Implement the "linker_private_weak" linkage type. This will be used for
Objective-C metadata types which should be marked as "weak", but which the
linker will remove upon final linkage. However, this linkage isn't specific to
Objective-C.
For example, the "objc_msgSend_fixup_alloc" symbol is defined like this:
.globl l_objc_msgSend_fixup_alloc
.weak_definition l_objc_msgSend_fixup_alloc
.section __DATA, __objc_msgrefs, coalesced
.align 3
l_objc_msgSend_fixup_alloc:
.quad _objc_msgSend_fixup
.quad L_OBJC_METH_VAR_NAME_1
This is different from the "linker_private" linkage type, because it can't have
the metadata defined with ".weak_definition".
Currently only supported on Darwin platforms.
git-svn-id: https://llvm.org/svn/llvm-project/llvm/trunk@107433 91177308-0d34-0410-b5e6-96231b3b80d8
diff --git a/docs/LangRef.html b/docs/LangRef.html
index 32f143a..13be38f 100644
--- a/docs/LangRef.html
+++ b/docs/LangRef.html
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
<ol>
<li><a href="#linkage_private">'<tt>private</tt>' Linkage</a></li>
<li><a href="#linkage_linker_private">'<tt>linker_private</tt>' Linkage</a></li>
+ <li><a href="#linkage_linker_private_weak">'<tt>linker_private_weak</tt>' Linkage</a></li>
<li><a href="#linkage_internal">'<tt>internal</tt>' Linkage</a></li>
<li><a href="#linkage_available_externally">'<tt>available_externally</tt>' Linkage</a></li>
<li><a href="#linkage_linkonce">'<tt>linkonce</tt>' Linkage</a></li>
@@ -546,20 +547,24 @@
<dl>
<dt><tt><b><a name="linkage_private">private</a></b></tt></dt>
- <dd>Global values with private linkage are only directly accessible by objects
- in the current module. In particular, linking code into a module with an
- private global value may cause the private to be renamed as necessary to
- avoid collisions. Because the symbol is private to the module, all
- references can be updated. This doesn't show up in any symbol table in the
- object file.</dd>
+ <dd>Global values with "<tt>private</tt>" linkage are only directly accessible
+ by objects in the current module. In particular, linking code into a
+ module with an private global value may cause the private to be renamed as
+ necessary to avoid collisions. Because the symbol is private to the
+ module, all references can be updated. This doesn't show up in any symbol
+ table in the 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. Note that (unlike private
- symbols) linker_private symbols are subject to coalescing by the linker:
- weak symbols get merged and redefinitions are rejected. However, unlike
- normal strong symbols, they are removed by the linker from the final
- linked image (executable or dynamic library).</dd>
+ <dd>Similar to <tt>private</tt>, but the symbol is passed through the
+ assembler and evaluated by the linker. Unlike normal strong symbols, they
+ are removed by the linker from the final linked image (executable or
+ dynamic library).</dd>
+
+ <dt><tt><b><a name="linkage_linker_private_weak">linker_private_weak</a></b></tt></dt>
+ <dd>Similar to "<tt>linker_private</tt>", but the symbol is weak. Note that
+ <tt>linker_private_weak</tt> symbols are subject to coalescing by the
+ linker. The symbols are removed by the linker from the final linked image
+ (executable or dynamic library).</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
@@ -623,8 +628,8 @@
<dt><tt><b><a name="linkage_weak_odr">weak_odr</a></b></tt></dt>
<dd>Some languages allow differing globals to be merged, such as two functions
with different semantics. Other languages, such as <tt>C++</tt>, ensure
- that only equivalent globals are ever merged (the "one definition rule" -
- "ODR"). Such languages can use the <tt>linkonce_odr</tt>
+ that only equivalent globals are ever merged (the "one definition rule"
+ — "ODR"). Such languages can use the <tt>linkonce_odr</tt>
and <tt>weak_odr</tt> linkage types to indicate that the global will only
be merged with equivalent globals. These linkage types are otherwise the
same as their non-<tt>odr</tt> versions.</dd>