Index: include/llvm/IR/Module.h
===================================================================
--- include/llvm/IR/Module.h
+++ include/llvm/IR/Module.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include "llvm/IR/GlobalVariable.h"
 #include "llvm/IR/Metadata.h"
 #include "llvm/Support/CBindingWrapping.h"
+#include "llvm/Support/CodeGen.h"
 #include "llvm/Support/DataTypes.h"
 #include <system_error>
 
@@ -637,6 +638,14 @@
   unsigned getDwarfVersion() const;
 
 /// @}
+/// @name Utility functions for querying and setting PIC level
+/// @{
+
+  /// \brief Returns the PIC level (small or large model)
+  PICLevel::Level getPICLevel() const;
+
+  /// \brief Set the PIC level (small or large model)
+  void setPICLevel(PICLevel::Level PL);
 };
 
 /// An raw_ostream inserter for modules.
Index: include/llvm/Support/CodeGen.h
===================================================================
--- include/llvm/Support/CodeGen.h
+++ include/llvm/Support/CodeGen.h
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@
     enum Model { Default, JITDefault, Small, Kernel, Medium, Large };
   }
 
+  namespace PICLevel {
+    enum Level { Default=0, Small=1, Large=2 };
+  }
+
   // TLS models.
   namespace TLSModel {
     enum Model {
Index: lib/IR/Module.cpp
===================================================================
--- lib/IR/Module.cpp
+++ lib/IR/Module.cpp
@@ -469,3 +469,16 @@
   Entry.second.Name = &Entry;
   return &Entry.second;
 }
+
+PICLevel::Level Module::getPICLevel() const {
+  Value *Val = getModuleFlag("flag_pic");
+
+  if (Val == NULL)
+    return PICLevel::Default;
+
+  return static_cast<PICLevel::Level>(cast<ConstantInt>(Val)->getZExtValue());
+}
+
+void Module::setPICLevel(PICLevel::Level PL) {
+  addModuleFlag(ModFlagBehavior::Error, "flag_pic", PL);
+}
Index: test/Linker/module-flags-pic-1-a.ll
===================================================================
--- /dev/null
+++ test/Linker/module-flags-pic-1-a.ll
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+; RUN: llvm-link %s %p/module-flags-pic-1-b.ll -S -o - | FileCheck
+
+; test linking modules with specified and default PIC levels
+
+!0 = metadata !{ i32 1, metadata !"flag_pic", i32 1 }
+
+!llvm.module.flags = !{!0}
Index: test/Linker/module-flags-pic-1-b.ll
===================================================================
--- /dev/null
+++ test/Linker/module-flags-pic-1-b.ll
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+; RUN: true
Index: test/Linker/module-flags-pic-2-a.ll
===================================================================
--- /dev/null
+++ test/Linker/module-flags-pic-2-a.ll
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+; RUN: llvm-link %s %p/module-flags-pic-2-b.ll -S -o - | FileCheck
+; XFAIL: *
+
+; test linking modules with two different PIC levels
+
+!0 = metadata !{ i32 1, metadata !"flag_pic", i32 1 }
+
+!llvm.module.flags = !{!0}
Index: test/Linker/module-flags-pic-2-b.ll
===================================================================
--- /dev/null
+++ test/Linker/module-flags-pic-2-b.ll
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+; RUN: true
+
+!0 = metadata !{ i32 1, metadata !"flag_pic", i32 2 }
+
+!llvm.module.flags = !{!0}