diff --git a/clang/lib/CodeGen/CGExpr.cpp b/clang/lib/CodeGen/CGExpr.cpp
index d6a3456..b4ec0ca 100644
--- a/clang/lib/CodeGen/CGExpr.cpp
+++ b/clang/lib/CodeGen/CGExpr.cpp
@@ -836,8 +836,10 @@
       llvm::Value *BytesBetween = Builder.CreateSub(LHS, RHS, "ivar.offset");
       CGM.getObjCRuntime().EmitObjCIvarAssign(*this, src, dst,
                                               BytesBetween);
-    } else if (Dst.isGlobalObjCRef())
-      CGM.getObjCRuntime().EmitObjCGlobalAssign(*this, src, LvalueDst);
+    } else if (Dst.isGlobalObjCRef()) {
+      CGM.getObjCRuntime().EmitObjCGlobalAssign(*this, src, LvalueDst,
+                                                Dst.isThreadLocalRef());
+    }
     else
       CGM.getObjCRuntime().EmitObjCStrongCastAssign(*this, src, LvalueDst);
     return;
@@ -1055,8 +1057,10 @@
   if (const DeclRefExpr *Exp = dyn_cast<DeclRefExpr>(E)) {
     if (const VarDecl *VD = dyn_cast<VarDecl>(Exp->getDecl())) {
       if ((VD->isBlockVarDecl() && !VD->hasLocalStorage()) ||
-          VD->isFileVarDecl())
+          VD->isFileVarDecl()) {
         LV.SetGlobalObjCRef(LV, true);
+        LV.SetThreadLocalRef(LV, VD->isThreadSpecified());
+      }
     }
     LV.SetObjCArray(LV, E->getType()->isArrayType());
     return;
diff --git a/clang/lib/CodeGen/CGObjCGNU.cpp b/clang/lib/CodeGen/CGObjCGNU.cpp
index f3c80bc..1b87050 100644
--- a/clang/lib/CodeGen/CGObjCGNU.cpp
+++ b/clang/lib/CodeGen/CGObjCGNU.cpp
@@ -192,7 +192,8 @@
   virtual void EmitObjCWeakAssign(CodeGen::CodeGenFunction &CGF,
                                   llvm::Value *src, llvm::Value *dst);
   virtual void EmitObjCGlobalAssign(CodeGen::CodeGenFunction &CGF,
-                                    llvm::Value *src, llvm::Value *dest);
+                                    llvm::Value *src, llvm::Value *dest,
+                                    bool threadlocal=false);
   virtual void EmitObjCIvarAssign(CodeGen::CodeGenFunction &CGF,
                                     llvm::Value *src, llvm::Value *dest,
                                     llvm::Value *ivarOffset);
@@ -2075,11 +2076,16 @@
 }
 
 void CGObjCGNU::EmitObjCGlobalAssign(CodeGen::CodeGenFunction &CGF,
-                                     llvm::Value *src, llvm::Value *dst) {
+                                     llvm::Value *src, llvm::Value *dst,
+                                     bool threadlocal) {
   CGBuilderTy B = CGF.Builder;
   src = EnforceType(B, src, IdTy);
   dst = EnforceType(B, dst, PtrToIdTy);
-  B.CreateCall2(GlobalAssignFn, src, dst);
+  if (!threadlocal)
+    B.CreateCall2(GlobalAssignFn, src, dst);
+  else
+    // FIXME. Add threadloca assign API
+    assert(false && "EmitObjCGlobalAssign - Threal Local API NYI");
 }
 
 void CGObjCGNU::EmitObjCIvarAssign(CodeGen::CodeGenFunction &CGF,
diff --git a/clang/lib/CodeGen/CGObjCMac.cpp b/clang/lib/CodeGen/CGObjCMac.cpp
index 28cdb78..03764d2 100644
--- a/clang/lib/CodeGen/CGObjCMac.cpp
+++ b/clang/lib/CodeGen/CGObjCMac.cpp
@@ -402,6 +402,16 @@
     return CGM.CreateRuntimeFunction(FTy, "objc_assign_global");
   }
 
+  /// GcAssignThreadLocalFn -- LLVM objc_assign_threadlocal function.
+  llvm::Constant *getGcAssignThreadLocalFn() {
+    // id objc_assign_threadlocal(id src, id * dest)
+    std::vector<const llvm::Type*> Args(1, ObjectPtrTy);
+    Args.push_back(ObjectPtrTy->getPointerTo());
+    llvm::FunctionType *FTy =
+    llvm::FunctionType::get(ObjectPtrTy, Args, false);
+    return CGM.CreateRuntimeFunction(FTy, "objc_assign_threadlocal");
+  }
+  
   /// GcAssignIvarFn -- LLVM objc_assign_ivar function.
   llvm::Constant *getGcAssignIvarFn() {
     // id objc_assign_ivar(id, id *, ptrdiff_t)
@@ -425,7 +435,7 @@
 
   /// GcAssignStrongCastFn -- LLVM objc_assign_strongCast function.
   llvm::Constant *getGcAssignStrongCastFn() {
-    // id objc_assign_global(id, id *)
+    // id objc_assign_strongCast(id, id *)
     std::vector<const llvm::Type*> Args(1, ObjectPtrTy);
     Args.push_back(ObjectPtrTy->getPointerTo());
     llvm::FunctionType *FTy =
@@ -1198,7 +1208,8 @@
   virtual void EmitObjCWeakAssign(CodeGen::CodeGenFunction &CGF,
                                   llvm::Value *src, llvm::Value *dst);
   virtual void EmitObjCGlobalAssign(CodeGen::CodeGenFunction &CGF,
-                                    llvm::Value *src, llvm::Value *dest);
+                                    llvm::Value *src, llvm::Value *dest,
+                                    bool threadlocal = false);
   virtual void EmitObjCIvarAssign(CodeGen::CodeGenFunction &CGF,
                                   llvm::Value *src, llvm::Value *dest,
                                   llvm::Value *ivarOffset);
@@ -1444,7 +1455,8 @@
   virtual void EmitObjCWeakAssign(CodeGen::CodeGenFunction &CGF,
                                   llvm::Value *src, llvm::Value *dst);
   virtual void EmitObjCGlobalAssign(CodeGen::CodeGenFunction &CGF,
-                                    llvm::Value *src, llvm::Value *dest);
+                                    llvm::Value *src, llvm::Value *dest,
+                                    bool threadlocal = false);
   virtual void EmitObjCIvarAssign(CodeGen::CodeGenFunction &CGF,
                                   llvm::Value *src, llvm::Value *dest,
                                   llvm::Value *ivarOffset);
@@ -2996,7 +3008,8 @@
 /// objc_assign_global (id src, id *dst)
 ///
 void CGObjCMac::EmitObjCGlobalAssign(CodeGen::CodeGenFunction &CGF,
-                                     llvm::Value *src, llvm::Value *dst) {
+                                     llvm::Value *src, llvm::Value *dst,
+                                     bool threadlocal) {
   const llvm::Type * SrcTy = src->getType();
   if (!isa<llvm::PointerType>(SrcTy)) {
     unsigned Size = CGM.getTargetData().getTypeAllocSize(SrcTy);
@@ -3007,8 +3020,12 @@
   }
   src = CGF.Builder.CreateBitCast(src, ObjCTypes.ObjectPtrTy);
   dst = CGF.Builder.CreateBitCast(dst, ObjCTypes.PtrObjectPtrTy);
-  CGF.Builder.CreateCall2(ObjCTypes.getGcAssignGlobalFn(),
-                          src, dst, "globalassign");
+  if (!threadlocal)
+    CGF.Builder.CreateCall2(ObjCTypes.getGcAssignGlobalFn(),
+                            src, dst, "globalassign");
+  else
+    CGF.Builder.CreateCall2(ObjCTypes.getGcAssignThreadLocalFn(),
+                            src, dst, "threadlocalassign");
   return;
 }
 
@@ -5657,7 +5674,8 @@
 /// objc_assign_global (id src, id *dst)
 ///
 void CGObjCNonFragileABIMac::EmitObjCGlobalAssign(CodeGen::CodeGenFunction &CGF,
-                                                  llvm::Value *src, llvm::Value *dst) {
+                                          llvm::Value *src, llvm::Value *dst,
+                                          bool threadlocal) {
   const llvm::Type * SrcTy = src->getType();
   if (!isa<llvm::PointerType>(SrcTy)) {
     unsigned Size = CGM.getTargetData().getTypeAllocSize(SrcTy);
@@ -5668,8 +5686,12 @@
   }
   src = CGF.Builder.CreateBitCast(src, ObjCTypes.ObjectPtrTy);
   dst = CGF.Builder.CreateBitCast(dst, ObjCTypes.PtrObjectPtrTy);
-  CGF.Builder.CreateCall2(ObjCTypes.getGcAssignGlobalFn(),
-                          src, dst, "globalassign");
+  if (!threadlocal)
+    CGF.Builder.CreateCall2(ObjCTypes.getGcAssignGlobalFn(),
+                            src, dst, "globalassign");
+  else
+    CGF.Builder.CreateCall2(ObjCTypes.getGcAssignThreadLocalFn(),
+                            src, dst, "threadlocalassign");
   return;
 }
 
diff --git a/clang/lib/CodeGen/CGObjCRuntime.h b/clang/lib/CodeGen/CGObjCRuntime.h
index eb79f09..88b18b1 100644
--- a/clang/lib/CodeGen/CGObjCRuntime.h
+++ b/clang/lib/CodeGen/CGObjCRuntime.h
@@ -192,7 +192,8 @@
   virtual void EmitObjCWeakAssign(CodeGen::CodeGenFunction &CGF,
                                   llvm::Value *src, llvm::Value *dest) = 0;
   virtual void EmitObjCGlobalAssign(CodeGen::CodeGenFunction &CGF,
-                                    llvm::Value *src, llvm::Value *dest) = 0;
+                                    llvm::Value *src, llvm::Value *dest,
+                                    bool threadlocal=false) = 0;
   virtual void EmitObjCIvarAssign(CodeGen::CodeGenFunction &CGF,
                                   llvm::Value *src, llvm::Value *dest,
                                   llvm::Value *ivarOffset) = 0;
diff --git a/clang/lib/CodeGen/CGValue.h b/clang/lib/CodeGen/CGValue.h
index 92ef9dc..5ac01d4 100644
--- a/clang/lib/CodeGen/CGValue.h
+++ b/clang/lib/CodeGen/CGValue.h
@@ -148,6 +148,9 @@
 
   // Lvalue is a global reference of an objective-c object
   bool GlobalObjCRef : 1;
+  
+  // Lvalue is a thread local reference
+  bool ThreadLocalRef : 1;
 
   Expr *BaseIvarExp;
 private:
@@ -157,6 +160,7 @@
     // FIXME: Convenient place to set objc flags to 0. This should really be
     // done in a user-defined constructor instead.
     this->Ivar = this->ObjIsArray = this->NonGC = this->GlobalObjCRef = false;
+    this->ThreadLocalRef = false;
     this->BaseIvarExp = 0;
   }
 
@@ -178,6 +182,7 @@
   bool isObjCArray() const { return ObjIsArray; }
   bool isNonGC () const { return NonGC; }
   bool isGlobalObjCRef() const { return GlobalObjCRef; }
+  bool isThreadLocalRef() const { return ThreadLocalRef; }
   bool isObjCWeak() const { return Quals.getObjCGCAttr() == Qualifiers::Weak; }
   bool isObjCStrong() const { return Quals.getObjCGCAttr() == Qualifiers::Strong; }
   
@@ -195,7 +200,9 @@
   static void SetGlobalObjCRef(LValue& R, bool iValue) {
     R.GlobalObjCRef = iValue;
   }
-
+  static void SetThreadLocalRef(LValue& R, bool iValue) {
+    R.ThreadLocalRef = iValue;
+  }
   static void SetObjCNonGC(LValue& R, bool iValue) {
     R.NonGC = iValue;
   }