If the linker specifically requested for a linkonce to be preserved,
we need to make sure we won't drop it even if all the uses in the
current module disappear.
From: Mehdi Amini <mehdi.amini@apple.com>
llvm-svn: 267543
Keeping as much as possible internal/private is
known to help the optimizer. Let's try to benefit from
this in ThinLTO.
Note: this is early work, but is enough to build clang (and
all the LLVM tools). I still need to write some lit-tests...
Differential Revision: http://reviews.llvm.org/D19103
From: Mehdi Amini <mehdi.amini@apple.com>
llvm-svn: 267317
Summary:
We are always importing the initializer for a GlobalVariable.
So if a GlobalVariable is in the export-list, we pull in any
refs as well.
Reviewers: tejohnson
Subscribers: llvm-commits
Differential Revision: http://reviews.llvm.org/D19102
From: Mehdi Amini <mehdi.amini@apple.com>
llvm-svn: 267303
This help to streamline the process of handling importing since
we don't need to special case alias everywhere: just like
linkonce_odr function, make sure at least one alias is emitted
by turning it weak.
Differential Revision: http://reviews.llvm.org/D19308
From: Mehdi Amini <mehdi.amini@apple.com>
llvm-svn: 266958
Summary:
Let keep llvm-as "dumb": it converts textual IR to bitcode. This
commit removes the dependency from llvm-as to libLLVMAnalysis.
We'll add back summary in llvm-as if we get to a textual
representation for it at some point. In the meantime, opt seems
like a better place for that.
Reviewers: tejohnson
Subscribers: joker.eph, llvm-commits
Differential Revision: http://reviews.llvm.org/D19032
From: Mehdi Amini <mehdi.amini@apple.com>
llvm-svn: 266131
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
Mehdi Amini