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+; RUN: llc < %s -mtriple=arm-linux-gnueabi        | FileCheck %s -check-prefix=ARMGNUEABI
+
+; Checking that a comdat group gets generated correctly for a static member 
+; of instantiated C++ templates.
+; see http://sourcery.mentor.com/public/cxx-abi/abi.html#vague-itemplate
+; section 5.2.6 Instantiated templates
+; "Any static member data object is emitted in a COMDAT identified by its mangled 
+;  name, in any object file with a reference to its name symbol."
+
+; Case 1: variable is not explicitly initialized, and ends up in a .bss section
+; ARMGNUEABI: .section        .bss._ZN1CIiE1iE,"aGw",%nobits,_ZN1CIiE1iE,comdat
+@_ZN1CIiE1iE = weak_odr global i32 0, align 4
+
+; Case 2: variable is explicitly initialized, and ends up in a .data section
+; ARMGNUEABI: .section        .data._ZN1CIiE1jE,"aGw",%progbits,_ZN1CIiE1jE,comdat
+@_ZN1CIiE1jE = weak_odr global i32 12, align 4