Index: Makefile
===================================================================
--- Makefile	(revision 6549)
+++ Makefile	(working copy)
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@
 de$(EMPTY)fine $(1)-objs_$(2)_template
 $(obj)/$$(1).$(1).o: src/$$(1).$(2) $(obj)/config.h $(4)
 	@printf "    CC         $$$$(subst $$$$(obj)/,,$$$$(@))\n"
-	$(CC) $(3) -MMD $$$$(CFLAGS) -c -o $$$$@ $$$$<
+	$(CC) $(3) -MMD $$$$(CFLAGS) $$$$(LTO_OPTIMIZE) -c -o $$$$@ $$$$<
 en$(EMPTY)def
 end$(EMPTY)if
 endef
Index: Makefile.inc
===================================================================
--- Makefile.inc	(revision 6549)
+++ Makefile.inc	(working copy)
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
 	$(CC) -x assembler-with-cpp -E -MMD -MT $$(@) -D__ACPI__ -P -include $(abspath $(obj)/config.h) -I$(src) -I$(src)/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR) $$< -o $$(basename $$@).asl
 	iasl -p $$(obj)/$(1) -tc $$(basename $$@).asl
 	mv $$(obj)/$(1).hex $$(basename $$@).c
-	$(CC) $$(CFLAGS) $$(if $$(subst dsdt,,$$(basename $$(notdir $(1)))), -DAmlCode=AmlCode_$$(basename $$(notdir $(1)))) -c -o $$@ $$(basename $$@).c
+	$(CC) $$(CFLAGS) $$(LTO_OPTIMIZE) $$(if $$(subst dsdt,,$$(basename $$(notdir $(1)))), -DAmlCode=AmlCode_$$(basename $$(notdir $(1)))) -c -o $$@ $$(basename $$@).c
 	# keep %.o: %.c rule from catching the temporary .c file after a make clean
 	mv $$(basename $$@).c $$(basename $$@).hex
 endef
@@ -101,8 +101,17 @@
 INCLUDES += -Isrc/devices/oprom/include
 # abspath is a workaround for romcc
 INCLUDES += -include $(abspath $(obj)/config.h)
+
+# when '-flto' is used, optimization flags must be passed to both compile and link steps
+# pass $(LTO_OPTIMIZE) to compile and link steps to support the LTO_OPTIMIZE option
+# use $(OPTIMIZE) to compile files not compatible with link time optimization
+OPTIMIZE :=-Os -fomit-frame-pointer $(CONFIG_EXTRA_OPTIMIZE)
+LTO_OPTIMIZE :=$(OPTIMIZE)
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_LTO_OPTIMIZE),y)
+LTO_OPTIMIZE :=$(LTO_OPTIMIZE) -flto
+endif
 
-CFLAGS = $(INCLUDES) -Os -pipe -g
+CFLAGS = $(INCLUDES) -pipe -g
 CFLAGS += -nostdlib -Wall -Wundef -Wstrict-prototypes -Wmissing-prototypes
 CFLAGS += -Wwrite-strings -Wredundant-decls -Wno-trigraphs
 CFLAGS += -Wstrict-aliasing -Wshadow
@@ -112,7 +121,7 @@
 ifneq ($(CONFIG_AMD_AGESA),y)
 CFLAGS += -nostdinc 
 endif
-CFLAGS += -fno-common -ffreestanding -fno-builtin -fomit-frame-pointer
+CFLAGS += -fno-common -ffreestanding -fno-builtin
 
 additional-dirs := $(objutil)/cbfstool $(objutil)/romcc $(objutil)/options
 
@@ -180,7 +189,7 @@
 
 $(obj)/%.ramstage.o: $(obj)/%.c $(obj)/config.h $(OPTION_TABLE_H)
 	@printf "    CC         $(subst $(obj)/,,$(@))\n"
-	$(CC) -MMD $(CFLAGS) -c -o $@ $<
+	$(CC) -MMD $(CFLAGS) $(LTO_OPTIMIZE) -c -o $@ $<
 
 #######################################################################
 # Clean up rules
Index: src/arch/x86/init/bootblock.ld
===================================================================
--- src/arch/x86/init/bootblock.ld	(revision 6549)
+++ src/arch/x86/init/bootblock.ld	(working copy)
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 OUTPUT_FORMAT("elf32-i386", "elf32-i386", "elf32-i386")
 OUTPUT_ARCH(i386)
 
-TARGET(binary)
 SECTIONS
 {
 	. = CONFIG_ROMBASE;
Index: src/arch/x86/Makefile.bootblock.inc
===================================================================
--- src/arch/x86/Makefile.bootblock.inc	(revision 6549)
+++ src/arch/x86/Makefile.bootblock.inc	(working copy)
@@ -76,13 +76,13 @@
 $(obj)/coreboot.romstage: $(obj)/coreboot.pre1 $$(romstage-objs) $(obj)/romstage/ldscript.ld
 	@printf "    LINK       $(subst $(obj)/,,$(@))\n"
 	printf "CONFIG_ROMBASE = 0x0;\nAUTO_XIP_ROM_BASE = 0x0;\n" > $(obj)/location.ld
-	$(CC) -nostdlib -nostartfiles -static -o $(obj)/romstage.elf -L$(obj) -T $(obj)/romstage/ldscript.ld $(romstage-objs)
-	$(OBJCOPY) -O binary $(obj)/romstage.elf $(obj)/romstage.bin
+	$(CC) $(LTO_OPTIMIZE) -nostdlib -nostartfiles -static -o $(obj)/romstage.elf -L$(obj) -T $(obj)/romstage/ldscript.ld $(romstage-objs)
+	$(OBJCOPY) -O binary $(obj)/romstage.elf $(obj)/romstage.bin
 	printf "CONFIG_ROMBASE = 0x" > $(obj)/location.ld
 	$(CBFSTOOL) $(obj)/coreboot.pre1 locate $(obj)/romstage.bin $(CONFIG_CBFS_PREFIX)/romstage $(CONFIG_XIP_ROM_SIZE) > $(obj)/location.txt
 	cat $(obj)/location.txt >> $(obj)/location.ld
 	printf ';\nAUTO_XIP_ROM_BASE = CONFIG_ROMBASE & ~(CONFIG_XIP_ROM_SIZE - 1);\n' >> $(obj)/location.ld
-	$(CC) -nostdlib -nostartfiles -static -o $(obj)/romstage.elf -L$(obj) -T $(obj)/romstage/ldscript.ld $(romstage-objs)
+	$(CC) $(LTO_OPTIMIZE) -nostdlib -nostartfiles -static -o $(obj)/romstage.elf -L$(obj) -T $(obj)/romstage/ldscript.ld $(romstage-objs)
 	$(NM) -n $(obj)/romstage.elf | sort > $(obj)/romstage.map
 	$(OBJCOPY) --only-keep-debug $(obj)/romstage.elf $(obj)/romstage.debug
 	$(OBJCOPY) --strip-debug $(obj)/romstage.elf
Index: src/arch/x86/Makefile.inc
===================================================================
--- src/arch/x86/Makefile.inc	(revision 6549)
+++ src/arch/x86/Makefile.inc	(working copy)
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@
 
 $(obj)/coreboot_ram: $(obj)/coreboot_ram.o $(src)/arch/x86/coreboot_ram.ld #ldoptions
 	@printf "    CC         $(subst $(obj)/,,$(@))\n"
-	$(CC) -nostdlib -nostartfiles -static -o $@ -L$(obj) -T $(src)/arch/x86/coreboot_ram.ld $(obj)/coreboot_ram.o
+	$(CC) $(LTO_OPTIMIZE) -nostdlib -nostartfiles -static -o $@ -L$(obj) -T $(src)/arch/x86/coreboot_ram.ld $(obj)/coreboot_ram.o $(obj)/coreboot.a
 	$(NM) -n $(obj)/coreboot_ram | sort > $(obj)/coreboot_ram.map
 	$(OBJCOPY) --only-keep-debug $@ $(obj)/coreboot_ram.debug
 	$(OBJCOPY) --strip-debug $@
@@ -232,11 +232,11 @@
 
 $(obj)/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/ap_romstage.o: $(src)/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/ap_romstage.c $(OPTION_TABLE_H)
 	@printf "    CC         $(subst $(obj)/,,$(@))\n"
-	$(CC) -MMD $(CFLAGS) -I$(src) -D__PRE_RAM__ -I. -I$(obj) -c $< -o $@
+	$(CC) -MMD $(CFLAGS) $(OPTIMIZE) -I$(src) -D__PRE_RAM__ -I. -I$(obj) -c $< -o $@
 
 $(obj)/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/romstage.pre.inc: $(src)/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/romstage.c $(OPTION_TABLE_H) $(obj)/build.h $(obj)/config.h
 	@printf "    CC         romstage.inc\n"
-	$(CC) -MMD $(CFLAGS) -D__PRE_RAM__ -I$(src) -I. -I$(obj) -c -S $< -o $@
+	$(CC) -MMD $(CFLAGS) $(OPTIMIZE) -D__PRE_RAM__ -I$(src) -I. -I$(obj) -c -S $< -o $@
 
 $(obj)/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/romstage.inc: $(obj)/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/romstage.pre.inc
 	@printf "    POST       romstage.inc\n"
Index: src/Kconfig
===================================================================
--- src/Kconfig	(revision 6549)
+++ src/Kconfig	(working copy)
@@ -59,6 +59,14 @@
 	bool "LLVM/clang"
 endchoice
 
+config LTO_OPTIMIZE
+	bool "Use gcc -flto link time optimization"
+	default n
+	depends on COMPILER_GCC
+	help
+	  Use with gcc 4.6.0 or later to reduce code size by
+	  removing unused functions and data.
+
 config SCANBUILD_ENABLE
 	bool "Build with scan-build for static analysis"
 	default n