diff --git a/clang/lib/Driver/ToolChains/AIX.cpp b/clang/lib/Driver/ToolChains/AIX.cpp
--- a/clang/lib/Driver/ToolChains/AIX.cpp
+++ b/clang/lib/Driver/ToolChains/AIX.cpp
@@ -98,6 +98,25 @@
     CmdArgs.push_back("-bnoentry");
   }
 
+  // Specify PGO linker option
+  if ((Args.hasFlag(options::OPT_fprofile_arcs, options::OPT_fno_profile_arcs,
+                    false) ||
+       Args.hasFlag(options::OPT_fprofile_generate,
+                    options::OPT_fno_profile_generate, false) ||
+       Args.hasFlag(options::OPT_fprofile_generate_EQ,
+                    options::OPT_fno_profile_generate, false) ||
+       Args.hasFlag(options::OPT_fprofile_instr_generate,
+                    options::OPT_fno_profile_instr_generate, false) ||
+       Args.hasFlag(options::OPT_fprofile_instr_generate_EQ,
+                    options::OPT_fno_profile_instr_generate, false) ||
+       Args.hasFlag(options::OPT_fcs_profile_generate,
+                    options::OPT_fno_profile_generate, false) ||
+       Args.hasFlag(options::OPT_fcs_profile_generate_EQ,
+                    options::OPT_fno_profile_generate, false) ||
+       Args.hasArg(options::OPT_fcreate_profile) ||
+       Args.hasArg(options::OPT_coverage)))
+    CmdArgs.push_back("-bdbg:namedcsects");
+
   // Specify linker output file.
   assert((Output.isFilename() || Output.isNothing()) && "Invalid output.");
   if (Output.isFilename()) {
diff --git a/clang/lib/Driver/ToolChains/Clang.cpp b/clang/lib/Driver/ToolChains/Clang.cpp
--- a/clang/lib/Driver/ToolChains/Clang.cpp
+++ b/clang/lib/Driver/ToolChains/Clang.cpp
@@ -795,11 +795,6 @@
   }
 
   if (TC.getTriple().isOSAIX()) {
-    if (PGOGenerateArg)
-      if (!D.isUsingLTO(false /*IsDeviceOffloadAction */) ||
-          D.getLTOMode() != LTOK_Full)
-        D.Diag(clang::diag::err_drv_argument_only_allowed_with)
-            << PGOGenerateArg->getSpelling() << "-flto";
     if (ProfileGenerateArg)
       D.Diag(diag::err_drv_unsupported_opt_for_target)
           << ProfileGenerateArg->getSpelling() << TC.getTriple().str();
diff --git a/clang/test/Driver/unsupported-option.c b/clang/test/Driver/unsupported-option.c
--- a/clang/test/Driver/unsupported-option.c
+++ b/clang/test/Driver/unsupported-option.c
@@ -14,14 +14,6 @@
 // RUN: FileCheck %s --check-prefix=AIX-PROFILE-SAMPLE
 // AIX-PROFILE-SAMPLE: error: unsupported option '-fprofile-sample-use=' for target
 
-// RUN: not %clang -fprofile-generate --target=powerpc-ibm-aix %s 2>&1 | \
-// RUN: FileCheck %s --check-prefix=AIX-PROFILE-LTO
-// AIX-PROFILE-LTO: error: invalid argument '-fprofile-generate' only allowed with '-flto'
-
-// RUN: not %clang -fprofile-generate -flto=thin --target=powerpc64-ibm-aix %s 2>&1 | \
-// RUN: FileCheck %s --check-prefix=AIX-PROFILE-THINLTO
-// AIX-PROFILE-THINLTO: error: invalid argument '-fprofile-generate' only allowed with '-flto'
-
 // RUN: not %clang --target=powerpc-ibm-aix %s -mlong-double-128 2>&1 | \
 // RUN: FileCheck %s --check-prefix=AIX-LONGDOUBLE128-ERR
 // AIX-LONGDOUBLE128-ERR: error: unsupported option '-mlong-double-128' for target 'powerpc-ibm-aix'
diff --git a/clang/test/Profile/cxx-templates.cpp b/clang/test/Profile/cxx-templates.cpp
--- a/clang/test/Profile/cxx-templates.cpp
+++ b/clang/test/Profile/cxx-templates.cpp
@@ -10,8 +10,10 @@
 // RUN: FileCheck --input-file=%tuse -check-prefix=T0USE -check-prefix=ALL %s
 // RUN: FileCheck --input-file=%tuse -check-prefix=T100USE -check-prefix=ALL %s
 
-// T0GEN: @[[T0C:__profc__Z4loopILj0EEvv]] = linkonce_odr {{(hidden|dso_local)}} global [2 x i64] zeroinitializer
-// T100GEN: @[[T100C:__profc__Z4loopILj100EEvv]] = linkonce_odr {{(hidden|dso_local)}} global [2 x i64] zeroinitializer
+// The linkage can be target dependent, so accept all linkage here,
+// the linkage tests for different target are in llvm/test/Instrumentation/InstrProfiling/profiling.ll
+// T0GEN: @[[T0C:__profc__Z4loopILj0EEvv]] = {{.*}} global [2 x i64] zeroinitializer
+// T100GEN: @[[T100C:__profc__Z4loopILj100EEvv]] = {{.*}} global [2 x i64] zeroinitializer
 
 // T0GEN-LABEL: define linkonce_odr {{.*}}void @_Z4loopILj0EEvv()
 // T0USE-LABEL: define linkonce_odr {{.*}}void @_Z4loopILj0EEvv()
diff --git a/llvm/lib/Transforms/Instrumentation/InstrProfiling.cpp b/llvm/lib/Transforms/Instrumentation/InstrProfiling.cpp
--- a/llvm/lib/Transforms/Instrumentation/InstrProfiling.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/Transforms/Instrumentation/InstrProfiling.cpp
@@ -862,6 +862,15 @@
   GlobalValue::LinkageTypes Linkage = NamePtr->getLinkage();
   GlobalValue::VisibilityTypes Visibility = NamePtr->getVisibility();
 
+  // Due to the current limitation of binder, the duplicate weak symbols in the
+  // same csect won't be discarded. When there are duplicate weak symbols,
+  // we can NOT guarantee that the relocations get resolved to the intended weak
+  // symbol, so we can not ensure the correctness of the relative CounterPtr, so
+  // we have to use private linkage for counter and data symbols.
+  if (TT.isOSBinFormatXCOFF()) {
+    Linkage = GlobalValue::PrivateLinkage;
+    Visibility = GlobalValue::DefaultVisibility;
+  }
   // Move the name variable to the right section. Place them in a COMDAT group
   // if the associated function is a COMDAT. This will make sure that only one
   // copy of counters of the COMDAT function will be emitted after linking. Keep
@@ -966,7 +975,7 @@
   // that other copies must have the same CFG and cannot have value profiling.
   // If no hash suffix, other profd copies may be referenced by code.
   if (NS == 0 && !(DataReferencedByCode && NeedComdat && !Renamed) &&
-      (TT.isOSBinFormatELF() ||
+      (TT.isOSBinFormatELF() || TT.isOSBinFormatXCOFF() ||
        (!DataReferencedByCode && TT.isOSBinFormatCOFF()))) {
     Linkage = GlobalValue::PrivateLinkage;
     Visibility = GlobalValue::DefaultVisibility;
diff --git a/llvm/test/Instrumentation/InstrProfiling/profiling.ll b/llvm/test/Instrumentation/InstrProfiling/profiling.ll
--- a/llvm/test/Instrumentation/InstrProfiling/profiling.ll
+++ b/llvm/test/Instrumentation/InstrProfiling/profiling.ll
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@
 ; MACHO: @__profd_foo_weak = weak hidden global
 ; COFF: @__profc_foo_weak = weak hidden global
 ; COFF: @__profd_foo_weak = private global
-; XCOFF: @__profc_foo_weak = weak hidden global
-; XCOFF: @__profd_foo_weak = weak hidden global
+; XCOFF: @__profc_foo_weak = private global
+; XCOFF: @__profd_foo_weak = private global
 define weak void @foo_weak() {
   call void @llvm.instrprof.increment(i8* getelementptr inbounds ([8 x i8], [8 x i8]* @__profn_foo_weak, i32 0, i32 0), i64 0, i32 1, i32 0)
   ret void
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@
 ; MACHO: @__profd_foo_inline = linkonce_odr hidden global
 ; COFF: @__profc_foo_inline = linkonce_odr hidden global{{.*}} section ".lprfc$M", align 8
 ; COFF: @__profd_foo_inline = private global{{.*}} section ".lprfd$M", align 8
-; XCOFF: @__profc_foo_inline = linkonce_odr hidden global
-; XCOFF: @__profd_foo_inline = linkonce_odr hidden global
+; XCOFF: @__profc_foo_inline = private global
+; XCOFF: @__profd_foo_inline = private global
 define linkonce_odr void @foo_inline() {
   call void @llvm.instrprof.increment(i8* getelementptr inbounds ([10 x i8], [10 x i8]* @__profn_foo_inline, i32 0, i32 0), i64 0, i32 1, i32 0)
   ret void
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@
 ; MACHO: @__profd_foo_extern = linkonce_odr hidden global
 ; COFF: @__profc_foo_extern = linkonce_odr hidden global {{.*}}section ".lprfc$M", comdat, align 8
 ; COFF: @__profd_foo_extern = private global {{.*}}section ".lprfd$M", comdat($__profc_foo_extern), align 8
-; XCOFF: @__profc_foo_extern = linkonce_odr hidden global
-; XCOFF: @__profd_foo_extern = linkonce_odr hidden global
+; XCOFF: @__profc_foo_extern = private global
+; XCOFF: @__profd_foo_extern = private global
 define available_externally void @foo_extern() {
   call void @llvm.instrprof.increment(i8* getelementptr inbounds ([10 x i8], [10 x i8]* @__profn_foo_extern, i32 0, i32 0), i64 0, i32 1, i32 0)
   ret void