Introduce new linkage types linkonce_odr, weak_odr, common_odr

and extern_weak_odr.  These are the same as the non-odr versions,
except that they indicate that the global will only be overridden
by an *equivalent* global.  In C, a function with weak linkage can
be overridden by a function which behaves completely differently.
This means that IP passes have to skip weak functions, since any
deductions made from the function definition might be wrong, since
the definition could be replaced by something completely different
at link time.   This is not allowed in C++, thanks to the ODR
(One-Definition-Rule): if a function is replaced by another at
link-time, then the new function must be the same as the original
function.  If a language knows that a function or other global can
only be overridden by an equivalent global, it can give it the
weak_odr linkage type, and the optimizers will understand that it
is alright to make deductions based on the function body.  The
code generators on the other hand map weak and weak_odr linkage
to the same thing.


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@@ -545,11 +545,26 @@ All Global Variables and Functions have one of the following types of linkage:
</dd>
<dt><tt><b><a name="linkage_externweak">extern_weak</a></b></tt>: </dt>
<dd>The semantics of this linkage follow the ELF object file model: the
symbol is weak until linked, if not linked, the symbol becomes null instead
of being an undefined reference.
</dd>
<dt><tt><b><a name="linkage_linkonce">linkonce_odr</a></b></tt>: </dt>
<dt><tt><b><a name="linkage_common">common_odr</a></b></tt>: </dt>
<dt><tt><b><a name="linkage_weak">weak_odr</a></b></tt>: </dt>
<dt><tt><b><a name="linkage_externweak">extern_weak_odr</a></b></tt>: </dt>
<dd>Some languages allow inequivalent globals to be merged, such as two
functions with different semantics. Other languages, such as <tt>C++</tt>,
ensure that only equivalent globals are ever merged (the "one definition
rule" - <tt>odr</tt>). Such languages can use the <tt>linkonce_odr</tt>,
<tt>common_odr</tt>, <tt>weak_odr</tt> and <tt>extern_weak_odr</tt> linkage
types to indicate that the global will only be merged with equivalent
globals. These linkage types are otherwise the same as their
non-<tt>odr</tt> versions.
</dd>
<dt><tt><b><a name="linkage_external">externally visible</a></b></tt>:</dt>
<dd>If none of the above identifiers are used, the global is externally
@@ -592,9 +607,9 @@ external (i.e., lacking any linkage declarations), they are accessible
outside of the current module.</p>
<p>It is illegal for a function <i>declaration</i>
to have any linkage type other than "externally visible", <tt>dllimport</tt>,
or <tt>extern_weak</tt>.</p>
<p>Aliases can have only <tt>external</tt>, <tt>internal</tt> and <tt>weak</tt>
linkages.</p>
<tt>extern_weak</tt> or <tt>extern_weak_odr</tt>.</p>
<p>Aliases can have only <tt>external</tt>, <tt>internal</tt>, <tt>weak</tt>
or <tt>weak_odr</tt> linkages.</p>
</div>
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@@ -3322,11 +3322,12 @@ never change at runtime).</p>
<p>Create a new global variable of the specified type. If
<tt>isConstant</tt> is true then the global variable will be marked as
unchanging for the program. The Linkage parameter specifies the type of
linkage (internal, external, weak, linkonce, appending) for the variable. If
the linkage is InternalLinkage, WeakLinkage, or LinkOnceLinkage,&nbsp; then
the resultant global variable will have internal linkage. AppendingLinkage
concatenates together all instances (in different translation units) of the
variable into a single variable but is only applicable to arrays. &nbsp;See
linkage (internal, external, weak, linkonce, appending) for the variable.
If the linkage is InternalLinkage, WeakAnyLinkage, WeakODRLinkage,
LinkOnceAnyLinkage or LinkOnceODRLinkage,&nbsp; then the resultant
global variable will have internal linkage. AppendingLinkage concatenates
together all instances (in different translation units) of the variable
into a single variable but is only applicable to arrays. &nbsp;See
the <a href="LangRef.html#modulestructure">LLVM Language Reference</a> for
further details on linkage types. Optionally an initializer, a name, and the
module to put the variable into may be specified for the global variable as