1 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/CodeGen/CodeGenModule.cpp b/lib/CodeGen/CodeGenModule.cpp
index 0b03a3c4b6..b3b05199a5 100644
--- a/lib/CodeGen/CodeGenModule.cpp
+++ b/lib/CodeGen/CodeGenModule.cpp
@@ -1900,7 +1900,13 @@ CodeGenModule::GetLLVMLinkageVarDefinition(const VarDecl *D,
     return llvm::Function::DLLImportLinkage;
   else if (D->hasAttr<DLLExportAttr>())
     return llvm::Function::DLLExportLinkage;
-  else if (D->hasAttr<WeakAttr>()) {
+  else if (D->hasAttr<SelectAnyAttr>()) {
+    // selectany symbols are externally visible, so use weak instead of
+    // linkonce.  MSVC optimizes away references to const selectany globals, so
+    // all definitions should be the same and ODR linkage should be used.
+    // http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/5tkz6s71.aspx
+    return llvm::GlobalVariable::WeakODRLinkage;
+  } else if (D->hasAttr<WeakAttr>()) {
     if (GV->isConstant())
       return llvm::GlobalVariable::WeakODRLinkage;
     else