Index: lib/Linker/IRMover.cpp =================================================================== --- lib/Linker/IRMover.cpp +++ lib/Linker/IRMover.cpp @@ -557,6 +557,17 @@ return; } + // When linking a global for an alias, it will always be linked. However we + // need to check if it was not already scheduled to satify a reference from a + // regular global value initializer. We know if it has been schedule if the + // "New" GlobalValue that is mapped here for the alias is the same as the one + // already mapped. If there is an entry in the ValueMap but the value is + // different, it means that the value already had a definition in the + // destination module (linkonce for instance), but we need a new definition + // for the alias ("New" will be different. + if (ForAlias && ValueMap.lookup(Old) == New) + return; + if (ForAlias || shouldLink(New, *Old)) linkGlobalValueBody(*New, *Old); } Index: test/Linker/alias-3.ll =================================================================== --- /dev/null +++ test/Linker/alias-3.ll @@ -0,0 +1,13 @@ +; RUN: llvm-link %s -S -o - | FileCheck %s +target datalayout = "e-m:o-i64:64-f80:128-n8:16:32:64-S128" +target triple = "x86_64-apple-macosx10.9" + +; CHECK-DAG: @A = internal constant i8 1 +; CHECK-DAG: @B = alias i8, i8* @A +; CHECK-DAG: @C = global [2 x i8*] [i8* @A, i8* @B] + +@A = internal constant i8 1 +@B = alias i8, i8* @A +@C = global [2 x i8*] [i8* @A, i8* @B] + +