2 files changed, 13 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;
diff --git a/llvm/lib/MC/MCAsmInfoCOFF.cpp b/llvm/lib/MC/MCAsmInfoCOFF.cpp
index 8bb02c3f649..d8fb875b67c 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/MC/MCAsmInfoCOFF.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/MC/MCAsmInfoCOFF.cpp
@@ -45,6 +45,11 @@ MCAsmInfoCOFF::MCAsmInfoCOFF() {
   // If this is a COFF target, assume that it supports associative comdats. It's
   // part of the spec.
   HasCOFFAssociativeComdats = true;
+
+  // We can generate constants in comdat sections that can be shared,
+  // but in order not to create null typed symbols, we actually need to
+  // make them global symbols as well.
+  HasCOFFComdatConstants = true;
 }
 
 void MCAsmInfoMicrosoft::anchor() {}
@@ -58,4 +63,7 @@ MCAsmInfoGNUCOFF::MCAsmInfoGNUCOFF() {
   // comdats for jump tables, unwind information, and other data associated with
   // a function.
   HasCOFFAssociativeComdats = false;
+
+  // We don't create constants in comdat sections for MinGW.
+  HasCOFFComdatConstants = false;
 }