1 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/llvm/lib/CodeGen/TargetLoweringObjectFileImpl.cpp b/llvm/lib/CodeGen/TargetLoweringObjectFileImpl.cpp
index b726b21f6b9..b5dd2d4cca8 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/CodeGen/TargetLoweringObjectFileImpl.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/CodeGen/TargetLoweringObjectFileImpl.cpp
@@ -1397,9 +1397,11 @@ MCSection *TargetLoweringObjectFileCOFF::getSectionForConstant(
     const DataLayout &DL, SectionKind Kind, const Constant *C,
     unsigned &Align) const {
   if (Kind.isMergeableConst() && C &&
-      getContext().getAsmInfo()->hasCOFFAssociativeComdats()) {
-    // GNU binutils doesn't support the kind of symbol with a null
-    // storage class that this generates.
+      getContext().getAsmInfo()->hasCOFFComdatConstants()) {
+    // This creates comdat sections with the given symbol name, but unless
+    // AsmPrinter::GetCPISymbol actually makes the symbol global, the symbol
+    // will be created with a null storage class, which makes GNU binutils
+    // error out.
     const unsigned Characteristics = COFF::IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA |
                                      COFF::IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ |
                                      COFF::IMAGE_SCN_LNK_COMDAT;