diff --git a/src/llvm_backend.cpp b/src/llvm_backend.cpp
index 396b94f98..ee0ea7567 100644
--- a/src/llvm_backend.cpp
+++ b/src/llvm_backend.cpp
@@ -2056,8 +2056,8 @@ gb_internal lbProcedure *lb_create_main_procedure(lbModule *m, lbProcedure *star
 			if (testing_proc->pkg != nullptr) {
 				pkg_name = testing_proc->pkg->name;
 			}
-			lbValue v_pkg  = lb_find_or_add_entity_string(m, pkg_name);
-			lbValue v_name = lb_find_or_add_entity_string(m, name);
+			lbValue v_pkg  = lb_find_or_add_entity_string(m, pkg_name, false);
+			lbValue v_name = lb_find_or_add_entity_string(m, name,     false);
 			lbValue v_proc = lb_find_procedure_value_from_entity(m, testing_proc);
 
 			indices[1] = LLVMConstInt(lb_type(m, t_int), testing_proc_index++, false);
@@ -2565,12 +2565,16 @@ gb_internal bool lb_generate_code(lbGenerator *gen) {
 			if (!is_type_any(e->type) && !is_type_union(e->type)) {
 				if (tav.mode != Addressing_Invalid) {
 					if (tav.value.kind != ExactValue_Invalid) {
-						bool is_rodata = e->kind == Entity_Variable && e->Variable.is_rodata;
+						auto cc = LB_CONST_CONTEXT_DEFAULT;
+						cc.is_rodata = e->kind == Entity_Variable && e->Variable.is_rodata;
+						cc.allow_local = false;
+						cc.link_section = e->Variable.link_section;
+
 						ExactValue v = tav.value;
-						lbValue init = lb_const_value(m, tav.type, v, false, is_rodata);
+						lbValue init = lb_const_value(m, tav.type, v, cc);
 						LLVMSetInitializer(g.value, init.value);
 						var.is_initialized = true;
-						if (is_rodata) {
+						if (cc.is_rodata) {
 							LLVMSetGlobalConstant(g.value, true);
 						}
 					}
@@ -2585,6 +2589,11 @@ gb_internal bool lb_generate_code(lbGenerator *gen) {
 		} else if (e->kind == Entity_Variable && e->Variable.is_rodata) {
 			LLVMSetGlobalConstant(g.value, true);
 		}
+
+		if (e->flags & EntityFlag_Require) {
+			lb_append_to_compiler_used(m, g.value);
+		}
+
 		array_add(&global_variables, var);
 
 		lb_add_entity(m, e, g);
diff --git a/src/llvm_backend.hpp b/src/llvm_backend.hpp
index 3e01ada5f..6177fcf6e 100644
--- a/src/llvm_backend.hpp
+++ b/src/llvm_backend.hpp
@@ -415,9 +415,19 @@ gb_internal LLVMTypeRef llvm_get_element_type(LLVMTypeRef type);
 
 gb_internal lbBlock *lb_create_block(lbProcedure *p, char const *name, bool append=false);
 
+struct lbConstContext {
+	bool   allow_local;
+	bool   is_rodata;
+	String link_section;
+};
+
+static lbConstContext const LB_CONST_CONTEXT_DEFAULT = {true, false, {}};
+static lbConstContext const LB_CONST_CONTEXT_DEFAULT_ALLOW_LOCAL = {true, false, {}};
+static lbConstContext const LB_CONST_CONTEXT_DEFAULT_NO_LOCAL = {false, false, {}};
+
 gb_internal lbValue lb_const_nil(lbModule *m, Type *type);
 gb_internal lbValue lb_const_undef(lbModule *m, Type *type);
-gb_internal lbValue lb_const_value(lbModule *m, Type *type, ExactValue value, bool allow_local=true, bool is_rodata=false);
+gb_internal lbValue lb_const_value(lbModule *m, Type *type, ExactValue value, lbConstContext cc = LB_CONST_CONTEXT_DEFAULT);
 gb_internal lbValue lb_const_bool(lbModule *m, Type *type, bool value);
 gb_internal lbValue lb_const_int(lbModule *m, Type *type, u64 value);
 
@@ -514,7 +524,7 @@ gb_internal void lb_fill_slice(lbProcedure *p, lbAddr const &slice, lbValue base
 
 gb_internal lbValue lb_type_info(lbProcedure *p, Type *type);
 
-gb_internal lbValue lb_find_or_add_entity_string(lbModule *m, String const &str);
+gb_internal lbValue lb_find_or_add_entity_string(lbModule *m, String const &str, bool custom_link_section);
 gb_internal lbValue lb_generate_anonymous_proc_lit(lbModule *m, String const &prefix_name, Ast *expr, lbProcedure *parent = nullptr);
 
 gb_internal bool lb_is_const(lbValue value);
diff --git a/src/llvm_backend_const.cpp b/src/llvm_backend_const.cpp
index 9401e4d55..dada2cff5 100644
--- a/src/llvm_backend_const.cpp
+++ b/src/llvm_backend_const.cpp
@@ -301,10 +301,10 @@ gb_internal lbValue lb_const_source_code_location_const(lbModule *m, String cons
 	}
 
 	LLVMValueRef fields[4] = {};
-	fields[0]/*file*/      = lb_find_or_add_entity_string(m, file).value;
+	fields[0]/*file*/      = lb_find_or_add_entity_string(m, file, false).value;
 	fields[1]/*line*/      = lb_const_int(m, t_i32, line).value;
 	fields[2]/*column*/    = lb_const_int(m, t_i32, column).value;
-	fields[3]/*procedure*/ = lb_find_or_add_entity_string(m, procedure).value;
+	fields[3]/*procedure*/ = lb_find_or_add_entity_string(m, procedure, false).value;
 
 	lbValue res = {};
 	res.value = llvm_const_named_struct(m, t_source_code_location, fields, gb_count_of(fields));
@@ -391,12 +391,12 @@ gb_internal lbValue lb_emit_source_code_location_as_global(lbProcedure *p, Ast *
 
 
 
-gb_internal LLVMValueRef lb_build_constant_array_values(lbModule *m, Type *type, Type *elem_type, isize count, LLVMValueRef *values, bool allow_local, bool is_rodata) {
-	if (allow_local) {
-		is_rodata = false;
+gb_internal LLVMValueRef lb_build_constant_array_values(lbModule *m, Type *type, Type *elem_type, isize count, LLVMValueRef *values, lbConstContext cc) {
+	if (cc.allow_local) {
+		cc.is_rodata = false;
 	}
 
-	bool is_local = allow_local && m->curr_procedure != nullptr;
+	bool is_local = cc.allow_local && m->curr_procedure != nullptr;
 	bool is_const = true;
 	if (is_local) {
 		for (isize i = 0; i < count; i++) {
@@ -500,9 +500,9 @@ gb_internal bool lb_is_nested_possibly_constant(Type *ft, Selection const &sel,
 	return lb_is_elem_const(elem, ft);
 }
 
-gb_internal lbValue lb_const_value(lbModule *m, Type *type, ExactValue value, bool allow_local, bool is_rodata) {
-	if (allow_local) {
-		is_rodata = false;
+gb_internal lbValue lb_const_value(lbModule *m, Type *type, ExactValue value, lbConstContext cc) {
+	if (cc.allow_local) {
+		cc.is_rodata = false;
 	}
 
 	LLVMContextRef ctx = m->ctx;
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ gb_internal lbValue lb_const_value(lbModule *m, Type *type, ExactValue value, bo
 		return res;
 	}
 
-	bool is_local = allow_local && m->curr_procedure != nullptr;
+	bool is_local = cc.allow_local && m->curr_procedure != nullptr;
 
 	// GB_ASSERT_MSG(is_type_typed(type), "%s", type_to_string(type));
 
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ gb_internal lbValue lb_const_value(lbModule *m, Type *type, ExactValue value, bo
 			count = gb_max(cast(isize)cl->max_count, count);
 			Type *elem = base_type(type)->Slice.elem;
 			Type *t = alloc_type_array(elem, count);
-			lbValue backing_array = lb_const_value(m, t, value, allow_local, is_rodata);
+			lbValue backing_array = lb_const_value(m, t, value, cc);
 
 			LLVMValueRef array_data = nullptr;
 
@@ -599,7 +599,10 @@ gb_internal lbValue lb_const_value(lbModule *m, Type *type, ExactValue value, bo
 				array_data = LLVMAddGlobal(m->mod, lb_type(m, t), str);
 				LLVMSetInitializer(array_data, backing_array.value);
 
-				if (is_rodata) {
+				if (cc.link_section.len > 0) {
+					LLVMSetSection(array_data, alloc_cstring(permanent_allocator(), cc.link_section));
+				}
+				if (cc.is_rodata) {
 					LLVMSetGlobalConstant(array_data, true);
 				}
 
@@ -650,7 +653,7 @@ gb_internal lbValue lb_const_value(lbModule *m, Type *type, ExactValue value, bo
 		}
 		// NOTE(bill, 2021-10-07): Allow for array programming value constants
 		Type *core_elem = core_array_type(type);
-		return lb_const_value(m, core_elem, value, allow_local, is_rodata);
+		return lb_const_value(m, core_elem, value, cc);
 	} else if (is_type_u8_array(type) && value.kind == ExactValue_String) {
 		GB_ASSERT(type->Array.count == value.value_string.len);
 		LLVMValueRef data = LLVMConstStringInContext(ctx,
@@ -668,7 +671,7 @@ gb_internal lbValue lb_const_value(lbModule *m, Type *type, ExactValue value, bo
 		Type *elem = type->Array.elem;
 
 
-		lbValue single_elem = lb_const_value(m, elem, value, allow_local, is_rodata);
+		lbValue single_elem = lb_const_value(m, elem, value, cc);
 
 		LLVMValueRef *elems = gb_alloc_array(permanent_allocator(), LLVMValueRef, cast(isize)count);
 		for (i64 i = 0; i < count; i++) {
@@ -686,7 +689,7 @@ gb_internal lbValue lb_const_value(lbModule *m, Type *type, ExactValue value, bo
 		
 		Type *elem = type->Matrix.elem;
 		
-		lbValue single_elem = lb_const_value(m, elem, value, allow_local, is_rodata);
+		lbValue single_elem = lb_const_value(m, elem, value, cc);
 		single_elem.value = llvm_const_cast(single_elem.value, lb_type(m, elem));
 				
 		i64 total_elem_count = matrix_type_total_internal_elems(type);
@@ -708,7 +711,7 @@ gb_internal lbValue lb_const_value(lbModule *m, Type *type, ExactValue value, bo
 		i64 count = type->SimdVector.count;
 		Type *elem = type->SimdVector.elem;
 
-		lbValue single_elem = lb_const_value(m, elem, value, allow_local, is_rodata);
+		lbValue single_elem = lb_const_value(m, elem, value, cc);
 		single_elem.value = llvm_const_cast(single_elem.value, lb_type(m, elem));
 
 		LLVMValueRef *elems = gb_alloc_array(permanent_allocator(), LLVMValueRef, count);
@@ -729,9 +732,16 @@ gb_internal lbValue lb_const_value(lbModule *m, Type *type, ExactValue value, bo
 		return res;
 	case ExactValue_String:
 		{
-			LLVMValueRef ptr = lb_find_or_add_entity_string_ptr(m, value.value_string);
+			bool custom_link_section = cc.link_section.len > 0;
+
+			LLVMValueRef ptr = lb_find_or_add_entity_string_ptr(m, value.value_string, custom_link_section);
 			lbValue res = {};
 			res.type = default_type(original_type);
+
+			if (custom_link_section) {
+				LLVMSetSection(ptr, alloc_cstring(permanent_allocator(), cc.link_section));
+			}
+
 			if (is_type_cstring(res.type)) {
 				res.value = ptr;
 			} else {
@@ -837,7 +847,7 @@ gb_internal lbValue lb_const_value(lbModule *m, Type *type, ExactValue value, bo
 
 	case ExactValue_Compound:
 		if (is_type_slice(type)) {
-			return lb_const_value(m, type, value, allow_local, is_rodata);
+			return lb_const_value(m, type, value, cc);
 		} else if (is_type_array(type)) {
 			ast_node(cl, CompoundLit, value.value_compound);
 			Type *elem_type = type->Array.elem;
@@ -871,7 +881,7 @@ gb_internal lbValue lb_const_value(lbModule *m, Type *type, ExactValue value, bo
 							}
 							if (lo == i) {
 								TypeAndValue tav = fv->value->tav;
-								LLVMValueRef val = lb_const_value(m, elem_type, tav.value, allow_local, is_rodata).value;
+								LLVMValueRef val = lb_const_value(m, elem_type, tav.value, cc).value;
 								for (i64 k = lo; k < hi; k++) {
 									values[value_index++] = val;
 								}
@@ -886,7 +896,7 @@ gb_internal lbValue lb_const_value(lbModule *m, Type *type, ExactValue value, bo
 							i64 index = exact_value_to_i64(index_tav.value);
 							if (index == i) {
 								TypeAndValue tav = fv->value->tav;
-								LLVMValueRef val = lb_const_value(m, elem_type, tav.value, allow_local, is_rodata).value;
+								LLVMValueRef val = lb_const_value(m, elem_type, tav.value, cc).value;
 								values[value_index++] = val;
 								found = true;
 								break;
@@ -899,7 +909,7 @@ gb_internal lbValue lb_const_value(lbModule *m, Type *type, ExactValue value, bo
 					}
 				}
 
-				res.value = lb_build_constant_array_values(m, type, elem_type, cast(isize)type->Array.count, values, allow_local, is_rodata);
+				res.value = lb_build_constant_array_values(m, type, elem_type, cast(isize)type->Array.count, values, cc);
 				return res;
 			} else {
 				GB_ASSERT_MSG(elem_count == type->Array.count, "%td != %td", elem_count, type->Array.count);
@@ -909,13 +919,13 @@ gb_internal lbValue lb_const_value(lbModule *m, Type *type, ExactValue value, bo
 				for (isize i = 0; i < elem_count; i++) {
 					TypeAndValue tav = cl->elems[i]->tav;
 					GB_ASSERT(tav.mode != Addressing_Invalid);
-					values[i] = lb_const_value(m, elem_type, tav.value, allow_local, is_rodata).value;
+					values[i] = lb_const_value(m, elem_type, tav.value, cc).value;
 				}
 				for (isize i = elem_count; i < type->Array.count; i++) {
 					values[i] = LLVMConstNull(lb_type(m, elem_type));
 				}
 
-				res.value = lb_build_constant_array_values(m, type, elem_type, cast(isize)type->Array.count, values, allow_local, is_rodata);
+				res.value = lb_build_constant_array_values(m, type, elem_type, cast(isize)type->Array.count, values, cc);
 				return res;
 			}
 		} else if (is_type_enumerated_array(type)) {
@@ -955,7 +965,7 @@ gb_internal lbValue lb_const_value(lbModule *m, Type *type, ExactValue value, bo
 							}
 							if (lo == i) {
 								TypeAndValue tav = fv->value->tav;
-								LLVMValueRef val = lb_const_value(m, elem_type, tav.value, allow_local, is_rodata).value;
+								LLVMValueRef val = lb_const_value(m, elem_type, tav.value, cc).value;
 								for (i64 k = lo; k < hi; k++) {
 									values[value_index++] = val;
 								}
@@ -970,7 +980,7 @@ gb_internal lbValue lb_const_value(lbModule *m, Type *type, ExactValue value, bo
 							i64 index = exact_value_to_i64(index_tav.value);
 							if (index == i) {
 								TypeAndValue tav = fv->value->tav;
-								LLVMValueRef val = lb_const_value(m, elem_type, tav.value, allow_local, is_rodata).value;
+								LLVMValueRef val = lb_const_value(m, elem_type, tav.value, cc).value;
 								values[value_index++] = val;
 								found = true;
 								break;
@@ -983,7 +993,7 @@ gb_internal lbValue lb_const_value(lbModule *m, Type *type, ExactValue value, bo
 					}
 				}
 
-				res.value = lb_build_constant_array_values(m, type, elem_type, cast(isize)type->EnumeratedArray.count, values, allow_local, is_rodata);
+				res.value = lb_build_constant_array_values(m, type, elem_type, cast(isize)type->EnumeratedArray.count, values, cc);
 				return res;
 			} else {
 				GB_ASSERT_MSG(elem_count == type->EnumeratedArray.count, "%td != %td", elem_count, type->EnumeratedArray.count);
@@ -993,13 +1003,13 @@ gb_internal lbValue lb_const_value(lbModule *m, Type *type, ExactValue value, bo
 				for (isize i = 0; i < elem_count; i++) {
 					TypeAndValue tav = cl->elems[i]->tav;
 					GB_ASSERT(tav.mode != Addressing_Invalid);
-					values[i] = lb_const_value(m, elem_type, tav.value, allow_local, is_rodata).value;
+					values[i] = lb_const_value(m, elem_type, tav.value, cc).value;
 				}
 				for (isize i = elem_count; i < type->EnumeratedArray.count; i++) {
 					values[i] = LLVMConstNull(lb_type(m, elem_type));
 				}
 
-				res.value = lb_build_constant_array_values(m, type, elem_type, cast(isize)type->EnumeratedArray.count, values, allow_local, is_rodata);
+				res.value = lb_build_constant_array_values(m, type, elem_type, cast(isize)type->EnumeratedArray.count, values, cc);
 				return res;
 			}
 		} else if (is_type_simd_vector(type)) {
@@ -1038,7 +1048,7 @@ gb_internal lbValue lb_const_value(lbModule *m, Type *type, ExactValue value, bo
 							}
 							if (lo == i) {
 								TypeAndValue tav = fv->value->tav;
-								LLVMValueRef val = lb_const_value(m, elem_type, tav.value, allow_local, is_rodata).value;
+								LLVMValueRef val = lb_const_value(m, elem_type, tav.value, cc).value;
 								for (i64 k = lo; k < hi; k++) {
 									values[value_index++] = val;
 								}
@@ -1053,7 +1063,7 @@ gb_internal lbValue lb_const_value(lbModule *m, Type *type, ExactValue value, bo
 							i64 index = exact_value_to_i64(index_tav.value);
 							if (index == i) {
 								TypeAndValue tav = fv->value->tav;
-								LLVMValueRef val = lb_const_value(m, elem_type, tav.value, allow_local, is_rodata).value;
+								LLVMValueRef val = lb_const_value(m, elem_type, tav.value, cc).value;
 								values[value_index++] = val;
 								found = true;
 								break;
@@ -1072,7 +1082,7 @@ gb_internal lbValue lb_const_value(lbModule *m, Type *type, ExactValue value, bo
 				for (isize i = 0; i < elem_count; i++) {
 					TypeAndValue tav = cl->elems[i]->tav;
 					GB_ASSERT(tav.mode != Addressing_Invalid);
-					values[i] = lb_const_value(m, elem_type, tav.value, allow_local, is_rodata).value;
+					values[i] = lb_const_value(m, elem_type, tav.value, cc).value;
 				}
 				LLVMTypeRef et = lb_type(m, elem_type);
 
@@ -1121,11 +1131,13 @@ gb_internal lbValue lb_const_value(lbModule *m, Type *type, ExactValue value, bo
 					i32 index = field_remapping[f->Variable.field_index];
 					if (elem_type_can_be_constant(f->type)) {
 						if (sel.index.count == 1) {
-							values[index]  = lb_const_value(m, f->type, tav.value, allow_local, is_rodata).value;
+							values[index]  = lb_const_value(m, f->type, tav.value, cc).value;
 							visited[index] = true;
 						} else {
 							if (!visited[index]) {
-								values[index]  = lb_const_value(m, f->type, {}, /*allow_local*/false, is_rodata).value;
+								auto new_cc = cc;
+								new_cc.allow_local = false;
+								values[index]  = lb_const_value(m, f->type, {}, new_cc).value;
 								visited[index] = true;
 							}
 
@@ -1165,7 +1177,7 @@ gb_internal lbValue lb_const_value(lbModule *m, Type *type, ExactValue value, bo
 									}
 								}
 								if (is_constant) {
-									LLVMValueRef elem_value = lb_const_value(m, tav.type, tav.value, allow_local, is_rodata).value;
+									LLVMValueRef elem_value = lb_const_value(m, tav.type, tav.value, cc).value;
 									if (LLVMIsConstant(elem_value) && LLVMIsConstant(values[index])) {
 										values[index] = llvm_const_insert_value(m, values[index], elem_value, idx_list, idx_list_len);
 									} else if (is_local) {
@@ -1219,7 +1231,7 @@ gb_internal lbValue lb_const_value(lbModule *m, Type *type, ExactValue value, bo
 
 					i32 index = field_remapping[f->Variable.field_index];
 					if (elem_type_can_be_constant(f->type)) {
-						values[index]  = lb_const_value(m, f->type, val, allow_local, is_rodata).value;
+						values[index]  = lb_const_value(m, f->type, val, cc).value;
 						visited[index] = true;
 					}
 				}
@@ -1353,7 +1365,7 @@ gb_internal lbValue lb_const_value(lbModule *m, Type *type, ExactValue value, bo
 						
 						
 						TypeAndValue tav = fv->value->tav;
-						LLVMValueRef val = lb_const_value(m, elem_type, tav.value, allow_local, is_rodata).value;
+						LLVMValueRef val = lb_const_value(m, elem_type, tav.value, cc).value;
 						for (i64 k = lo; k < hi; k++) {
 							i64 offset = matrix_row_major_index_to_offset(type, k);
 							GB_ASSERT(values[offset] == nullptr);
@@ -1365,7 +1377,7 @@ gb_internal lbValue lb_const_value(lbModule *m, Type *type, ExactValue value, bo
 						i64 index = exact_value_to_i64(index_tav.value);
 						GB_ASSERT(index < max_count);
 						TypeAndValue tav = fv->value->tav;
-						LLVMValueRef val = lb_const_value(m, elem_type, tav.value, allow_local, is_rodata).value;
+						LLVMValueRef val = lb_const_value(m, elem_type, tav.value, cc).value;
 						i64 offset = matrix_row_major_index_to_offset(type, index);
 						GB_ASSERT(values[offset] == nullptr);
 						values[offset] = val;
@@ -1378,7 +1390,7 @@ gb_internal lbValue lb_const_value(lbModule *m, Type *type, ExactValue value, bo
 					}
 				}
 
-				res.value = lb_build_constant_array_values(m, type, elem_type, cast(isize)total_count, values, allow_local, is_rodata);
+				res.value = lb_build_constant_array_values(m, type, elem_type, cast(isize)total_count, values, cc);
 				return res;
 			} else {
 				GB_ASSERT_MSG(elem_count == max_count, "%td != %td", elem_count, max_count);
@@ -1389,7 +1401,7 @@ gb_internal lbValue lb_const_value(lbModule *m, Type *type, ExactValue value, bo
 					GB_ASSERT(tav.mode != Addressing_Invalid);
 					i64 offset = 0;
 					offset = matrix_row_major_index_to_offset(type, i);
-					values[offset] = lb_const_value(m, elem_type, tav.value, allow_local, is_rodata).value;
+					values[offset] = lb_const_value(m, elem_type, tav.value, cc).value;
 				}
 				for (isize i = 0; i < total_count; i++) {
 					if (values[i] == nullptr) {
@@ -1397,7 +1409,7 @@ gb_internal lbValue lb_const_value(lbModule *m, Type *type, ExactValue value, bo
 					}
 				}
 
-				res.value = lb_build_constant_array_values(m, type, elem_type, cast(isize)total_count, values, allow_local, is_rodata);
+				res.value = lb_build_constant_array_values(m, type, elem_type, cast(isize)total_count, values, cc);
 				return res;
 			}
 		} else {
diff --git a/src/llvm_backend_expr.cpp b/src/llvm_backend_expr.cpp
index 0c82180ec..20b8d3cf8 100644
--- a/src/llvm_backend_expr.cpp
+++ b/src/llvm_backend_expr.cpp
@@ -2352,7 +2352,7 @@ gb_internal lbValue lb_emit_conv(lbProcedure *p, lbValue value, Type *t) {
 		Type *elem = base_array_type(dst);
 		lbValue e = lb_emit_conv(p, value, elem);
 		lbAddr v = lb_add_local_generated(p, t, false);
-		lbValue zero = lb_const_value(p->module, elem, exact_value_i64(0), true);
+		lbValue zero = lb_const_value(p->module, elem, exact_value_i64(0), LB_CONST_CONTEXT_DEFAULT_ALLOW_LOCAL);
 		for (i64 j = 0; j < dst->Matrix.column_count; j++) {
 			for (i64 i = 0; i < dst->Matrix.row_count; i++) {
 				lbValue ptr = lb_emit_matrix_epi(p, v.addr, i, j);
@@ -2389,7 +2389,7 @@ gb_internal lbValue lb_emit_conv(lbProcedure *p, lbValue value, Type *t) {
 						lb_emit_store(p, d, s);
 					} else if (i == j) {
 						lbValue d = lb_emit_matrix_epi(p, v.addr, i, j);
-						lbValue s = lb_const_value(p->module, dst->Matrix.elem, exact_value_i64(1), true);
+						lbValue s = lb_const_value(p->module, dst->Matrix.elem, exact_value_i64(1), LB_CONST_CONTEXT_DEFAULT_ALLOW_LOCAL);
 						lb_emit_store(p, d, s);
 					}
 				}
@@ -3493,8 +3493,7 @@ gb_internal lbValue lb_build_expr_internal(lbProcedure *p, Ast *expr) {
 
 	if (tv.value.kind != ExactValue_Invalid) {
 		// NOTE(bill): Short on constant values
-		bool allow_local = true;
-		return lb_const_value(p->module, type, tv.value, allow_local);
+		return lb_const_value(p->module, type, tv.value, LB_CONST_CONTEXT_DEFAULT_ALLOW_LOCAL);
 	} else if (tv.mode == Addressing_Type) {
 		// NOTE(bill, 2023-01-16): is this correct? I hope so at least
 		return lb_typeid(m, tv.type);
diff --git a/src/llvm_backend_general.cpp b/src/llvm_backend_general.cpp
index ce2c70661..421720c4c 100644
--- a/src/llvm_backend_general.cpp
+++ b/src/llvm_backend_general.cpp
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ gb_internal LLVMValueRef llvm_const_insert_value(lbModule *m, LLVMValueRef agg,
 
 
 gb_internal LLVMValueRef llvm_cstring(lbModule *m, String const &str) {
-	lbValue v = lb_find_or_add_entity_string(m, str);
+	lbValue v = lb_find_or_add_entity_string(m, str, false);
 	unsigned indices[1] = {0};
 	return llvm_const_extract_value(m, v.value, indices, gb_count_of(indices));
 }
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ gb_internal void lb_set_file_line_col(lbProcedure *p, Array<lbValue> arr, TokenP
 		col  = obfuscate_i32(col);
 	}
 
-	arr[0] = lb_find_or_add_entity_string(p->module, file);
+	arr[0] = lb_find_or_add_entity_string(p->module, file, false);
 	arr[1] = lb_const_int(p->module, t_i32, line);
 	arr[2] = lb_const_int(p->module, t_i32, col);
 }
@@ -2543,9 +2543,14 @@ general_end:;
 
 
 
-gb_internal LLVMValueRef lb_find_or_add_entity_string_ptr(lbModule *m, String const &str) {
-	StringHashKey key = string_hash_string(str);
-	LLVMValueRef *found = string_map_get(&m->const_strings, key);
+gb_internal LLVMValueRef lb_find_or_add_entity_string_ptr(lbModule *m, String const &str, bool custom_link_section) {
+	StringHashKey key = {};
+	LLVMValueRef *found = nullptr;
+
+	if (!custom_link_section) {
+		key = string_hash_string(str);
+		found = string_map_get(&m->const_strings, key);
+	}
 	if (found != nullptr) {
 		return *found;
 	} else {
@@ -2568,15 +2573,17 @@ gb_internal LLVMValueRef lb_find_or_add_entity_string_ptr(lbModule *m, String co
 		LLVMSetAlignment(global_data, 1);
 
 		LLVMValueRef ptr = LLVMConstInBoundsGEP2(type, global_data, indices, 2);
-		string_map_set(&m->const_strings, key, ptr);
+		if (!custom_link_section) {
+			string_map_set(&m->const_strings, key, ptr);
+		}
 		return ptr;
 	}
 }
 
-gb_internal lbValue lb_find_or_add_entity_string(lbModule *m, String const &str) {
+gb_internal lbValue lb_find_or_add_entity_string(lbModule *m, String const &str, bool custom_link_section) {
 	LLVMValueRef ptr = nullptr;
 	if (str.len != 0) {
-		ptr = lb_find_or_add_entity_string_ptr(m, str);
+		ptr = lb_find_or_add_entity_string_ptr(m, str, custom_link_section);
 	} else {
 		ptr = LLVMConstNull(lb_type(m, t_u8_ptr));
 	}
diff --git a/src/llvm_backend_opt.cpp b/src/llvm_backend_opt.cpp
index 7fe1359b4..8d5cfcb70 100644
--- a/src/llvm_backend_opt.cpp
+++ b/src/llvm_backend_opt.cpp
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ gb_internal void llvm_delete_function(LLVMValueRef func) {
 	LLVMDeleteFunction(func);
 }
 
-gb_internal void lb_append_to_compiler_used(lbModule *m, LLVMValueRef func) {
+gb_internal void lb_append_to_compiler_used(lbModule *m, LLVMValueRef value) {
 	LLVMValueRef global = LLVMGetNamedGlobal(m->mod, "llvm.compiler.used");
 
 	LLVMValueRef *constants;
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ gb_internal void lb_append_to_compiler_used(lbModule *m, LLVMValueRef func) {
 	LLVMTypeRef Int8PtrTy = LLVMPointerType(LLVMInt8TypeInContext(m->ctx), 0);
 	LLVMTypeRef ATy = llvm_array_type(Int8PtrTy, operands);
 
-	constants[operands - 1] = LLVMConstBitCast(func, Int8PtrTy);
+	constants[operands - 1] = LLVMConstBitCast(value, Int8PtrTy);
 	LLVMValueRef initializer = LLVMConstArray(Int8PtrTy, constants, operands);
 
 	global = LLVMAddGlobal(m->mod, ATy, "llvm.compiler.used");
diff --git a/src/llvm_backend_stmt.cpp b/src/llvm_backend_stmt.cpp
index 1f783b1be..a0b7e8340 100644
--- a/src/llvm_backend_stmt.cpp
+++ b/src/llvm_backend_stmt.cpp
@@ -1963,8 +1963,7 @@ gb_internal void lb_build_static_variables(lbProcedure *p, AstValueDecl *vd) {
 			GB_ASSERT(ast_value->tav.mode == Addressing_Constant ||
 			          ast_value->tav.mode == Addressing_Invalid);
 
-			bool allow_local = false;
-			value = lb_const_value(p->module, ast_value->tav.type, ast_value->tav.value, allow_local);
+			value = lb_const_value(p->module, ast_value->tav.type, ast_value->tav.value, LB_CONST_CONTEXT_DEFAULT_NO_LOCAL);
 		}
 
 		Ast *ident = vd->names[i];