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+//===- Threads.cpp --------------------------------------------------------===//
+//
+//                             The LLVM Linker
+//
+// This file is distributed under the University of Illinois Open Source
+// License. See LICENSE.TXT for details.
+//
+//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+
+#include "lld/Common/Threads.h"
+#include <thread>
+
+static std::vector<std::thread> Threads;
+
+bool lld::ThreadsEnabled = true;
+
+// Runs a given function in a new thread.
+void lld::runBackground(std::function<void()> Fn) {
+  Threads.emplace_back(Fn);
+}
+
+// Wait for all threads spawned for runBackground() to finish.
+//
+// You need to call this function from the main thread before exiting
+// because it is not defined what will happen to non-main threads when
+// the main thread exits.
+void lld::waitForBackgroundThreads() {
+  for (std::thread &T : Threads)
+    if (T.joinable())
+      T.join();
+}