          <li><a href="#linkage_external">externally visible</a></li>
+          <li><a href="#linkage_dllimport">dllimport</a></li>
+          <li><a href="#linkage_dllexport">dllexport</a></li>
+        </ol>
+      </li>
       <li><a href="#callingconv">Calling Conventions</a></li>
       <li><a href="#namedtypes">Named Types</a></li>
       <li><a href="#globalvars">Global Variables</a></li>
@@ -502,6 +519,11 @@
   object file.
   </dd>
 
+  <dt><tt><b><a name="linkage_linker_private">linker_private</a></b></tt>: </dt>
+
+  <dd>Similar to private, but the symbol is passed through the assembler and
+      removed by the linker after evaluation.</dd>
+
   <dt><tt><b><a name="linkage_internal">internal</a></b></tt>: </dt>
 
   <dd> Similar to private, but the value shows as a local symbol (STB_LOCAL in
@@ -509,7 +531,7 @@
   '<tt>static</tt>' keyword in C.
   </dd>
 
-  <dt><tt><b><a name="available_externally">available_externally</a></b></tt>:
+  <dt><tt><b><a name="linkage_available_externally">available_externally</a></b></tt>:
   </dt>
 
   <dd>Globals with "<tt>available_externally</tt>" linkage are never emitted
diff --git a/include/llvm-c/Core.h b/include/llvm-c/Core.h
index 71e71a9..5d4b091 100644
--- a/include/llvm-c/Core.h
+++ b/include/llvm-c/Core.h
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@
   LLVMInternalLinkage,    /**< Rename collisions when linking (static
                                functions) */
   LLVMPrivateLinkage,     /**< Like Internal, but omit from symbol table */
+  LLVMLinkerPrivateLinkage, /**< Like Private, but linker removes. */
   LLVMDLLImportLinkage,   /**< Function to be imported from DLL */
   LLVMDLLExportLinkage,   /**< Function to be accessible from DLL */
   LLVMExternalWeakLinkage,/**< ExternalWeak linkage description */
diff --git a/include/llvm/GlobalValue.h b/include/llvm/GlobalValue.h
index 0df7aba..b897f9f 100644
--- a/include/llvm/GlobalValue.h
+++ b/include/llvm/GlobalValue.h
@@ -37,13 +37,14 @@
     WeakAnyLinkage,     ///< Keep one copy of named function when linking (weak)
     WeakODRLinkage,     ///< Same, but only replaced by something equivalent.
     AppendingLinkage,   ///< Special purpose, only applies to global arrays
-    InternalLinkage,    ///< Rename collisions when linking (static functions)
-    PrivateLinkage,     ///< Like Internal, but omit from symbol table
+    InternalLinkage,    ///< Rename collisions when linking (static functions).
+    PrivateLinkage,     ///< Like Internal, but omit from symbol table.
+    LinkerPrivateLinkage, ///< Like Private, but linker removes.
     DLLImportLinkage,   ///< Function to be imported from DLL
-    DLLExportLinkage,   ///< Function to be accessible from DLL
-    ExternalWeakLinkage,///< ExternalWeak linkage description
-    GhostLinkage,       ///< Stand-in functions for streaming fns from BC files
-    CommonLinkage       ///< Tentative definitions
+    DLLExportLinkage,   ///< Function to be accessible from DLL.
+    ExternalWeakLinkage,///< ExternalWeak linkage description.
+    GhostLinkage,       ///< Stand-in functions for streaming fns from BC files.
+    CommonLinkage       ///< Tentative definitions.
   };
 
   /// @brief An enumeration for the kinds of visibility of global values.
@@ -123,8 +124,10 @@
   bool hasAppendingLinkage() const { return Linkage == AppendingLinkage; }
   bool hasInternalLinkage() const { return Linkage == InternalLinkage; }
   bool hasPrivateLinkage() const { return Linkage == PrivateLinkage; }
+  bool hasLinkerPrivateLinkage() const { return Linkage==LinkerPrivateLinkage; }
   bool hasLocalLinkage() const {
-    return Linkage == InternalLinkage || Linkage == PrivateLinkage;
+    return hasInternalLinkage() || hasPrivateLinkage() ||
+      hasLinkerPrivateLinkage();
   }
   bool hasDLLImportLinkage() const { return Linkage == DLLImportLinkage; }
   bool hasDLLExportLinkage() const { return Linkage == DLLExportLinkage; }
diff --git a/include/llvm/Support/Mangler.h b/include/llvm/Support/Mangler.h
index e04245d..416f382 100644
--- a/include/llvm/Support/Mangler.h
+++ b/include/llvm/Support/Mangler.h
@@ -25,6 +25,14 @@
 class GlobalValue;
 
 class Mangler {
+public:
+  enum ManglerPrefixTy {
+    DefaultPrefixTy,       ///< Emit default string before each symbol.
+    PrivatePrefixTy,       ///< Emit "private" prefix before each symbol.
+    LinkerPrivatePrefixTy  ///< Emit "linker private" prefix before each symbol.
+  };
+
+private:
   /// Prefix - This string is added to each symbol that is emitted, unless the
   /// symbol is marked as not needing this prefix.
   const char *Prefix;
@@ -33,6 +41,10 @@
   /// linkage.
   const char *PrivatePrefix;
 
+  /// LinkerPrivatePrefix - This string is emitted before each symbol with
+  /// "linker_private" linkage.
+  const char *LinkerPrivatePrefix;
+
   /// UseQuotes - If this is set, the target accepts global names in quotes,
   /// e.g. "foo bar" is a legal name.  This syntax is used instead of escaping
   /// the space character.  By default, this is false.
@@ -50,12 +62,13 @@
 
   /// AcceptableChars - This bitfield contains a one for each character that is
   /// allowed to be part of an unmangled name.
-  unsigned AcceptableChars[256/32];
-public:
+  unsigned AcceptableChars[256 / 32];
 
+public:
   // Mangler ctor - if a prefix is specified, it will be prepended onto all
   // symbols.
-  Mangler(Module &M, const char *Prefix = "", const char *privatePrefix = "");
+  Mangler(Module &M, const char *Prefix = "", const char *privatePrefix = "",
+          const char *linkerPrivatePrefix = "");
 
   /// setUseQuotes - If UseQuotes is set to true, this target accepts quoted
   /// strings for assembler labels.
@@ -90,7 +103,7 @@
   /// from getValueName.
   ///
   std::string makeNameProper(const std::string &x,
-                             bool hasPrivateLinkage = false);
+                             ManglerPrefixTy PrefixTy = DefaultPrefixTy);
 };
 
 } // End llvm namespace
diff --git a/lib/AsmParser/LLLexer.cpp b/lib/AsmParser/LLLexer.cpp
index 1dc4631..a2e5b76 100644
--- a/lib/AsmParser/LLLexer.cpp
+++ b/lib/AsmParser/LLLexer.cpp
@@ -474,6 +474,7 @@
   KEYWORD(global);  KEYWORD(constant);
 
   KEYWORD(private);
+  KEYWORD(linker_private);
   KEYWORD(internal);
   KEYWORD(available_externally);
   KEYWORD(linkonce);
diff --git a/lib/AsmParser/LLParser.cpp b/lib/AsmParser/LLParser.cpp
index 6a6478f..8092d57 100644
--- a/lib/AsmParser/LLParser.cpp
+++ b/lib/AsmParser/LLParser.cpp
@@ -123,18 +123,19 @@
     // optional leading prefixes, the production is:
     // GlobalVar ::= OptionalLinkage OptionalVisibility OptionalThreadLocal
     //               OptionalAddrSpace ('constant'|'global') ...
-    case lltok::kw_private:       // OptionalLinkage
-    case lltok::kw_internal:      // OptionalLinkage
-    case lltok::kw_weak:          // OptionalLinkage
-    case lltok::kw_weak_odr:      // OptionalLinkage
-    case lltok::kw_linkonce:      // OptionalLinkage
-    case lltok::kw_linkonce_odr:  // OptionalLinkage
-    case lltok::kw_appending:     // OptionalLinkage
-    case lltok::kw_dllexport:     // OptionalLinkage
-    case lltok::kw_common:        // OptionalLinkage
-    case lltok::kw_dllimport:     // OptionalLinkage
-    case lltok::kw_extern_weak:   // OptionalLinkage
-    case lltok::kw_external: {    // OptionalLinkage
+    case lltok::kw_private :       // OptionalLinkage
+    case lltok::kw_linker_private: // OptionalLinkage
+    case lltok::kw_internal:       // OptionalLinkage
+    case lltok::kw_weak:           // OptionalLinkage
+    case lltok::kw_weak_odr:       // OptionalLinkage
+    case lltok::kw_linkonce:       // OptionalLinkage
+    case lltok::kw_linkonce_odr:   // OptionalLinkage
+    case lltok::kw_appending:      // OptionalLinkage
+    case lltok::kw_dllexport:      // OptionalLinkage
+    case lltok::kw_common:         // OptionalLinkage
+    case lltok::kw_dllimport:      // OptionalLinkage
+    case lltok::kw_extern_weak:    // OptionalLinkage
+    case lltok::kw_external: {     // OptionalLinkage
       unsigned Linkage, Visibility;
       if (ParseOptionalLinkage(Linkage) ||
           ParseOptionalVisibility(Visibility) ||
@@ -420,7 +421,8 @@
       Linkage != GlobalValue::WeakAnyLinkage &&
       Linkage != GlobalValue::WeakODRLinkage &&
       Linkage != GlobalValue::InternalLinkage &&
-      Linkage != GlobalValue::PrivateLinkage)
+      Linkage != GlobalValue::PrivateLinkage &&
+      Linkage != GlobalValue::LinkerPrivateLinkage)
     return Error(LinkageLoc, "invalid linkage type for alias");
   
   Constant *Aliasee;
@@ -792,6 +794,7 @@
 /// ParseOptionalLinkage
 ///   ::= /*empty*/
 ///   ::= 'private'
+///   ::= 'linker_private'
 ///   ::= 'internal'
 ///   ::= 'weak'
 ///   ::= 'weak_odr'
@@ -806,22 +809,23 @@
 bool LLParser::ParseOptionalLinkage(unsigned &Res, bool &HasLinkage) {
   HasLinkage = false;
   switch (Lex.getKind()) {
-  default:                     Res = GlobalValue::ExternalLinkage; return false;
-  case lltok::kw_private:      Res = GlobalValue::PrivateLinkage; break;
-  case lltok::kw_internal:     Res = GlobalValue::InternalLinkage; break;
-  case lltok::kw_weak:         Res = GlobalValue::WeakAnyLinkage; break;
-  case lltok::kw_weak_odr:     Res = GlobalValue::WeakODRLinkage; break;
-  case lltok::kw_linkonce:     Res = GlobalValue::LinkOnceAnyLinkage; break;
-  case lltok::kw_linkonce_odr: Res = GlobalValue::LinkOnceODRLinkage; break;
+  default:                       Res=GlobalValue::ExternalLinkage; return false;
+  case lltok::kw_private:        Res = GlobalValue::PrivateLinkage;       break;
+  case lltok::kw_linker_private: Res = GlobalValue::LinkerPrivateLinkage; break;
+  case lltok::kw_internal:       Res = GlobalValue::InternalLinkage;      break;
+  case lltok::kw_weak:           Res = GlobalValue::WeakAnyLinkage;       break;
+  case lltok::kw_weak_odr:       Res = GlobalValue::WeakODRLinkage;       break;
+  case lltok::kw_linkonce:       Res = GlobalValue::LinkOnceAnyLinkage;   break;
+  case lltok::kw_linkonce_odr:   Res = GlobalValue::LinkOnceODRLinkage;   break;
   case lltok::kw_available_externally:
     Res = GlobalValue::AvailableExternallyLinkage;
     break;
-  case lltok::kw_appending:    Res = GlobalValue::AppendingLinkage; break;
-  case lltok::kw_dllexport:    Res = GlobalValue::DLLExportLinkage; break;
-  case lltok::kw_common:       Res = GlobalValue::CommonLinkage; break;
-  case lltok::kw_dllimport:    Res = GlobalValue::DLLImportLinkage; break;
-  case lltok::kw_extern_weak:  Res = GlobalValue::ExternalWeakLinkage; break;
-  case lltok::kw_external:     Res = GlobalValue::ExternalLinkage; break;
+  case lltok::kw_appending:      Res = GlobalValue::AppendingLinkage;     break;
+  case lltok::kw_dllexport:      Res = GlobalValue::DLLExportLinkage;     break;
+  case lltok::kw_common:         Res = GlobalValue::CommonLinkage;        break;
+  case lltok::kw_dllimport:      Res = GlobalValue::DLLImportLinkage;     break;
+  case lltok::kw_extern_weak:    Res = GlobalValue::ExternalWeakLinkage;  break;
+  case lltok::kw_external:       Res = GlobalValue::ExternalLinkage;      break;
   }
   Lex.Lex();
   HasLinkage = true;
@@ -2211,6 +2215,7 @@
       return Error(LinkageLoc, "invalid linkage for function definition");
     break;
   case GlobalValue::PrivateLinkage:
+  case GlobalValue::LinkerPrivateLinkage:
   case GlobalValue::InternalLinkage:
   case GlobalValue::AvailableExternallyLinkage:
   case GlobalValue::LinkOnceAnyLinkage:
diff --git a/lib/AsmParser/LLToken.h b/lib/AsmParser/LLToken.h
index 8f813f3..0f00eb6 100644
--- a/lib/AsmParser/LLToken.h
+++ b/lib/AsmParser/LLToken.h
@@ -36,8 +36,9 @@
     kw_declare, kw_define,
     kw_global,  kw_constant,
 
-    kw_private, kw_internal, kw_linkonce, kw_linkonce_odr, kw_weak, kw_weak_odr,
-    kw_appending, kw_dllimport, kw_dllexport, kw_common,kw_available_externally,
+    kw_private, kw_linker_private, kw_internal, kw_linkonce, kw_linkonce_odr,
+    kw_weak, kw_weak_odr, kw_appending, kw_dllimport, kw_dllexport, kw_common,
+    kw_available_externally,
     kw_default, kw_hidden, kw_protected,
     kw_extern_weak,
     kw_external, kw_thread_local,
diff --git a/lib/Bitcode/Reader/BitcodeReader.cpp b/lib/Bitcode/Reader/BitcodeReader.cpp
index e4d3c5e..bc1eba0 100644
--- a/lib/Bitcode/Reader/BitcodeReader.cpp
+++ b/lib/Bitcode/Reader/BitcodeReader.cpp
@@ -60,19 +60,20 @@
 static GlobalValue::LinkageTypes GetDecodedLinkage(unsigned Val) {
   switch (Val) {
   default: // Map unknown/new linkages to external
-  case 0: return GlobalValue::ExternalLinkage;
-  case 1: return GlobalValue::WeakAnyLinkage;
-  case 2: return GlobalValue::AppendingLinkage;
-  case 3: return GlobalValue::InternalLinkage;
-  case 4: return GlobalValue::LinkOnceAnyLinkage;
-  case 5: return GlobalValue::DLLImportLinkage;
-  case 6: return GlobalValue::DLLExportLinkage;
-  case 7: return GlobalValue::ExternalWeakLinkage;
-  case 8: return GlobalValue::CommonLinkage;
-  case 9: return GlobalValue::PrivateLinkage;
+  case 0:  return GlobalValue::ExternalLinkage;
+  case 1:  return GlobalValue::WeakAnyLinkage;
+  case 2:  return GlobalValue::AppendingLinkage;
+  case 3:  return GlobalValue::InternalLinkage;
+  case 4:  return GlobalValue::LinkOnceAnyLinkage;
+  case 5:  return GlobalValue::DLLImportLinkage;
+  case 6:  return GlobalValue::DLLExportLinkage;
+  case 7:  return GlobalValue::ExternalWeakLinkage;
+  case 8:  return GlobalValue::CommonLinkage;
+  case 9:  return GlobalValue::PrivateLinkage;
   case 10: return GlobalValue::WeakODRLinkage;
   case 11: return GlobalValue::LinkOnceODRLinkage;
   case 12: return GlobalValue::AvailableExternallyLinkage;
+  case 13: return GlobalValue::LinkerPrivateLinkage;
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/Bitcode/Writer/BitcodeWriter.cpp b/lib/Bitcode/Writer/BitcodeWriter.cpp
index 55ec9e5..d7acd14 100644
--- a/lib/Bitcode/Writer/BitcodeWriter.cpp
+++ b/lib/Bitcode/Writer/BitcodeWriter.cpp
@@ -281,19 +281,20 @@
   switch (GV->getLinkage()) {
   default: llvm_unreachable("Invalid linkage!");
   case GlobalValue::GhostLinkage:  // Map ghost linkage onto external.
-  case GlobalValue::ExternalLinkage:     return 0;
-  case GlobalValue::WeakAnyLinkage:      return 1;
-  case GlobalValue::AppendingLinkage:    return 2;
-  case GlobalValue::InternalLinkage:     return 3;
-  case GlobalValue::LinkOnceAnyLinkage:  return 4;
-  case GlobalValue::DLLImportLinkage:    return 5;
-  case GlobalValue::DLLExportLinkage:    return 6;
-  case GlobalValue::ExternalWeakLinkage: return 7;
-  case GlobalValue::CommonLinkage:       return 8;
-  case GlobalValue::PrivateLinkage:      return 9;
-  case GlobalValue::WeakODRLinkage:      return 10;
-  case GlobalValue::LinkOnceODRLinkage:  return 11;
-  case GlobalValue::AvailableExternallyLinkage:  return 12;
+  case GlobalValue::ExternalLinkage:            return 0;
+  case GlobalValue::WeakAnyLinkage:             return 1;
+  case GlobalValue::AppendingLinkage:           return 2;
+  case GlobalValue::InternalLinkage:            return 3;
+  case GlobalValue::LinkOnceAnyLinkage:         return 4;
+  case GlobalValue::DLLImportLinkage:           return 5;
+  case GlobalValue::DLLExportLinkage:           return 6;
+  case GlobalValue::ExternalWeakLinkage:        return 7;
+  case GlobalValue::CommonLinkage:              return 8;
+  case GlobalValue::PrivateLinkage:             return 9;
+  case GlobalValue::WeakODRLinkage:             return 10;
+  case GlobalValue::LinkOnceODRLinkage:         return 11;
+  case GlobalValue::AvailableExternallyLinkage: return 12;
+  case GlobalValue::LinkerPrivateLinkage:       return 13;
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/CodeGen/MachOWriter.cpp b/lib/CodeGen/MachOWriter.cpp
index d19b218..4e24c7c 100644
--- a/lib/CodeGen/MachOWriter.cpp
+++ b/lib/CodeGen/MachOWriter.cpp
@@ -764,6 +764,9 @@
   case GlobalValue::PrivateLinkage:
     GVName = TAI->getPrivateGlobalPrefix() + name;
     break;
+  case GlobalValue::LinkerPrivateLinkage:
+    GVName = TAI->getLessPrivateGlobalPrefix() + name;
+    break;
   case GlobalValue::InternalLinkage:
     GVName = TAI->getGlobalPrefix() + name;
     break;
diff --git a/lib/Linker/LinkModules.cpp b/lib/Linker/LinkModules.cpp
index 85ba933..afc06e4 100644
--- a/lib/Linker/LinkModules.cpp
+++ b/lib/Linker/LinkModules.cpp
@@ -709,6 +709,9 @@
   else if (SL == GlobalValue::InternalLinkage &&
            DL == GlobalValue::InternalLinkage)
     return GlobalValue::InternalLinkage;
+  else if (SL == GlobalValue::LinkerPrivateLinkage &&
+           DL == GlobalValue::LinkerPrivateLinkage)
+    return GlobalValue::LinkerPrivateLinkage;
   else {
     assert (SL == GlobalValue::PrivateLinkage &&
             DL == GlobalValue::PrivateLinkage && "Unexpected linkage type");
diff --git a/lib/Target/ARM/AsmPrinter/ARMAsmPrinter.cpp b/lib/Target/ARM/AsmPrinter/ARMAsmPrinter.cpp
index e561929..08c6648 100644
--- a/lib/Target/ARM/AsmPrinter/ARMAsmPrinter.cpp
+++ b/lib/Target/ARM/AsmPrinter/ARMAsmPrinter.cpp
@@ -93,12 +93,15 @@
       void Init(const std::string &GV, Mangler *Mang) {
         // Already initialized.
         if (!Stub.empty()) return;
-        Stub = Mang->makeNameProper(GV+"$stub", true);
-        LazyPtr = Mang->makeNameProper(GV+"$lazy_ptr", true);
-        SLP = Mang->makeNameProper(GV+"$slp", true);
-        SCV = Mang->makeNameProper(GV+"$scv", true);
+        Stub = Mang->makeNameProper(GV + "$stub",
+                                    Mangler::PrivatePrefixTy);
+        LazyPtr = Mang->makeNameProper(GV + "$lazy_ptr",
+                                       Mangler::PrivatePrefixTy);
+        SLP = Mang->makeNameProper(GV + "$slp",
+                                   Mangler::PrivatePrefixTy);
+        SCV = Mang->makeNameProper(GV + "$scv",
+                                   Mangler::PrivatePrefixTy);
       }
-      
     };
     
     /// FnStubs - Keeps the set of external function GlobalAddresses that the
@@ -256,6 +259,7 @@
   switch (F->getLinkage()) {
   default: llvm_unreachable("Unknown linkage type!");
   case Function::PrivateLinkage:
+  case Function::LinkerPrivateLinkage:
   case Function::InternalLinkage:
     SwitchToTextSection("\t.text", F);
     break;
@@ -1184,6 +1188,7 @@
     O << "\t.globl " << name << "\n";
     // FALL THROUGH
    case GlobalValue::PrivateLinkage:
+   case GlobalValue::LinkerPrivateLinkage:
    case GlobalValue::InternalLinkage:
     break;
    default:
diff --git a/lib/Target/Alpha/AsmPrinter/AlphaAsmPrinter.cpp b/lib/Target/Alpha/AsmPrinter/AlphaAsmPrinter.cpp
index b772c14..ce07225 100644
--- a/lib/Target/Alpha/AsmPrinter/AlphaAsmPrinter.cpp
+++ b/lib/Target/Alpha/AsmPrinter/AlphaAsmPrinter.cpp
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@
   default: llvm_unreachable("Unknown linkage type!");
   case Function::InternalLinkage:  // Symbols default to internal.
   case Function::PrivateLinkage:
+  case Function::LinkerPrivateLinkage:
     break;
    case Function::ExternalLinkage:
      O << "\t.globl " << CurrentFnName << "\n";
@@ -245,6 +246,7 @@
       break;
     case GlobalValue::InternalLinkage:
     case GlobalValue::PrivateLinkage:
+    case GlobalValue::LinkerPrivateLinkage:
       break;
     default:
       llvm_unreachable("Unknown linkage type!");
diff --git a/lib/Target/CellSPU/AsmPrinter/SPUAsmPrinter.cpp b/lib/Target/CellSPU/AsmPrinter/SPUAsmPrinter.cpp
index 3c67718..59e5c6e 100644
--- a/lib/Target/CellSPU/AsmPrinter/SPUAsmPrinter.cpp
+++ b/lib/Target/CellSPU/AsmPrinter/SPUAsmPrinter.cpp
@@ -437,6 +437,7 @@
   switch (F->getLinkage()) {
   default: llvm_unreachable("Unknown linkage type!");
   case Function::PrivateLinkage:
+  case Function::LinkerPrivateLinkage:
   case Function::InternalLinkage:  // Symbols default to internal.
     break;
   case Function::ExternalLinkage:
@@ -571,6 +572,7 @@
       << "\t.type " << name << ", @object\n";
     // FALL THROUGH
    case GlobalValue::PrivateLinkage:
+   case GlobalValue::LinkerPrivateLinkage:
    case GlobalValue::InternalLinkage:
     break;
    default:
diff --git a/lib/Target/CppBackend/CPPBackend.cpp b/lib/Target/CppBackend/CPPBackend.cpp
index d232a55..71af8a9 100644
--- a/lib/Target/CppBackend/CPPBackend.cpp
+++ b/lib/Target/CppBackend/CPPBackend.cpp
@@ -288,6 +288,8 @@
       Out << "GlobalValue::InternalLinkage"; break;
     case GlobalValue::PrivateLinkage:
       Out << "GlobalValue::PrivateLinkage"; break;
+    case GlobalValue::LinkerPrivateLinkage:
+      Out << "GlobalValue::LinkerPrivateLinkage"; break;
     case GlobalValue::AvailableExternallyLinkage:
       Out << "GlobalValue::AvailableExternallyLinkage "; break;
     case GlobalValue::LinkOnceAnyLinkage:
diff --git a/lib/Target/ELFTargetAsmInfo.cpp b/lib/Target/ELFTargetAsmInfo.cpp
index 752f475..0338ba4 100644
--- a/lib/Target/ELFTargetAsmInfo.cpp
+++ b/lib/Target/ELFTargetAsmInfo.cpp
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@
     switch (F->getLinkage()) {
      default: llvm_unreachable("Unknown linkage type!");
      case Function::PrivateLinkage:
+     case Function::LinkerPrivateLinkage:
      case Function::InternalLinkage:
      case Function::DLLExportLinkage:
      case Function::ExternalLinkage:
diff --git a/lib/Target/IA64/AsmPrinter/IA64AsmPrinter.cpp b/lib/Target/IA64/AsmPrinter/IA64AsmPrinter.cpp
index c224c8a..dbf1b4c 100644
--- a/lib/Target/IA64/AsmPrinter/IA64AsmPrinter.cpp
+++ b/lib/Target/IA64/AsmPrinter/IA64AsmPrinter.cpp
@@ -317,6 +317,7 @@
     // FALL THROUGH
    case GlobalValue::InternalLinkage:
    case GlobalValue::PrivateLinkage:
+   case GlobalValue::LinkerPrivateLinkage:
     break;
    case GlobalValue::GhostLinkage:
     llvm_unreachable("GhostLinkage cannot appear in IA64AsmPrinter!");
diff --git a/lib/Target/MSP430/MSP430AsmPrinter.cpp b/lib/Target/MSP430/MSP430AsmPrinter.cpp
index 2ff5eec..49e2a2e 100644
--- a/lib/Target/MSP430/MSP430AsmPrinter.cpp
+++ b/lib/Target/MSP430/MSP430AsmPrinter.cpp
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@
   default: llvm_unreachable("Unknown linkage type!");
   case Function::InternalLinkage:  // Symbols default to internal.
   case Function::PrivateLinkage:
+  case Function::LinkerPrivateLinkage:
     break;
   case Function::ExternalLinkage:
     O << "\t.globl\t" << CurrentFnName << '\n';
diff --git a/lib/Target/Mips/AsmPrinter/MipsAsmPrinter.cpp b/lib/Target/Mips/AsmPrinter/MipsAsmPrinter.cpp
index abdd5a3..36c1c04 100644
--- a/lib/Target/Mips/AsmPrinter/MipsAsmPrinter.cpp
+++ b/lib/Target/Mips/AsmPrinter/MipsAsmPrinter.cpp
@@ -538,6 +538,7 @@
     O << TAI->getGlobalDirective() << name << '\n';
     // Fall Through
    case GlobalValue::PrivateLinkage:
+   case GlobalValue::LinkerPrivateLinkage:
    case GlobalValue::InternalLinkage:
     if (CVA && CVA->isCString())
       printSizeAndType = false;
diff --git a/lib/Target/PowerPC/AsmPrinter/PPCAsmPrinter.cpp b/lib/Target/PowerPC/AsmPrinter/PPCAsmPrinter.cpp
index a3526cc..a4fcdf6 100644
--- a/lib/Target/PowerPC/AsmPrinter/PPCAsmPrinter.cpp
+++ b/lib/Target/PowerPC/AsmPrinter/PPCAsmPrinter.cpp
@@ -70,9 +70,12 @@
       void Init(const std::string &GV, Mangler *Mang) {
         // Already initialized.
         if (!Stub.empty()) return;
-        Stub = Mang->makeNameProper(GV+"$stub", true);
-        LazyPtr = Mang->makeNameProper(GV+"$lazy_ptr", true);
-        AnonSymbol = Mang->makeNameProper(GV+"$stub$tmp", true);
+        Stub = Mang->makeNameProper(GV + "$stub",
+                                    Mangler::PrivatePrefixTy);
+        LazyPtr = Mang->makeNameProper(GV + "$lazy_ptr",
+                                       Mangler::PrivatePrefixTy);
+        AnonSymbol = Mang->makeNameProper(GV + "$stub$tmp",
+                                          Mangler::PrivatePrefixTy);
       }
     };
     
@@ -594,6 +597,7 @@
   switch (F->getLinkage()) {
   default: llvm_unreachable("Unknown linkage type!");
   case Function::PrivateLinkage:
+  case Function::LinkerPrivateLinkage:
   case Function::InternalLinkage:  // Symbols default to internal.
     break;
   case Function::ExternalLinkage:
@@ -725,6 +729,7 @@
     // FALL THROUGH
    case GlobalValue::InternalLinkage:
    case GlobalValue::PrivateLinkage:
+   case GlobalValue::LinkerPrivateLinkage:
     break;
    default:
     llvm_unreachable("Unknown linkage type!");
@@ -771,6 +776,7 @@
   switch (F->getLinkage()) {
   default: llvm_unreachable("Unknown linkage type!");
   case Function::PrivateLinkage:
+  case Function::LinkerPrivateLinkage:
   case Function::InternalLinkage:  // Symbols default to internal.
     break;
   case Function::ExternalLinkage:
@@ -954,6 +960,7 @@
     // FALL THROUGH
    case GlobalValue::InternalLinkage:
    case GlobalValue::PrivateLinkage:
+   case GlobalValue::LinkerPrivateLinkage:
     break;
    default:
     llvm_unreachable("Unknown linkage type!");
diff --git a/lib/Target/Sparc/AsmPrinter/SparcAsmPrinter.cpp b/lib/Target/Sparc/AsmPrinter/SparcAsmPrinter.cpp
index f6a5e0b..3247cec 100644
--- a/lib/Target/Sparc/AsmPrinter/SparcAsmPrinter.cpp
+++ b/lib/Target/Sparc/AsmPrinter/SparcAsmPrinter.cpp
@@ -294,6 +294,7 @@
     O << TAI->getGlobalDirective() << name << '\n';
     // FALL THROUGH
    case GlobalValue::PrivateLinkage:
+   case GlobalValue::LinkerPrivateLinkage:
    case GlobalValue::InternalLinkage:
     break;
    case GlobalValue::GhostLinkage:
diff --git a/lib/Target/SystemZ/AsmPrinter/SystemZAsmPrinter.cpp b/lib/Target/SystemZ/AsmPrinter/SystemZAsmPrinter.cpp
index 1bb4d42..7dd6fcc 100644
--- a/lib/Target/SystemZ/AsmPrinter/SystemZAsmPrinter.cpp
+++ b/lib/Target/SystemZ/AsmPrinter/SystemZAsmPrinter.cpp
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@
   default: assert(0 && "Unknown linkage type!");
   case Function::InternalLinkage:  // Symbols default to internal.
   case Function::PrivateLinkage:
+  case Function::LinkerPrivateLinkage:
     break;
   case Function::ExternalLinkage:
     O << "\t.globl\t" << CurrentFnName << '\n';
@@ -396,6 +397,7 @@
     O << "\t.globl " << name << '\n';
     // FALL THROUGH
   case GlobalValue::PrivateLinkage:
+  case GlobalValue::LinkerPrivateLinkage:
   case GlobalValue::InternalLinkage:
      break;
   default:
diff --git a/lib/Target/X86/AsmPrinter/X86ATTAsmPrinter.cpp b/lib/Target/X86/AsmPrinter/X86ATTAsmPrinter.cpp
index 2cec373..4cb447b 100644
--- a/lib/Target/X86/AsmPrinter/X86ATTAsmPrinter.cpp
+++ b/lib/Target/X86/AsmPrinter/X86ATTAsmPrinter.cpp
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@
   default: llvm_unreachable("Unknown linkage type!");
   case Function::InternalLinkage:  // Symbols default to internal.
   case Function::PrivateLinkage:
+  case Function::LinkerPrivateLinkage:
     EmitAlignment(FnAlign, F);
     break;
   case Function::DLLExportLinkage:
@@ -877,6 +878,7 @@
     O << "\t.globl " << name << '\n';
     // FALL THROUGH
   case GlobalValue::PrivateLinkage:
+  case GlobalValue::LinkerPrivateLinkage:
   case GlobalValue::InternalLinkage:
      break;
   default:
diff --git a/lib/Target/X86/AsmPrinter/X86IntelAsmPrinter.cpp b/lib/Target/X86/AsmPrinter/X86IntelAsmPrinter.cpp
index 4b88841..3c2722e 100644
--- a/lib/Target/X86/AsmPrinter/X86IntelAsmPrinter.cpp
+++ b/lib/Target/X86/AsmPrinter/X86IntelAsmPrinter.cpp
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@
   switch (F->getLinkage()) {
   default: llvm_unreachable("Unsupported linkage type!");
   case Function::PrivateLinkage:
+  case Function::LinkerPrivateLinkage:
   case Function::InternalLinkage:
     EmitAlignment(FnAlign);
     break;
diff --git a/lib/Target/XCore/XCoreAsmPrinter.cpp b/lib/Target/XCore/XCoreAsmPrinter.cpp
index 218b21d..6bb29b3 100644
--- a/lib/Target/XCore/XCoreAsmPrinter.cpp
+++ b/lib/Target/XCore/XCoreAsmPrinter.cpp
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@
       // FALL THROUGH
     case GlobalValue::InternalLinkage:
     case GlobalValue::PrivateLinkage:
+    case GlobalValue::LinkerPrivateLinkage:
       break;
     case GlobalValue::GhostLinkage:
       llvm_unreachable("Should not have any unmaterialized functions!");
@@ -228,6 +229,7 @@
   default: llvm_unreachable("Unknown linkage type!");
   case Function::InternalLinkage:  // Symbols default to internal.
   case Function::PrivateLinkage:
+  case Function::LinkerPrivateLinkage:
     break;
   case Function::ExternalLinkage:
     emitGlobalDirective(CurrentFnName);
diff --git a/lib/Transforms/IPO/MergeFunctions.cpp b/lib/Transforms/IPO/MergeFunctions.cpp
index e93a087..6d6ecf2 100644
--- a/lib/Transforms/IPO/MergeFunctions.cpp
+++ b/lib/Transforms/IPO/MergeFunctions.cpp
@@ -451,6 +451,7 @@
   switch (F->getLinkage()) {
   case GlobalValue::InternalLinkage:
   case GlobalValue::PrivateLinkage:
+  case GlobalValue::LinkerPrivateLinkage:
     return Internal;
 
   case GlobalValue::WeakAnyLinkage:
diff --git a/lib/VMCore/AsmWriter.cpp b/lib/VMCore/AsmWriter.cpp
index eab845f..d5f211b 100644
--- a/lib/VMCore/AsmWriter.cpp
+++ b/lib/VMCore/AsmWriter.cpp
@@ -1334,21 +1334,22 @@
 
 static void PrintLinkage(GlobalValue::LinkageTypes LT, raw_ostream &Out) {
   switch (LT) {
-  case GlobalValue::PrivateLinkage:     Out << "private "; break;
-  case GlobalValue::InternalLinkage:    Out << "internal "; break;
+  case GlobalValue::ExternalLinkage: break;
+  case GlobalValue::PrivateLinkage:       Out << "private ";        break;
+  case GlobalValue::LinkerPrivateLinkage: Out << "linker_private "; break;
+  case GlobalValue::InternalLinkage:      Out << "internal ";       break;
+  case GlobalValue::LinkOnceAnyLinkage:   Out << "linkonce ";       break;
+  case GlobalValue::LinkOnceODRLinkage:   Out << "linkonce_odr ";   break;
+  case GlobalValue::WeakAnyLinkage:       Out << "weak ";           break;
+  case GlobalValue::WeakODRLinkage:       Out << "weak_odr ";       break;
+  case GlobalValue::CommonLinkage:        Out << "common ";         break;
+  case GlobalValue::AppendingLinkage:     Out << "appending ";      break;
+  case GlobalValue::DLLImportLinkage:     Out << "dllimport ";      break;
+  case GlobalValue::DLLExportLinkage:     Out << "dllexport ";      break;
+  case GlobalValue::ExternalWeakLinkage:  Out << "extern_weak ";    break;
   case GlobalValue::AvailableExternallyLinkage:
     Out << "available_externally ";
     break;
-  case GlobalValue::LinkOnceAnyLinkage: Out << "linkonce "; break;
-  case GlobalValue::LinkOnceODRLinkage: Out << "linkonce_odr "; break;
-  case GlobalValue::WeakAnyLinkage:     Out << "weak "; break;
-  case GlobalValue::WeakODRLinkage:     Out << "weak_odr "; break;
-  case GlobalValue::CommonLinkage:      Out << "common "; break;
-  case GlobalValue::AppendingLinkage:   Out << "appending "; break;
-  case GlobalValue::DLLImportLinkage:   Out << "dllimport "; break;
-  case GlobalValue::DLLExportLinkage:   Out << "dllexport "; break;
-  case GlobalValue::ExternalWeakLinkage: Out << "extern_weak "; break;
-  case GlobalValue::ExternalLinkage: break;
   case GlobalValue::GhostLinkage:
     llvm_unreachable("GhostLinkage not allowed in AsmWriter!");
   }
diff --git a/lib/VMCore/Mangler.cpp b/lib/VMCore/Mangler.cpp
index 5828e21..c4c2502 100644
--- a/lib/VMCore/Mangler.cpp
+++ b/lib/VMCore/Mangler.cpp
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /// in them, so mangle them as appropriate.
 ///
 std::string Mangler::makeNameProper(const std::string &X,
-                                    bool hasPrivateLinkage) {
+                                    ManglerPrefixTy PrefixTy) {
   assert(!X.empty() && "Cannot mangle empty strings");
   
   if (!UseQuotes) {
@@ -59,9 +59,13 @@
 
     if (NeedPrefix) {
       Result = Prefix + Result;
-      if (hasPrivateLinkage)
+
+      if (PrefixTy == PrivatePrefixTy)
         Result = PrivatePrefix + Result;
+      else if (PrefixTy == LinkerPrivatePrefixTy)
+        Result = LinkerPrivatePrefix + Result;
     }
+
     return Result;
   }
 
@@ -93,8 +97,12 @@
       return X.substr(1);   // Strip off the \001.
     
     Result = Prefix + X;
-    if (hasPrivateLinkage)
+
+    if (PrefixTy == PrivatePrefixTy)
       Result = PrivatePrefix + Result;
+    else if (PrefixTy == LinkerPrivatePrefixTy)
+      Result = LinkerPrivatePrefix + Result;
+
     return Result;
   }
   
@@ -112,9 +120,13 @@
 
   if (NeedPrefix) {
     Result = Prefix + Result;
-    if (hasPrivateLinkage)
+
+    if (PrefixTy == PrivatePrefixTy)
       Result = PrivatePrefix + Result;
+    else if (PrefixTy == LinkerPrivatePrefixTy)
+      Result = LinkerPrivatePrefix + Result;
   }
+
   Result = '"' + Result + '"';
   return Result;
 }
@@ -128,10 +140,13 @@
                                     bool ForcePrivate) {
   assert((!isa<Function>(GV) || !cast<Function>(GV)->isIntrinsic()) &&
          "Intrinsic functions cannot be mangled by Mangler");
-  
+
+  ManglerPrefixTy PrefixTy =
+    (GV->hasPrivateLinkage() || ForcePrivate) ? PrivatePrefixTy :
+     GV->hasLinkerPrivateLinkage() ? LinkerPrivatePrefixTy : DefaultPrefixTy;
+
   if (GV->hasName())
-    return makeNameProper(GV->getName() + Suffix,
-                          GV->hasPrivateLinkage() | ForcePrivate);
+    return makeNameProper(GV->getName() + Suffix, PrefixTy);
   
   // Get the ID for the global, assigning a new one if we haven't got one
   // already.
@@ -139,12 +154,13 @@
   if (ID == 0) ID = NextAnonGlobalID++;
   
   // Must mangle the global into a unique ID.
-  return makeNameProper("__unnamed_" + utostr(ID) + Suffix,
-                        GV->hasPrivateLinkage() | ForcePrivate);
+  return makeNameProper("__unnamed_" + utostr(ID) + Suffix, PrefixTy);
 }
 
-Mangler::Mangler(Module &M, const char *prefix, const char *privatePrefix)
-  : Prefix(prefix), PrivatePrefix (privatePrefix), UseQuotes(false),
+Mangler::Mangler(Module &M, const char *prefix, const char *privatePrefix,
+                 const char *linkerPrivatePrefix)
+  : Prefix(prefix), PrivatePrefix(privatePrefix),
+    LinkerPrivatePrefix(linkerPrivatePrefix), UseQuotes(false),
     NextAnonGlobalID(1) {
   std::fill(AcceptableChars, array_endof(AcceptableChars), 0);
 
diff --git a/tools/llvm-nm/llvm-nm.cpp b/tools/llvm-nm/llvm-nm.cpp
index eef9a66..325b0ac 100644
--- a/tools/llvm-nm/llvm-nm.cpp
+++ b/tools/llvm-nm/llvm-nm.cpp
@@ -88,7 +88,8 @@
 
 static void DumpSymbolNameForGlobalValue(GlobalValue &GV) {
   // Private linkage and available_externally linkage don't exist in symtab.
-  if (GV.hasPrivateLinkage() || GV.hasAvailableExternallyLinkage()) return;
+  if (GV.hasPrivateLinkage() || GV.hasLinkerPrivateLinkage() ||
+      GV.hasAvailableExternallyLinkage()) return;
   
   const std::string SymbolAddrStr = "        "; // Not used yet...
   char TypeChar = TypeCharForSymbol(GV);