From dc5723b02e523b2c4a68667f7e28c65018f7202f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sami Tolvanen Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2020 10:46:19 -0800 Subject: kbuild: add support for Clang LTO This change adds build system support for Clang's Link Time Optimization (LTO). With -flto, instead of ELF object files, Clang produces LLVM bitcode, which is compiled into native code at link time, allowing the final binary to be optimized globally. For more details, see: https://llvm.org/docs/LinkTimeOptimization.html The Kconfig option CONFIG_LTO_CLANG is implemented as a choice, which defaults to LTO being disabled. To use LTO, the architecture must select ARCH_SUPPORTS_LTO_CLANG and support: - compiling with Clang, - compiling all assembly code with Clang's integrated assembler, - and linking with LLD. While using CONFIG_LTO_CLANG_FULL results in the best runtime performance, the compilation is not scalable in time or memory. CONFIG_LTO_CLANG_THIN enables ThinLTO, which allows parallel optimization and faster incremental builds. ThinLTO is used by default if the architecture also selects ARCH_SUPPORTS_LTO_CLANG_THIN: https://clang.llvm.org/docs/ThinLTO.html To enable LTO, LLVM tools must be used to handle bitcode files, by passing LLVM=1 and LLVM_IAS=1 options to make: $ make LLVM=1 LLVM_IAS=1 defconfig $ scripts/config -e LTO_CLANG_THIN $ make LLVM=1 LLVM_IAS=1 To prepare for LTO support with other compilers, common parts are gated behind the CONFIG_LTO option, and LTO can be disabled for specific files by filtering out CC_FLAGS_LTO. Signed-off-by: Sami Tolvanen Reviewed-by: Kees Cook Signed-off-by: Kees Cook Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20201211184633.3213045-3-samitolvanen@google.com --- scripts/Makefile.build | 9 ++++++++- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'scripts/Makefile.build') diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.build b/scripts/Makefile.build index 22654a463ad8..65d4bea937fa 100644 --- a/scripts/Makefile.build +++ b/scripts/Makefile.build @@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ endif # --------------------------------------------------------------------------- quiet_cmd_cc_s_c = CC $(quiet_modtag) $@ - cmd_cc_s_c = $(CC) $(filter-out $(DEBUG_CFLAGS), $(c_flags)) -fverbose-asm -S -o $@ $< + cmd_cc_s_c = $(CC) $(filter-out $(DEBUG_CFLAGS) $(CC_FLAGS_LTO), $(c_flags)) -fverbose-asm -S -o $@ $< $(obj)/%.s: $(src)/%.c FORCE $(call if_changed_dep,cc_s_c) @@ -421,8 +421,15 @@ $(obj)/lib.a: $(lib-y) FORCE # Do not replace $(filter %.o,^) with $(real-prereqs). When a single object # module is turned into a multi object module, $^ will contain header file # dependencies recorded in the .*.cmd file. +ifdef CONFIG_LTO_CLANG +quiet_cmd_link_multi-m = AR [M] $@ +cmd_link_multi-m = \ + rm -f $@; \ + $(AR) cDPrsT $@ $(filter %.o,$^) +else quiet_cmd_link_multi-m = LD [M] $@ cmd_link_multi-m = $(LD) $(ld_flags) -r -o $@ $(filter %.o,$^) +endif $(multi-used-m): FORCE $(call if_changed,link_multi-m) -- cgit v1.2.3