[PATCH] D62725: [ELF] Replace a dead test in getSymVA() with assert()

[Fangrui Song via Phabricator via llvm-commits]

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Symbols relative to discarded comdat sections are Undefined instead of
Defined now (after D59649 <https://reviews.llvm.org/D59649> and D61583 <https://reviews.llvm.org/D61583>). The == &InputSection::Discarded
test is now dead. I cannot find a test related to this behavior.


Repository:
  rLLD LLVM Linker

https://reviews.llvm.org/D62725

Files:
  ELF/Symbols.cpp


Index: ELF/Symbols.cpp
===================================================================
--- ELF/Symbols.cpp
+++ ELF/Symbols.cpp
@@ -47,17 +47,11 @@
     auto &D = cast<Defined>(Sym);
     SectionBase *IS = D.Section;
 
-    // According to the ELF spec reference to a local symbol from outside
-    // the group are not allowed. Unfortunately .eh_frame breaks that rule
-    // and must be treated specially. For now we just replace the symbol with
-    // 0.
-    if (IS == &InputSection::Discarded)
-      return 0;
-
     // This is an absolute symbol.
     if (!IS)
       return D.Value;
 
+    assert(IS != &InputSection::Discarded);
     IS = IS->Repl;
 
     uint64_t Offset = D.Value;


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