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.modfinal | 9 ++++++++- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'scripts/Makefile.modfinal') diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.modfinal b/scripts/Makefile.modfinal index d49ec001825d..6de2c35b64e8 100644 --- a/scripts/Makefile.modfinal +++ b/scripts/Makefile.modfinal @@ -30,6 +30,12 @@ quiet_cmd_cc_o_c = CC [M] $@ ARCH_POSTLINK := $(wildcard $(srctree)/arch/$(SRCARCH)/Makefile.postlink) +ifdef CONFIG_LTO_CLANG +# With CONFIG_LTO_CLANG, reuse the object file we compiled for modpost to +# avoid a second slow LTO link +prelink-ext := .lto +endif + quiet_cmd_ld_ko_o = LD [M] $@ cmd_ld_ko_o = \ $(LD) -r $(KBUILD_LDFLAGS) \ @@ -53,8 +59,9 @@ if_changed_except = $(if $(call newer_prereqs_except,$(2))$(cmd-check), \ $(cmd); \ printf '%s\n' 'cmd_$@ := $(make-cmd)' > $(dot-target).cmd, @:) + # Re-generate module BTFs if either module's .ko or vmlinux changed -$(modules): %.ko: %.o %.mod.o scripts/module.lds $(if $(KBUILD_BUILTIN),vmlinux) FORCE +$(modules): %.ko: %$(prelink-ext).o %.mod.o scripts/module.lds $(if $(KBUILD_BUILTIN),vmlinux) FORCE +$(call if_changed_except,ld_ko_o,vmlinux) ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_BTF_MODULES +$(if $(newer-prereqs),$(call cmd,btf_ko)) -- cgit v1.2.3