+ /// mayBeOverridden - Whether the definition of this global may be replaced
+ /// by something non-equivalent at link time. For example, if a function has
+ /// weak linkage then the code defining it may be replaced by different code.
+ bool mayBeOverridden() const {
+ return (Linkage == WeakAnyLinkage ||
+ Linkage == LinkOnceAnyLinkage ||
+ Linkage == CommonLinkage ||
+ Linkage == ExternalWeakLinkage);
+ }
+
+ /// isWeakForLinker - Whether the definition of this global may be replaced at
+ /// link time.
+ bool isWeakForLinker() const {
+ return (Linkage == AvailableExternallyLinkage ||
+ Linkage == WeakAnyLinkage ||
+ Linkage == WeakODRLinkage ||
+ Linkage == LinkOnceAnyLinkage ||
+ Linkage == LinkOnceODRLinkage ||
+ Linkage == CommonLinkage ||
+ Linkage == ExternalWeakLinkage);
+ }
+
+ /// copyAttributesFrom - copy all additional attributes (those not needed to
+ /// create a GlobalValue) from the GlobalValue Src to this one.
+ virtual void copyAttributesFrom(const GlobalValue *Src);
+
+ /// hasNotBeenReadFromBitcode - If a module provider is being used to lazily
+ /// stream in functions from disk, this method can be used to check to see if
+ /// the function has been read in yet or not. Unless you are working on the
+ /// JIT or something else that streams stuff in lazily, you don't need to
+ /// worry about this.
+ bool hasNotBeenReadFromBitcode() const { return Linkage == GhostLinkage; }
+
+ /// Override from Constant class. No GlobalValue's are null values so this
+ /// always returns false.
+ virtual bool isNullValue() const { return false; }
+
+ /// Override from Constant class.
+ virtual void destroyConstant();
+
+ /// isDeclaration - Return true if the primary definition of this global
+ /// value is outside of the current translation unit...
+ virtual bool isDeclaration() const = 0;
+
+ /// removeFromParent - This method unlinks 'this' from the containing module,
+ /// but does not delete it.
+ virtual void removeFromParent() = 0;
+
+ /// eraseFromParent - This method unlinks 'this' from the containing module
+ /// and deletes it.
+ virtual void eraseFromParent() = 0;