[llvm] [DirectX] Add GlobalDCE pass after finalize linkage pass in DirectX backend (PR #151071)

[Chris B via llvm-commits]

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@@ -20,13 +20,13 @@ using namespace llvm;
 static bool finalizeLinkage(Module &M) {
   bool MadeChange = false;
 
-  // Convert private global variables to internal linkage.
-  for (GlobalVariable &GV : M.globals()) {
-    if (GV.hasPrivateLinkage()) {
+  // Convert private globals and external globals with no usage to internal
+  // linkage.
+  for (GlobalVariable &GV : M.globals())
+    if (GV.hasPrivateLinkage() || (GV.hasExternalLinkage() && GV.use_empty())) {
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llvm-beanz wrote:

We need to special case global constructors for library shaders. That's not optional.

https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/pull/151071