An global value in the `llvm.used` list does not have GC root semantics on ELF targets.
This will be changed in a subsequent backend patch.
Change some `llvm.used` in the ELF code path to use `llvm.compiler.used` to
prevent undesired GC root semantics.
Change one extern "C" alias (due to `__attribute__((used))` in extern "C") to use `llvm.compiler.used` on all targets.
GNU ld has a rule "`__start_/__stop_` references from a live input section retain the associated C identifier name sections",
which LLD may drop entirely (currently refined to exclude SHF_LINK_ORDER/SHF_GROUP) in a future release (the rule makes it clumsy to GC metadata sections; D96914 added a way to try the potential future behavior).
For `llvm.used` global values defined in a C identifier name section, keep using `llvm.used` so that
the future LLD change will not affect them.
rnk kindly categorized the changes:
```
ObjC/blocks: this wants GC root semantics, since ObjC mainly runs on Mac.
MS C++ ABI stuff: wants GC root semantics, no change
OpenMP: unsure, but GC root semantics probably don't hurt
CodeGenModule: affected in this patch to *not* use GC root semantics so that __attribute__((used)) behavior remains the same on ELF, plus two other minor use cases that don't want GC semantics
Coverage: Probably want GC root semantics
CGExpr.cpp: refers to LTO, wants GC root
CGDeclCXX.cpp: one is MS ABI specific, so yes GC root, one is some other C++ init functionality, which should form GC roots (C++ initializers can have side effects and must run)
CGDecl.cpp: Changed in this patch for __attribute__((used))
```
Differential Revision: https://reviews.llvm.org/D97446
Summary:
This is especially important for targets that use multiple address spaces,
and commonly place global variables in address spaces other than zero.
Fixes PR22383
Test Plan: New test case added: llvm-used.cu
Reviewers: jingyue
Subscribers: llvm-commits
Differential Revision: http://reviews.llvm.org/D7345
llvm-svn: 227861
Fangrui Song