rust/compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm
bjorn3 f8e9778eb1 Make #[used(linker)] the default on ELF too
#[used] currently is an alias for #[used(linker)] on all platforms
except ELF based ones where it is an alias for #[used(compiler)]. The
latter has surprising behavior and the LLVM LangRef explicitly states
that it "should only be used in rare circumstances, and should not be
exposed to source languages."

The reason #[used] still was an alias to #[used(compiler)] on ELF is
because the gold linker has issues with it. Luckily gold has been
deprecated with GCC 15 and seems to be unable to bootstrap rustc anyway.
As such we shouldn't really care about supporting gold.
2025-06-05 11:35:15 +00:00
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The codegen crate contains the code to convert from MIR into LLVM IR, and then from LLVM IR into machine code. In general it contains code that runs towards the end of the compilation process.

For more information about how codegen works, see the rustc dev guide.