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llvm-svn: 171780

1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/llvm/lib/CodeGen/AsmPrinter/DwarfCompileUnit.cpp b/llvm/lib/CodeGen/AsmPrinter/DwarfCompileUnit.cpp
index 60d7cd3945a..372f98da3d9 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/CodeGen/AsmPrinter/DwarfCompileUnit.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/CodeGen/AsmPrinter/DwarfCompileUnit.cpp
@@ -126,7 +126,9 @@ void CompileUnit::addSInt(DIE *Die, unsigned Attribute,
 
 /// addString - Add a string attribute data and value. We always emit a
 /// reference to the string pool instead of immediate strings so that DIEs have
-/// more predictable sizes.
+/// more predictable sizes. In the case of split dwarf we emit an index
+/// into another table which gets us the static offset into the string
+/// table.
 void CompileUnit::addString(DIE *Die, unsigned Attribute, StringRef String) {
   if (!DD->useSplitDwarf()) {
     MCSymbol *Symb = DU->getStringPoolEntry(String);