lib/Kconfig.debug | 29 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++-- scripts/Makefile.debug | 6 +++++- 2 files changed, 32 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
Make DEBUG_INFO_COMPRESSED a choice; DEBUG_INFO_COMPRESSED_NONE is the
default, DEBUG_INFO_COMPRESSED_ZLIB uses zlib,
DEBUG_INFO_COMPRESSED_ZSTD uses zstd.
This renames the existing KConfig option DEBUG_INFO_COMPRESSED to
DEBUG_INFO_COMPRESSED_ZLIB so users upgrading may need to reset the new
Kconfigs.
Some quick N=1 measurements with du, /usr/bin/time -v, and bloaty:
clang-16, x86_64 defconfig plus
CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO=y CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_COMPRESSED_NONE=y:
Elapsed (wall clock) time (h:mm:ss or m:ss): 0:55.43
488M vmlinux
27.6% 136Mi 0.0% 0 .debug_info
6.1% 30.2Mi 0.0% 0 .debug_str_offsets
3.5% 17.2Mi 0.0% 0 .debug_line
3.3% 16.3Mi 0.0% 0 .debug_loclists
0.9% 4.62Mi 0.0% 0 .debug_str
clang-16, x86_64 defconfig plus
CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO=y CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_COMPRESSED_ZLIB=y:
Elapsed (wall clock) time (h:mm:ss or m:ss): 1:00.35
385M vmlinux
21.8% 85.4Mi 0.0% 0 .debug_info
2.1% 8.26Mi 0.0% 0 .debug_str_offsets
2.1% 8.24Mi 0.0% 0 .debug_loclists
1.9% 7.48Mi 0.0% 0 .debug_line
0.5% 1.94Mi 0.0% 0 .debug_str
clang-16, x86_64 defconfig plus
CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO=y CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_COMPRESSED_ZSTD=y:
Elapsed (wall clock) time (h:mm:ss or m:ss): 0:59.69
373M vmlinux
21.4% 81.4Mi 0.0% 0 .debug_info
2.3% 8.85Mi 0.0% 0 .debug_loclists
1.5% 5.71Mi 0.0% 0 .debug_line
0.5% 1.95Mi 0.0% 0 .debug_str_offsets
0.4% 1.62Mi 0.0% 0 .debug_str
That's only a 3.11% overall binary size savings over zlib, but at no
performance regression.
Link: https://maskray.me/blog/2022-09-09-zstd-compressed-debug-sections
Link: https://maskray.me/blog/2022-01-23-compressed-debug-sections
Suggested-by: Sedat Dilek (DHL Supply Chain) <sedat.dilek@dhl.com>
Reviewed-by: Nathan Chancellor <nathan@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@google.com>
---
Changes v2 -> v3:
* Fix scripts/Makefile.debug as per Sedat.
* Update commit message as per Nicolas.
Changes v1 -> v2:
* Remove `depends on DEBUG_KERNEL` as per Nathan.
* Rename Kconfigs as per Sedat and Masahiro.
* Add note about renamed Kconfigs to commit message.
* Add more help text to DEBUG_INFO_COMPRESSED_ZSTD.
lib/Kconfig.debug | 29 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
scripts/Makefile.debug | 6 +++++-
2 files changed, 32 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/lib/Kconfig.debug b/lib/Kconfig.debug
index 29280072dc0e..7c28a8fba02e 100644
--- a/lib/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/lib/Kconfig.debug
@@ -312,8 +312,21 @@ config DEBUG_INFO_REDUCED
DEBUG_INFO build and compile times are reduced too.
Only works with newer gcc versions.
-config DEBUG_INFO_COMPRESSED
- bool "Compressed debugging information"
+choice
+ prompt "Compressed Debug information"
+ help
+ Compress the resulting debug info. Results in smaller debug info sections,
+ but requires that consumers are able to decompress the results.
+
+ If unsure, choose DEBUG_INFO_COMPRESSED_NONE.
+
+config DEBUG_INFO_COMPRESSED_NONE
+ bool "Don't compress debug information"
+ help
+ Don't compress debug info sections.
+
+config DEBUG_INFO_COMPRESSED_ZLIB
+ bool "Compress debugging information with zlib"
depends on $(cc-option,-gz=zlib)
depends on $(ld-option,--compress-debug-sections=zlib)
help
@@ -327,6 +340,18 @@ config DEBUG_INFO_COMPRESSED
preferable to setting $KDEB_COMPRESS to "none" which would be even
larger.
+config DEBUG_INFO_COMPRESSED_ZSTD
+ bool "Compress debugging information with zstd"
+ depends on $(cc-option,-gz=zstd)
+ depends on $(ld-option,--compress-debug-sections=zstd)
+ help
+ Compress the debug information using zstd. This may provide better
+ compression than zlib, for about the same time costs, but requires newer
+ toolchain support. Requires GCC 13.0+ or Clang 16.0+, binutils 2.40+, and
+ zstd.
+
+endchoice # "Compressed Debug information"
+
config DEBUG_INFO_SPLIT
bool "Produce split debuginfo in .dwo files"
depends on $(cc-option,-gsplit-dwarf)
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.debug b/scripts/Makefile.debug
index 332c486f705f..059ff38fe0cb 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.debug
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.debug
@@ -27,10 +27,14 @@ else
DEBUG_RUSTFLAGS += -Cdebuginfo=2
endif
-ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_COMPRESSED
+ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_COMPRESSED_ZLIB
DEBUG_CFLAGS += -gz=zlib
KBUILD_AFLAGS += -gz=zlib
KBUILD_LDFLAGS += --compress-debug-sections=zlib
+else ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_COMPRESSED_ZSTD
+DEBUG_CFLAGS += -gz=zstd
+KBUILD_AFLAGS += -gz=zstd
+KBUILD_LDFLAGS += --compress-debug-sections=zstd
endif
KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(DEBUG_CFLAGS)
base-commit: 1767a722a708f1fa3b9af39eb091d79101f8c086
--
2.38.1.431.g37b22c650d-googOn Fri, Nov 11, 2022 at 5:00 AM Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@google.com> wrote: > > Make DEBUG_INFO_COMPRESSED a choice; DEBUG_INFO_COMPRESSED_NONE is the > default, DEBUG_INFO_COMPRESSED_ZLIB uses zlib, > DEBUG_INFO_COMPRESSED_ZSTD uses zstd. > > This renames the existing KConfig option DEBUG_INFO_COMPRESSED to > DEBUG_INFO_COMPRESSED_ZLIB so users upgrading may need to reset the new > Kconfigs. > > Some quick N=1 measurements with du, /usr/bin/time -v, and bloaty: > > clang-16, x86_64 defconfig plus > CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO=y CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_COMPRESSED_NONE=y: > Elapsed (wall clock) time (h:mm:ss or m:ss): 0:55.43 > 488M vmlinux > 27.6% 136Mi 0.0% 0 .debug_info > 6.1% 30.2Mi 0.0% 0 .debug_str_offsets > 3.5% 17.2Mi 0.0% 0 .debug_line > 3.3% 16.3Mi 0.0% 0 .debug_loclists > 0.9% 4.62Mi 0.0% 0 .debug_str > > clang-16, x86_64 defconfig plus > CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO=y CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_COMPRESSED_ZLIB=y: > Elapsed (wall clock) time (h:mm:ss or m:ss): 1:00.35 > 385M vmlinux > 21.8% 85.4Mi 0.0% 0 .debug_info > 2.1% 8.26Mi 0.0% 0 .debug_str_offsets > 2.1% 8.24Mi 0.0% 0 .debug_loclists > 1.9% 7.48Mi 0.0% 0 .debug_line > 0.5% 1.94Mi 0.0% 0 .debug_str > > clang-16, x86_64 defconfig plus > CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO=y CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_COMPRESSED_ZSTD=y: > Elapsed (wall clock) time (h:mm:ss or m:ss): 0:59.69 > 373M vmlinux > 21.4% 81.4Mi 0.0% 0 .debug_info > 2.3% 8.85Mi 0.0% 0 .debug_loclists > 1.5% 5.71Mi 0.0% 0 .debug_line > 0.5% 1.95Mi 0.0% 0 .debug_str_offsets > 0.4% 1.62Mi 0.0% 0 .debug_str > > That's only a 3.11% overall binary size savings over zlib, but at no > performance regression. > > Link: https://maskray.me/blog/2022-09-09-zstd-compressed-debug-sections > Link: https://maskray.me/blog/2022-01-23-compressed-debug-sections > Suggested-by: Sedat Dilek (DHL Supply Chain) <sedat.dilek@dhl.com> > Reviewed-by: Nathan Chancellor <nathan@kernel.org> > Signed-off-by: Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@google.com> > --- Applied to linux-kbuild. Thanks. > Changes v2 -> v3: > * Fix scripts/Makefile.debug as per Sedat. > * Update commit message as per Nicolas. > > Changes v1 -> v2: > * Remove `depends on DEBUG_KERNEL` as per Nathan. > * Rename Kconfigs as per Sedat and Masahiro. > * Add note about renamed Kconfigs to commit message. > * Add more help text to DEBUG_INFO_COMPRESSED_ZSTD. > > > lib/Kconfig.debug | 29 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++-- > scripts/Makefile.debug | 6 +++++- > 2 files changed, 32 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/lib/Kconfig.debug b/lib/Kconfig.debug > index 29280072dc0e..7c28a8fba02e 100644 > --- a/lib/Kconfig.debug > +++ b/lib/Kconfig.debug > @@ -312,8 +312,21 @@ config DEBUG_INFO_REDUCED > DEBUG_INFO build and compile times are reduced too. > Only works with newer gcc versions. > > -config DEBUG_INFO_COMPRESSED > - bool "Compressed debugging information" > +choice > + prompt "Compressed Debug information" > + help > + Compress the resulting debug info. Results in smaller debug info sections, > + but requires that consumers are able to decompress the results. > + > + If unsure, choose DEBUG_INFO_COMPRESSED_NONE. > + > +config DEBUG_INFO_COMPRESSED_NONE > + bool "Don't compress debug information" > + help > + Don't compress debug info sections. > + > +config DEBUG_INFO_COMPRESSED_ZLIB > + bool "Compress debugging information with zlib" > depends on $(cc-option,-gz=zlib) > depends on $(ld-option,--compress-debug-sections=zlib) > help > @@ -327,6 +340,18 @@ config DEBUG_INFO_COMPRESSED > preferable to setting $KDEB_COMPRESS to "none" which would be even > larger. > > +config DEBUG_INFO_COMPRESSED_ZSTD > + bool "Compress debugging information with zstd" > + depends on $(cc-option,-gz=zstd) > + depends on $(ld-option,--compress-debug-sections=zstd) > + help > + Compress the debug information using zstd. This may provide better > + compression than zlib, for about the same time costs, but requires newer > + toolchain support. Requires GCC 13.0+ or Clang 16.0+, binutils 2.40+, and > + zstd. > + > +endchoice # "Compressed Debug information" > + > config DEBUG_INFO_SPLIT > bool "Produce split debuginfo in .dwo files" > depends on $(cc-option,-gsplit-dwarf) > diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.debug b/scripts/Makefile.debug > index 332c486f705f..059ff38fe0cb 100644 > --- a/scripts/Makefile.debug > +++ b/scripts/Makefile.debug > @@ -27,10 +27,14 @@ else > DEBUG_RUSTFLAGS += -Cdebuginfo=2 > endif > > -ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_COMPRESSED > +ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_COMPRESSED_ZLIB > DEBUG_CFLAGS += -gz=zlib > KBUILD_AFLAGS += -gz=zlib > KBUILD_LDFLAGS += --compress-debug-sections=zlib > +else ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_COMPRESSED_ZSTD > +DEBUG_CFLAGS += -gz=zstd > +KBUILD_AFLAGS += -gz=zstd > +KBUILD_LDFLAGS += --compress-debug-sections=zstd > endif > > KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(DEBUG_CFLAGS) > > base-commit: 1767a722a708f1fa3b9af39eb091d79101f8c086 > -- > 2.38.1.431.g37b22c650d-goog > -- Best Regards Masahiro Yamada
On Sun, Nov 13, 2022 at 12:01 PM Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@kernel.org> wrote: > > On Fri, Nov 11, 2022 at 5:00 AM Nick Desaulniers > <ndesaulniers@google.com> wrote: ... > > Applied to linux-kbuild. > Thanks. ... > > Changes v2 -> v3: > > * Fix scripts/Makefile.debug as per Sedat. > > * Update commit message as per Nicolas. > > > > Changes v1 -> v2: > > * Remove `depends on DEBUG_KERNEL` as per Nathan. > > * Rename Kconfigs as per Sedat and Masahiro. > > * Add note about renamed Kconfigs to commit message. > > * Add more help text to DEBUG_INFO_COMPRESSED_ZSTD. ... > > diff --git a/lib/Kconfig.debug b/lib/Kconfig.debug > > index 29280072dc0e..7c28a8fba02e 100644 > > --- a/lib/Kconfig.debug > > +++ b/lib/Kconfig.debug ... > > +config DEBUG_INFO_COMPRESSED_ZSTD > > + bool "Compress debugging information with zstd" > > + depends on $(cc-option,-gz=zstd) > > + depends on $(ld-option,--compress-debug-sections=zstd) > > + help > > + Compress the debug information using zstd. This may provide better > > + compression than zlib, for about the same time costs, but requires newer > > + toolchain support. Requires GCC 13.0+ or Clang 16.0+, binutils 2.40+, and > > + zstd. > > + > > +endchoice # "Compressed Debug information" Just saw: GNU Binutils 2.40 Branched With Zstd Support, Zen 4, New Intel Instructions Debian GNU/Linux ships version 2.39.90 in unstable release. Maybe someone can point me to the release schedule of LLVM-16? Thanks. Best regards, -Sedat- [1] https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNU-Binutils-2.40 [2] https://metadata.ftp-master.debian.org/changelogs//main/b/binutils/binutils_2.39.90.20221231-1_changelog
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