https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12291
--- Comment #6 from H.J. Lu <hjl.tools at gmail dot com> --- (In reply to H.J. Lu from comment #2) > The proposal is at > > http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/devel/gcc/lto/mixed-IR/mixed-IR.pdf Here is the proposal: Link with mixed IR/non-IR objects * 2 kinds of object files o non-IR object file has * non-IR sections o IR object file has * IR sections * non-IR sections * The output of "ld -r" with mixed IR/non-IR objects should work with: o Compilers/linkers with IR support. o Compilers/linkers without IR support. * Add the mixed object file which has o IR sections o non-IR sections: * Object codes from IR sections. * Object codes from non-IR object files. o Object-only section: * With section name ".gnu_object_only" and SHT_GNU_OBJECT_ONLY type on ELF: #define SHT_GNU_OBJECT_ONLY 0x6ffffff8 /* Object only */ * Contain non-IR object file. * Input is discarded after link. * Linker action: o Classify each input object file: * If there is a ".gnu_object_only" section, it is a mixed object file. * If there is a IR section, it is an IR object file. * Otherwise, it is a non-IR object file. o Relocatable non-IR link: * Prepare for an object-only output. * Prepare for a regular output. * For each mixed object file: * Add IR and non-IR sections to the regular output. * For object-only section: * Extract object only file. * Add it to the object-only output. * Discard object-only section. * For each IR object file: * Add IR and non-IR sections to the regular output. * For each non-IR object file: * Add non-IR sections to the regular output. * Add non-IR sections to the object-only output. * Final output: * If there are IR objects, non-IR objects and the object-only output isn't empty: * Put the object-only output into the object-only section. * Add the object-only section to the regular output. * Remove the object-only output. o Normal link and relocatable IR link: * Prepare for output. * IR link: * For each mixed object file: * Compile and add IR sections to the output. * Discard non-IR sections. * Object-only section: * Extract object only file. * Add it to the output. * Discard object-only section. * For each IR object file: * Compile and add IR sections to the output. * Discard non-IR sections. * For each non-IR object file: * Add non-IR sections to the output. * Non-IR link: * For each mixed object file: * Add non-IR sections to the output. * Discard IR sections and object-only section. * For each IR object file: * Add non-IR sections to the output. * Discard IR sections. * For each non-IR object file: * Add non-IR sections to the output. > > It is implemented on hjl/lto-mixed branch at > > http://git.kernel.org/?p=devel/binutils/hjl/x86.git;a=summary It has been moved at: https://gitlab.com/x86-binutils/binutils-gdb/-/tree/users/hjl/lto-mixed/master -- You are receiving this mail because: You are on the CC list for the bug.
