This is controlled by a new isWholeModule() attribute in SILModule.
It gives about 9% code size reduction on the benchmark executables.
For test-suite reasons it is currently not done for the stdlib.
Swift SVN r22491
Now the SILLinkage for functions and global variables is according to the swift visibility (private, internal or public).
In addition, the fact whether a function or global variable is considered as fragile, is kept in a separate flag at SIL level.
Previously the linkage was used for this (e.g. no inlining of less visible functions to more visible functions). But it had no effect,
because everything was public anyway.
For now this isFragile-flag is set for public transparent functions and for everything if a module is compiled with -sil-serialize-all,
i.e. for the stdlib.
For details see <rdar://problem/18201785> Set SILLinkage correctly and better handling of fragile functions.
The benefits of this change are:
*) Enable to eliminate unused private and internal functions
*) It should be possible now to use private in the stdlib
*) The symbol linkage is as one would expect (previously almost all symbols were public).
More details:
Specializations from fragile functions (e.g. from the stdlib) now get linkonce_odr,default
linkage instead of linkonce_odr,hidden, i.e. they have public visibility.
The reason is: if such a function is called from another fragile function (in the same module),
then it has to be visible from a third module, in case the fragile caller is inlined but not
the specialized function.
I had to update lots of test files, because many CHECK-LABEL lines include the linkage, which has changed.
The -sil-serialize-all option is now handled at SILGen and not at the Serializer.
This means that test files in sil format which are compiled with -sil-serialize-all
must have the [fragile] attribute set for all functions and globals.
The -disable-access-control option doesn't help anymore if the accessed module is not compiled
with -sil-serialize-all, because the linker will complain about unresolved symbols.
A final note: I tried to consider all the implications of this change, but it's not a low-risk change.
If you have any comments, please let me know.
Swift SVN r22215
*NOTE* This linkage is different from {Public,Hidden}External in that it has no
extra semantic meaning beyond shared.
The use of this linkage is to ensure that we do not serialize deserialized
shared functions. Those shared functions can always be re-deserialized from the
original module. This prevents a whole class of bugs related to the
creation of module cross references since all references to the shared
item go straight to the original module.
<rdar://problem/17772847>
Swift SVN r20375
We now enforce via an assert that each witness table is unique and that
every protocol conformance that is referenceable from SIL must have a
witness table matched to it.
Also, I taught the linker that it should deserialize witness tables for
InitExistentialRefInst instructions, something that was missed before.
Swift SVN r17283
*NOTE* This is only to keep any less visible items from being exposed by
the inliner. Whether or not the callee has the proper linkage is for the
frontend/etc to ascertain.
Swift SVN r14824
In general, this forces SILGen and IRGen code that's grabbing
a declaration to state whether it's doing so to define it.
Change SIL serialization to serialize the linkage of functions
and global variables, which means also serializing declarations.
Change the deserializer to use this stored linkage, even when
only deserializing a declaration, and to call a callback to
inform the client that it has deserialized a new entity.
Take advantage of that callback in the linking pass to alter
the deserialized linkage as appropriate for the fact that we
imported the declaration. This computation should really take
advantage of the relationship between modules, but currently
it does not.
Swift SVN r12090
