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On 07 нояб. 2014 г., at 22:20, Jordan Justen <jordan.l.jus...@intel.com> wrote:

> On 2014-11-07 07:33:24, Scott Duplichan wrote:
>> The summary of the 4 changes needed is not detailed enough for easy
>> application. Instead, apply this patch:
>> 
>> http://sourceforge.net/projects/edk2developertoolsforwindows/files/Patches/
>> Link%20Time%20Optimization/
Even with these patches I can’t compile with -flto.
/Users/sergey/src/edk2/MdePkg/Library/UefiApplicationEntryPoint/ApplicationEntryPoint.c:48:
 undefined reference to `_gUefiDriverRevision'
/Users/sergey/src/edk2/MdePkg/Library/UefiApplicationEntryPoint/ApplicationEntryPoint.c:60:
 undefined reference to `ProcessLibraryConstructorList'
/Users/sergey/src/edk2/MdePkg/Library/UefiApplicationEntryPoint/ApplicationEntryPoint.c:65:
 undefined reference to `ProcessModuleEntryPointList'
/Users/sergey/src/edk2/MdePkg/Library/UefiApplicationEntryPoint/ApplicationEntryPoint.c:70:
 undefined reference to `ProcessLibraryDestructorList'
collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
These symbols stripped?

> 
> Patches should be contributed using the process documented in
> BaseTools/Contributions.txt. Otherwise, we cannot use the
> contribution.
> 
> The work looks promising though! :)
> 
> Other feedback: What is up with all the environment variables? It
> seems to be to allow GCC49 to be used with/without lto...
> 
> Instead, I think we should do one of these:
> * Convert GCC49 to LTO only
> * Wait for GCC50 to enable LTO
> * Add GCC49LTO
I think it may be like conditional compilation
./build.sh -D WITH_LTO
By default no.

> 
> -Jordan
> 
>> From: Sergey Isakov [mailto:isakov...@bk.ru]
>> Sent: Friday, November 07, 2014 07:06 AM
>> To: edk2-devel@lists.sourceforge.net
>> Subject: Re: [edk2] Status of gcc link time optimization for EDK2 use
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> It is very interesting and I hope someone can apply this to EDK2. I failed.
>> 
>> I created gcc-4.9.2 for linux-gnu target with --enable-plugin. And binutils
>> with --enable-plugins. Success.
>> 
>> But option -flto brakes building. 
>> 
>> This advice
>> 
>> ---------
>> 
>> 2) Use gcc to launch the ld instead of invoking ld directly
>> 
>> -----------
>> 
>> failed because of build options for ld
>> 
>> -----
>> 
>> x86_64-linux-gnu-gcc: error: unrecognized command line option '-Map'
>> 
>> x86_64-linux-gnu-gcc: error: unrecognized command line option '-melf_x86_64'
>> 
>> x86_64-linux-gnu-gcc: error: unrecognized command line option '--oformat=
>> elf64-x86-64'
>> 
>> x86_64-linux-gnu-gcc: error: unrecognized command line option '-('
>> 
>> -----
>> 
>> and so on.
>> 
>> Using ld I got another problems like  error adding symbols: Bad value
>> 
>> As well as losing _ModuleEntryPoint or .text section at all.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> I pass waiting for a good news.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On 07.11.2014, at 9:05, Scott Duplichan wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>    http://notabs.org/uefi/gcc-lto.htm
>> 
>>    Thanks,
>>    Scott
>> 
>> 
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