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Diffstat (limited to 'gold/symtab.h')
| -rw-r--r-- | gold/symtab.h | 7 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/gold/symtab.h b/gold/symtab.h index b9b9e00811e..4707e124837 100644 --- a/gold/symtab.h +++ b/gold/symtab.h @@ -993,7 +993,12 @@ class Symbol // index, not one of the special codes from SHN_LORESERVE to // SHN_HIRESERVE (bit 29). bool is_ordinary_shndx_ : 1; - // True if we've seen this symbol in a real ELF object (bit 30). + // True if we've seen this symbol in a "real" ELF object (bit 30). + // If the symbol has been seen in a relocatable, non-IR, object file, + // it's known to be referenced from outside the IR. A reference from + // a dynamic object doesn't count as a "real" ELF, and we'll simply + // mark the symbol as "visible" from outside the IR. The compiler + // can use this distinction to guide its handling of COMDAT symbols. bool in_real_elf_ : 1; // True if this symbol is defined in a section which was discarded // (bit 31). |