https://github.com/kevinlzh1108 created 
https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/pull/181482

…lability attributes

Decl::isWeakImported() only checked attributes on getMostRecentDecl(), which 
missed availability attributes on earlier declarations in the redeclaration 
chain. This caused incorrect strong linking when a forward declaration (@class) 
without availability attributes became the most recent declaration, shadowing 
the original @interface declaration that carried the 
availability(ios,introduced=14.0) attribute.

This is particularly problematic with Clang Modules and Precompiled Headers 
(PCH), where module deserialization order can cause a forward declaration from 
one module (e.g., UIKit's @class UTType) to become the most recent declaration, 
even though the original @interface declaration (in UniformTypeIdentifiers) has 
the availability attribute.

The fix changes isWeakImported() to iterate over all redeclarations using 
redecls(), consistent with how Decl::isReferenced() already traverses the 
redeclaration chain in the same file.

Fixes a bug where apps targeting iOS < 14.0 would strongly link 
UniformTypeIdentifiers symbols instead of weak-linking them, causing crashes on 
older iOS versions.

>From 7f9f455552f801a11033371e8d0acbca07e52273 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: kevinlzh1108 <[email protected]>
Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2026 22:41:32 +0800
Subject: [PATCH] [Clang] Fix isWeakImported() to traverse redeclaration chain
 for availability attributes

Decl::isWeakImported() only checked attributes on getMostRecentDecl(),
which missed availability attributes on earlier declarations in the
redeclaration chain. This caused incorrect strong linking when a forward
declaration (@class) without availability attributes became the most
recent declaration, shadowing the original @interface declaration that
carried the availability(ios,introduced=14.0) attribute.

This is particularly problematic with Clang Modules and Precompiled
Headers (PCH), where module deserialization order can cause a forward
declaration from one module (e.g., UIKit's @class UTType) to become
the most recent declaration, even though the original @interface
declaration (in UniformTypeIdentifiers) has the availability attribute.

The fix changes isWeakImported() to iterate over all redeclarations
using redecls(), consistent with how Decl::isReferenced() already
traverses the redeclaration chain in the same file.

Fixes a bug where apps targeting iOS < 14.0 would strongly link
UniformTypeIdentifiers symbols instead of weak-linking them, causing
crashes on older iOS versions.
---
 clang/lib/AST/DeclBase.cpp                    | 18 ++++---
 .../attr-availability-redecl-weak.m           | 47 +++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 58 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 clang/test/CodeGenObjC/attr-availability-redecl-weak.m

diff --git a/clang/lib/AST/DeclBase.cpp b/clang/lib/AST/DeclBase.cpp
index 0a1e442656c35..0c122f808dea4 100644
--- a/clang/lib/AST/DeclBase.cpp
+++ b/clang/lib/AST/DeclBase.cpp
@@ -872,14 +872,18 @@ bool Decl::isWeakImported() const {
   if (!canBeWeakImported(IsDefinition))
     return false;
 
-  for (const auto *A : getMostRecentDecl()->attrs()) {
-    if (isa<WeakImportAttr>(A))
-      return true;
-
-    if (const auto *Availability = dyn_cast<AvailabilityAttr>(A)) {
-      if (CheckAvailability(getASTContext(), Availability, nullptr,
-                            VersionTuple()) == AR_NotYetIntroduced)
+  // Traverse the entire redeclaration chain, since availability attributes
+  // may not be present on the most recent declaration (e.g., a @class forward
+  // declaration may lack the availability attribute from the @interface).
+  for (const auto *D : redecls()) {
+    for (const auto *A : D->attrs()) {
+      if (isa<WeakImportAttr>(A))
         return true;
+
+      if (const auto *Availability = dyn_cast<AvailabilityAttr>(A))
+        if (CheckAvailability(getASTContext(), Availability, nullptr,
+                              VersionTuple()) == AR_NotYetIntroduced)
+          return true;
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/clang/test/CodeGenObjC/attr-availability-redecl-weak.m 
b/clang/test/CodeGenObjC/attr-availability-redecl-weak.m
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..e1000e66a6042
--- /dev/null
+++ b/clang/test/CodeGenObjC/attr-availability-redecl-weak.m
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+// RUN: %clang_cc1 -triple arm64-apple-ios12.0 -emit-llvm -o - %s | FileCheck 
%s
+
+// Test that isWeakImported() correctly traverses the redeclaration chain
+// to find availability attributes, even when a forward declaration (@class)
+// without availability attributes becomes the most recent declaration.
+
+// Case 1: @interface (with availability) first, then @class (without 
availability).
+// The @class becomes getMostRecentDecl(). Without the fix, isWeakImported()
+// would only check the @class's attributes and miss the availability 
attribute,
+// resulting in strong linkage instead of extern_weak.
+
+__attribute__((availability(ios,introduced=14.0)))
+@interface WeakRedecl1
+@end
+
+@class WeakRedecl1;
+
+@implementation WeakRedecl1 (TestCategory1)
+@end
+
+// CHECK: @"OBJC_CLASS_$_WeakRedecl1" = extern_weak global
+
+// Case 2: @class first, then @interface (with availability).
+// This order already worked before the fix because @interface becomes
+// getMostRecentDecl() and carries the availability attribute.
+// We test it here to ensure the fix doesn't regress this case.
+
+@class WeakRedecl2;
+
+__attribute__((availability(ios,introduced=14.0)))
+@interface WeakRedecl2
+@end
+
+@implementation WeakRedecl2 (TestCategory2)
+@end
+
+// CHECK: @"OBJC_CLASS_$_WeakRedecl2" = extern_weak global
+
+// Case 3: Single declaration with availability (baseline, no redeclaration).
+__attribute__((availability(ios,introduced=14.0)))
+@interface WeakSingle
+@end
+
+@implementation WeakSingle (TestCategory3)
+@end
+
+// CHECK: @"OBJC_CLASS_$_WeakSingle" = extern_weak global

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