[llvm-dev] lld: Merging Symbol and SymbolBody

[Rui Ueyama via llvm-dev]

I created this patch https://reviews.llvm.org/D39406 to merge them. It
isn't as worrisome as I originally thought. I think it's rather small and
mechanical change.

On Sat, Oct 28, 2017 at 4:07 PM, Rui Ueyama <ruiu at google.com> wrote:

> Hi guys,
>
> I'm planning to merge Symbol and SymbolBody into one unified class, Symbol
> in lld. That would be a pretty much mechanical change, but because symbols
> are used everywhere, the patch would be a large one.
>
> This mail is to heads-up, and if you have any concern, please let me know.
>
> Background:
>
> Symbol and SymbolBody are defined as separate classes for a historical
> reason. Symbol used to be a pointer to SymbolBody, and the relationship
> between Symbol and SymbolBody was 1:n. However, because Peter made a change
> to allocate them next to each other, the relationship is now 1:1. So,
> there's no reason to keep them separated anymore. Unifying them simplifies
> the relationships between symbol classes.
>
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