The #[used] attribute explicitly only requires symbols to be
retained in object files, but allows the linker to drop them
if dead. This corresponds to llvm.compiler.used semantics.
The motivation to change this *now* is that https://reviews.llvm.org/D97448
starts emitting #[used] symbols into unique sections with
SHF_GNU_RETAIN flag. This triggers a bug in some version of gold,
resulting in the ARGV_INIT_ARRAY symbol part of the .init_array
section to be incorrectly placed.
This resolves all the problems we had around "normalizing" the representation of a Scalar in case it carries a Pointer value: we can just use Pointer if we want to have a value taht we are sure is already normalized.
with an eye on merging `TargetOptions` into `Target`.
`TargetOptions` as a separate structure is mostly an implementation detail of `Target` construction, all its fields logically belong to `Target` and available from `Target` through `Deref` impls.
Preparation for a subsequent change that replaces
rustc_target::config::Config with its wrapped Target.
On its own, this commit breaks the build. I don't like making
build-breaking commits, but in this instance I believe that it
makes review easier, as the "real" changes of this PR can be
seen much more easily.
Result of running:
find compiler/ -type f -exec sed -i -e 's/target\.target\([)\.,; ]\)/target\1/g' {} \;
find compiler/ -type f -exec sed -i -e 's/target\.target$/target/g' {} \;
find compiler/ -type f -exec sed -i -e 's/target.ptr_width/target.pointer_width/g' {} \;
./x.py fmt
As a side effect, we now represent most promoteds as `ConstValue::Scalar` again. This is useful because all implict promoteds are just references anyway and most explicit promoteds are numeric arguments to `asm!` or SIMD instructions.
