These function can be dropped by the compiler if they are no longer
referenced in the current module. However there is a change that
another module is still referencing them because of the import.
Multiple solutions can be used:
- Always import LinkOnce when a caller is imported. This ensure that
every module with a call to a LinkOnce has the definition and will
be able to emit it if it emits the call.
- Turn the LinkOnce into Weak, so that it is always emitted.
- Turn all LinkOnce into available_externally and come back after all
modules are codegen'ed to emit only one copy of the linkonce, when
there is still a reference to it.
This patch implement the second option, with am optimization that
only *one* module will turn the LinkOnce into Weak, while the others
will turn it into available_externally, so that there is exactly one
copy emitted for the whole compilation.
http://reviews.llvm.org/D18346
From: Mehdi Amini <mehdi.amini@apple.com>
llvm-svn: 265190
(Resubmitting after fixing missing file issue)
With the changes in r263275, there are now more than just functions in
the summary. Completed the renaming of data structures (started in
r263275) to reflect the wider scope. In particular, changed the
FunctionIndex* data structures to ModuleIndex*, and renamed related
variables and comments. Also renamed the files to reflect the changes.
A companion clang patch will immediately succeed this patch to reflect
this renaming.
llvm-svn: 263513
With the changes in r263275, there are now more than just functions in
the summary. Completed the renaming of data structures (started in
r263275) to reflect the wider scope. In particular, changed the
FunctionIndex* data structures to ModuleIndex*, and renamed related
variables and comments. Also renamed the files to reflect the changes.
A companion clang patch will immediately succeed this patch to reflect
this renaming.
llvm-svn: 263490
This is intended to provide a parallel (threaded) ThinLTO scheme
for linker plugin use through the libLTO C API.
The intent of this patch is to provide a first implementation as a
proof-of-concept and allows linker to start supporting ThinLTO by
definiing the libLTO C API. Some part of the libLTO API are left
unimplemented yet. Following patches will add support for these.
The current implementation can link all clang/llvm binaries.
Differential Revision: http://reviews.llvm.org/D17066
From: Mehdi Amini <mehdi.amini@apple.com>
llvm-svn: 262977
Mehdi Amini