Rollup merge of #76832 - khyperia:backend_target_override, r=eddyb

Let backends define custom targets

Add a target_override hook that takes priority over builtin targets.

1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/traits/backend.rs b/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/traits/backend.rs
index 3522ea01153..90520f77e3c 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/traits/backend.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/traits/backend.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ use rustc_session::{
 };
 use rustc_span::symbol::Symbol;
 use rustc_target::abi::LayoutOf;
+use rustc_target::spec::Target;
 
 pub use rustc_data_structures::sync::MetadataRef;
 
@@ -54,6 +55,12 @@ pub trait CodegenBackend {
     fn print_passes(&self) {}
     fn print_version(&self) {}
 
+    /// If this plugin provides additional builtin targets, provide the one enabled by the options here.
+    /// Be careful: this is called *before* init() is called.
+    fn target_override(&self, _opts: &config::Options) -> Option<Target> {
+        None
+    }
+
     fn metadata_loader(&self) -> Box<MetadataLoaderDyn>;
     fn provide(&self, _providers: &mut Providers);
     fn provide_extern(&self, _providers: &mut Providers);