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Link-time optimization for the kernel

Link-time optimization for the kernel

Posted Aug 21, 2012 14:40 UTC (Tue) by Lionel_Debroux (subscriber, #30014)
Parent article: Link-time optimization for the kernel

Besides speed improvements, LTO is useful for PaX's GCC plugins aimed at reporting (e.g. k*alloc allocation size stats) and hardening (size overflow, KERNEXEC/amd64, constification of structures containing only function pointers unless they're marked __no_const or are detectably modified somewhere, etc.).


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