rustc_target: Add a compatibility layer to separate internal and user-facing linker flavors

compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/back/link.rs

@@ -1173,13 +1173,6 @@ pub fn linker_and_flavor(sess: &Session) -> (PathBuf, LinkerFlavor) {
             // only the linker flavor is known; use the default linker for the selected flavor
             (None, Some(flavor)) => Some((
                 PathBuf::from(match flavor {
-                    LinkerFlavor::Em => {
-                        if cfg!(windows) {
-                            "emcc.bat"
-                        } else {
-                            "emcc"
-                        }
-                    }
                     LinkerFlavor::Gcc => {
                         if cfg!(any(target_os = "solaris", target_os = "illumos")) {
                             // On historical Solaris systems, "cc" may have
@@ -1194,11 +1187,17 @@ pub fn linker_and_flavor(sess: &Session) -> (PathBuf, LinkerFlavor) {
                         }
                     }
                     LinkerFlavor::Ld => "ld",
-                    LinkerFlavor::Msvc => "link.exe",
                     LinkerFlavor::Lld(_) => "lld",
-                    LinkerFlavor::PtxLinker => "rust-ptx-linker",
-                    LinkerFlavor::BpfLinker => "bpf-linker",
-                    LinkerFlavor::L4Bender => "l4-bender",
+                    LinkerFlavor::Msvc => "link.exe",
+                    LinkerFlavor::EmCc => {
+                        if cfg!(windows) {
+                            "emcc.bat"
+                        } else {
+                            "emcc"
+                        }
+                    }
+                    LinkerFlavor::Bpf => "bpf-linker",
+                    LinkerFlavor::Ptx => "rust-ptx-linker",
                 }),
                 flavor,
             )),
@@ -1208,7 +1207,7 @@ pub fn linker_and_flavor(sess: &Session) -> (PathBuf, LinkerFlavor) {
                 });
 
                 let flavor = if stem == "emcc" {
-                    LinkerFlavor::Em
+                    LinkerFlavor::EmCc
                 } else if stem == "gcc"
                     || stem.ends_with("-gcc")
                     || stem == "clang"
@@ -1236,7 +1235,8 @@ pub fn linker_and_flavor(sess: &Session) -> (PathBuf, LinkerFlavor) {
 
     // linker and linker flavor specified via command line have precedence over what the target
     // specification specifies
-    if let Some(ret) = infer_from(sess, sess.opts.cg.linker.clone(), sess.opts.cg.linker_flavor) {
+    let linker_flavor = sess.opts.cg.linker_flavor.map(LinkerFlavor::from_cli);
+    if let Some(ret) = infer_from(sess, sess.opts.cg.linker.clone(), linker_flavor) {
         return ret;
     }
 
@@ -2113,11 +2113,11 @@ fn add_order_independent_options(
         });
     }
 
-    if flavor == LinkerFlavor::PtxLinker {
+    if flavor == LinkerFlavor::Ptx {
         // Provide the linker with fallback to internal `target-cpu`.
         cmd.arg("--fallback-arch");
         cmd.arg(&codegen_results.crate_info.target_cpu);
-    } else if flavor == LinkerFlavor::BpfLinker {
+    } else if flavor == LinkerFlavor::Bpf {
         cmd.arg("--cpu");
         cmd.arg(&codegen_results.crate_info.target_cpu);
         cmd.arg("--cpu-features");

compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/back/linker.rs

@@ -126,29 +126,26 @@ pub fn get_linker<'a>(
     // to the linker args construction.
     assert!(cmd.get_args().is_empty() || sess.target.vendor == "uwp");
     match flavor {
-        LinkerFlavor::Lld(LldFlavor::Link) | LinkerFlavor::Msvc => {
-            Box::new(MsvcLinker { cmd, sess }) as Box<dyn Linker>
-        }
-        LinkerFlavor::Em => Box::new(EmLinker { cmd, sess }) as Box<dyn Linker>,
         LinkerFlavor::Gcc => {
             Box::new(GccLinker { cmd, sess, target_cpu, hinted_static: false, is_ld: false })
                 as Box<dyn Linker>
         }
-
+        LinkerFlavor::Ld if sess.target.os == "l4re" => {
+            Box::new(L4Bender::new(cmd, sess)) as Box<dyn Linker>
+        }
         LinkerFlavor::Lld(LldFlavor::Ld)
         | LinkerFlavor::Lld(LldFlavor::Ld64)
         | LinkerFlavor::Ld => {
             Box::new(GccLinker { cmd, sess, target_cpu, hinted_static: false, is_ld: true })
                 as Box<dyn Linker>
         }
-
+        LinkerFlavor::Lld(LldFlavor::Link) | LinkerFlavor::Msvc => {
+            Box::new(MsvcLinker { cmd, sess }) as Box<dyn Linker>
+        }
         LinkerFlavor::Lld(LldFlavor::Wasm) => Box::new(WasmLd::new(cmd, sess)) as Box<dyn Linker>,
-
-        LinkerFlavor::PtxLinker => Box::new(PtxLinker { cmd, sess }) as Box<dyn Linker>,
-
-        LinkerFlavor::BpfLinker => Box::new(BpfLinker { cmd, sess }) as Box<dyn Linker>,
-
-        LinkerFlavor::L4Bender => Box::new(L4Bender::new(cmd, sess)) as Box<dyn Linker>,
+        LinkerFlavor::EmCc => Box::new(EmLinker { cmd, sess }) as Box<dyn Linker>,
+        LinkerFlavor::Bpf => Box::new(BpfLinker { cmd, sess }) as Box<dyn Linker>,
+        LinkerFlavor::Ptx => Box::new(PtxLinker { cmd, sess }) as Box<dyn Linker>,
     }
 }
 

compiler/rustc_interface/src/tests.rs

@@ -21,10 +21,8 @@ use rustc_session::{build_session, getopts, DiagnosticOutput, Session};
 use rustc_span::edition::{Edition, DEFAULT_EDITION};
 use rustc_span::symbol::sym;
 use rustc_span::SourceFileHashAlgorithm;
-use rustc_target::spec::{CodeModel, LinkerFlavor, MergeFunctions, PanicStrategy};
-use rustc_target::spec::{
-    RelocModel, RelroLevel, SanitizerSet, SplitDebuginfo, StackProtector, TlsModel,
-};
+use rustc_target::spec::{CodeModel, LinkerFlavorCli, MergeFunctions, PanicStrategy, RelocModel};
+use rustc_target::spec::{RelroLevel, SanitizerSet, SplitDebuginfo, StackProtector, TlsModel};
 
 use std::collections::{BTreeMap, BTreeSet};
 use std::iter::FromIterator;
@@ -552,7 +550,7 @@ fn test_codegen_options_tracking_hash() {
     untracked!(link_args, vec![String::from("abc"), String::from("def")]);
     untracked!(link_self_contained, Some(true));
     untracked!(linker, Some(PathBuf::from("linker")));
-    untracked!(linker_flavor, Some(LinkerFlavor::Gcc));
+    untracked!(linker_flavor, Some(LinkerFlavorCli::Gcc));
     untracked!(no_stack_check, true);
     untracked!(remark, Passes::Some(vec![String::from("pass1"), String::from("pass2")]));
     untracked!(rpath, true);

compiler/rustc_session/src/config.rs

@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ use rustc_data_structures::fx::{FxHashMap, FxHashSet};
 
 use rustc_data_structures::stable_hasher::ToStableHashKey;
 use rustc_target::abi::{Align, TargetDataLayout};
-use rustc_target::spec::{LinkerFlavor, SplitDebuginfo, Target, TargetTriple, TargetWarnings};
-use rustc_target::spec::{PanicStrategy, SanitizerSet, TARGETS};
+use rustc_target::spec::{PanicStrategy, SanitizerSet, SplitDebuginfo};
+use rustc_target::spec::{Target, TargetTriple, TargetWarnings, TARGETS};
 
 use crate::parse::{CrateCheckConfig, CrateConfig};
 use rustc_feature::UnstableFeatures;
@@ -2379,16 +2379,6 @@ pub fn build_session_options(matches: &getopts::Matches) -> Options {
         }
     }
 
-    if cg.linker_flavor == Some(LinkerFlavor::L4Bender)
-        && !nightly_options::is_unstable_enabled(matches)
-    {
-        early_error(
-            error_format,
-            "`l4-bender` linker flavor is unstable, `-Z unstable-options` \
-             flag must also be passed to explicitly use it",
-        );
-    }
-
     let prints = collect_print_requests(&mut cg, &mut unstable_opts, matches, error_format);
 
     let cg = cg;

compiler/rustc_session/src/options.rs

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use crate::lint;
 use crate::search_paths::SearchPath;
 use crate::utils::NativeLib;
 use rustc_errors::LanguageIdentifier;
-use rustc_target::spec::{CodeModel, LinkerFlavor, MergeFunctions, PanicStrategy, SanitizerSet};
+use rustc_target::spec::{CodeModel, LinkerFlavorCli, MergeFunctions, PanicStrategy, SanitizerSet};
 use rustc_target::spec::{
     RelocModel, RelroLevel, SplitDebuginfo, StackProtector, TargetTriple, TlsModel,
 };
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ mod desc {
         "either a boolean (`yes`, `no`, `on`, `off`, etc), `checks`, or `nochecks`";
     pub const parse_cfprotection: &str = "`none`|`no`|`n` (default), `branch`, `return`, or `full`|`yes`|`y` (equivalent to `branch` and `return`)";
     pub const parse_strip: &str = "either `none`, `debuginfo`, or `symbols`";
-    pub const parse_linker_flavor: &str = ::rustc_target::spec::LinkerFlavor::one_of();
+    pub const parse_linker_flavor: &str = ::rustc_target::spec::LinkerFlavorCli::one_of();
     pub const parse_optimization_fuel: &str = "crate=integer";
     pub const parse_mir_spanview: &str = "`statement` (default), `terminator`, or `block`";
     pub const parse_instrument_coverage: &str =
@@ -763,8 +763,8 @@ mod parse {
         true
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn parse_linker_flavor(slot: &mut Option<LinkerFlavor>, v: Option<&str>) -> bool {
-        match v.and_then(LinkerFlavor::from_str) {
+    pub(crate) fn parse_linker_flavor(slot: &mut Option<LinkerFlavorCli>, v: Option<&str>) -> bool {
+        match v.and_then(LinkerFlavorCli::from_str) {
             Some(lf) => *slot = Some(lf),
             _ => return false,
         }
@@ -1139,7 +1139,7 @@ options! {
         on C toolchain installed in the system"),
     linker: Option<PathBuf> = (None, parse_opt_pathbuf, [UNTRACKED],
         "system linker to link outputs with"),
-    linker_flavor: Option<LinkerFlavor> = (None, parse_linker_flavor, [UNTRACKED],
+    linker_flavor: Option<LinkerFlavorCli> = (None, parse_linker_flavor, [UNTRACKED],
         "linker flavor"),
     linker_plugin_lto: LinkerPluginLto = (LinkerPluginLto::Disabled,
         parse_linker_plugin_lto, [TRACKED],

compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/asmjs_unknown_emscripten.rs

@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@ use super::{wasm32_unknown_emscripten, LinkerFlavor, Target};
 
 pub fn target() -> Target {
     let mut target = wasm32_unknown_emscripten::target();
-    target.add_post_link_args(LinkerFlavor::Em, &["-sWASM=0", "--memory-init-file", "0"]);
+    target.add_post_link_args(LinkerFlavor::EmCc, &["-sWASM=0", "--memory-init-file", "0"]);
     target
 }

compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/bpf_base.rs

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ pub fn opts(endian: Endian) -> TargetOptions {
     TargetOptions {
         allow_asm: true,
         endian,
-        linker_flavor: LinkerFlavor::BpfLinker,
+        linker_flavor: LinkerFlavor::Bpf,
         atomic_cas: false,
         dynamic_linking: true,
         no_builtins: true,

compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/l4re_base.rs

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ pub fn opts() -> TargetOptions {
     TargetOptions {
         os: "l4re".into(),
         env: "uclibc".into(),
-        linker_flavor: LinkerFlavor::L4Bender,
+        linker_flavor: LinkerFlavor::Ld,
         panic_strategy: PanicStrategy::Abort,
         linker: Some("l4-bender".into()),
         linker_is_gnu: false,