link time analysis for the kernel.

[Carter Cheng]

sorry not a kernel loader but an ELF loader.

On Fri, Oct 12, 2018 at 2:55 AM Carter Cheng <cartercheng at gmail.com> wrote:

> Actually I have compiled and installed kernels before. I am wondering
> however if LTO still works for compiling kernel images on clang or gcc
> since my understanding is the kernel code includes a kernel loader which
> loads the ELF format but the image of an OS kernel is loaded either
> directly or via a bootloader which my understanding is cannot read ELF(is
> this correct?).
>
>
>
> On Fri, Oct 12, 2018 at 2:02 AM <o at goosey.org> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> 11.10.2018, 17:48, "Carter Cheng" <cartercheng at gmail.com>:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>>
>>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I want to ask pardon me and have you ever compiled a linux kernel?
>> In my opinion you should first examine gcc ld and make process :)
>>
>> The elf format executable format and  the process after compiling the c
>> code.
>> Please read:
>>
>> http://www.ntu.edu.sg/home/ehchua/programming/cpp/gcc_make.html
>>
>> keep calm and go step by step and continue to learn c, gcc, ld, make, c
>> code compile to machine code.
>>
>> Ozgur
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> There are some detaills about the current procedures for linking the
>> kernel that I am unfamiliar with. My understanding is that GCC and Clang
>> both have the ability to do link time analysis and transforms on code but
>> is it possible to write link time passes that will run on the kernel since
>> the linking phase is a bit different (i.e. doesnt produce an ELF file)?
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Carter.
>> ,
>>
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