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@@ -641,8 +641,9 @@ assume that the globals are densely packed in their section and try to
iterate over them as an array, alignment padding would break this
iteration. The maximum alignment is ``1 << 29``.
-Globals can also have a :ref:`DLL storage class <dllstorageclass>` and
-an optional list of attached :ref:`metadata <metadata>`,
+Globals can also have a :ref:`DLL storage class <dllstorageclass>`,
+an optional :ref:`global attributes <glattrs>` and
+an optional list of attached :ref:`metadata <metadata>`.
Variables and aliases can have a
:ref:`Thread Local Storage Model <tls_model>`.
@@ -1624,6 +1625,14 @@ example:
the ELF x86-64 abi, but it can be disabled for some compilation
units.
+.. _glattrs:
+
+Global Attributes
+-----------------
+
+Attributes may be set to communicate additional information about a global variable.
+Unlike :ref:`function attributes <fnattrs>`, attributes on a global variable
+are grouped into a single :ref:`attribute group <attrgrp>`.
.. _opbundles:
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