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1 files changed, 15 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/llvm/lib/IR/DataLayout.cpp b/llvm/lib/IR/DataLayout.cpp
index 62c67127276..18d502a52ca 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/IR/DataLayout.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/IR/DataLayout.cpp
@@ -808,15 +808,29 @@ int64_t DataLayout::getIndexedOffsetInType(Type *ElemTy,
/// global. This includes an explicitly requested alignment (if the global
/// has one).
unsigned DataLayout::getPreferredAlignment(const GlobalVariable *GV) const {
+ unsigned GVAlignment = GV->getAlignment();
+ // If a section is specified, always precisely honor explicit alignment,
+ // so we don't insert padding into a section we don't control.
+ if (GVAlignment && GV->hasSection())
+ return GVAlignment;
+
+ // If no explicit alignment is specified, compute the alignment based on
+ // the IR type. If an alignment is specified, increase it to match the ABI
+ // alignment of the IR type.
+ //
+ // FIXME: Not sure it makes sense to use the alignment of the type if
+ // there's already an explicit alignment specification.
Type *ElemType = GV->getValueType();
unsigned Alignment = getPrefTypeAlignment(ElemType);
- unsigned GVAlignment = GV->getAlignment();
if (GVAlignment >= Alignment) {
Alignment = GVAlignment;
} else if (GVAlignment != 0) {
Alignment = std::max(GVAlignment, getABITypeAlignment(ElemType));
}
+ // If no explicit alignment is specified, and the global is large, increase
+ // the alignment to 16.
+ // FIXME: Why 16, specifically?
if (GV->hasInitializer() && GVAlignment == 0) {
if (Alignment < 16) {
// If the global is not external, see if it is large. If so, give it a
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