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Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada Tested-by: Rong Xu Signed-off-by: Rong Xu --- Makefile | 16 +++++-------- scripts/Makefile.vmlinux_a | 46 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 52 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) create mode 100644 scripts/Makefile.vmlinux_a diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile index a8d8ed711f9b..69ccf9b8507d 100644 --- a/Makefile +++ b/Makefile @@ -1264,7 +1264,7 @@ export ARCH_DRIVERS :=3D $(drivers-y) $(drivers-m) KBUILD_VMLINUX_OBJS :=3D built-in.a $(patsubst %/, %/lib.a, $(filter %/, $= (libs-y))) KBUILD_VMLINUX_LIBS :=3D $(filter-out %/, $(libs-y)) =20 -export KBUILD_VMLINUX_LIBS +export KBUILD_VMLINUX_OBJS KBUILD_VMLINUX_LIBS export KBUILD_LDS :=3D arch/$(SRCARCH)/kernel/vmlinux.lds =20 ifdef CONFIG_TRIM_UNUSED_KSYMS @@ -1273,16 +1273,12 @@ ifdef CONFIG_TRIM_UNUSED_KSYMS KBUILD_MODULES :=3D y endif =20 -# '$(AR) mPi' needs 'T' to workaround the bug of llvm-ar <=3D 14 -quiet_cmd_ar_vmlinux.a =3D AR $@ - cmd_ar_vmlinux.a =3D \ - rm -f $@; \ - $(AR) cDPrST $@ $(KBUILD_VMLINUX_OBJS); \ - $(AR) mPiT $$($(AR) t $@ | sed -n 1p) $@ $$($(AR) t $@ | grep -F -f $(src= tree)/scripts/head-object-list.txt) +PHONY +=3D vmlinux_a +vmlinux_a: $(KBUILD_VMLINUX_OBJS) scripts/head-object-list.txt FORCE + $(Q)$(MAKE) -f $(srctree)/scripts/Makefile.vmlinux_a =20 -targets +=3D vmlinux.a -vmlinux.a: $(KBUILD_VMLINUX_OBJS) scripts/head-object-list.txt FORCE - $(call if_changed,ar_vmlinux.a) +vmlinux.a: vmlinux_a + @: =20 PHONY +=3D vmlinux_o vmlinux_o: vmlinux.a $(KBUILD_VMLINUX_LIBS) diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.vmlinux_a b/scripts/Makefile.vmlinux_a new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..9774f02b43b2 --- /dev/null +++ b/scripts/Makefile.vmlinux_a @@ -0,0 +1,46 @@ +# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only + +PHONY :=3D __default +__default: vmlinux.a + +include include/config/auto.conf +include $(srctree)/scripts/Kbuild.include +include $(srctree)/scripts/Makefile.lib + +# Link of built-in-fixup.a +# ------------------------------------------------------------------------= --- + +# '$(AR) mPi' needs --thin to workaround the bug of llvm-ar <=3D 14 +quiet_cmd_ar_builtin_fixup =3D AR $@ + cmd_ar_builtin_fixup =3D \ + rm -f $@; \ + $(AR) cDPrS --thin $@ $(KBUILD_VMLINUX_OBJS); \ + $(AR) mPi --thin $$($(AR) t $@ | sed -n 1p) $@ $$($(AR) t $@ | grep -F -f= $(srctree)/scripts/head-object-list.txt) + +targets +=3D built-in-fixup.a +built-in-fixup.a: $(KBUILD_VMLINUX_OBJS) scripts/head-object-list.txt FORCE + $(call if_changed,ar_builtin_fixup) + +# vmlinux.a +# ------------------------------------------------------------------------= --- + +targets +=3D vmlinux.a +vmlinux.a: built-in-fixup.a FORCE + $(call if_changed,copy) + +# Add FORCE to the prerequisites of a target to force it to be always rebu= ilt. +# ------------------------------------------------------------------------= --- + +PHONY +=3D FORCE +FORCE: + +# Read all saved command lines and dependencies for the $(targets) we +# may be building above, using $(if_changed{,_dep}). 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charset="utf-8" From: Rong Xu The '-T' flag in $(AR) is no longer problematic since the minimum requirement for LLVM has been updated to version 15. As of LLVM 14 and onward, the '-T' flag functions identically to the '--thin' flag. Fixed the issue seen on IBM Power11 System: ar: unrecognized option '--thin' Reported-by: Venkat Rao Bagalkote Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-next/476507c9-a371-4864-9e87-572c1eca= e82d@linux.ibm.com/ Signed-off-by: Rong Xu --- scripts/Makefile.vmlinux_a | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.vmlinux_a b/scripts/Makefile.vmlinux_a index 9774f02b43b2..650d44330d1f 100644 --- a/scripts/Makefile.vmlinux_a +++ b/scripts/Makefile.vmlinux_a @@ -10,12 +10,12 @@ include $(srctree)/scripts/Makefile.lib # Link of built-in-fixup.a # ------------------------------------------------------------------------= --- =20 -# '$(AR) mPi' needs --thin to workaround the bug of llvm-ar <=3D 14 +# '$(AR) mPi' needs 'T' to workaround the bug of llvm-ar <=3D 14 quiet_cmd_ar_builtin_fixup =3D AR $@ cmd_ar_builtin_fixup =3D \ rm -f $@; \ - $(AR) cDPrS --thin $@ $(KBUILD_VMLINUX_OBJS); \ - $(AR) mPi --thin $$($(AR) t $@ | sed -n 1p) $@ $$($(AR) t $@ | grep -F -f= $(srctree)/scripts/head-object-list.txt) + $(AR) cDPrST $@ $(KBUILD_VMLINUX_OBJS); 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charset="utf-8" From: Rong Xu Add distributed ThinLTO build support for the Linux kernel. This new mode offers several advantages: (1) Increased flexibility in handling user-specified build options. (2) Improved user-friendliness for developers. (3) Greater convenience for integrating with objtool and livepatch. Note that "distributed" in this context refers to a term that differentiates in-process ThinLTO builds by invoking backend compilation through the linker, not necessarily building in distributed environments. Distributed ThinLTO is enabled via the `CONFIG_LTO_CLANG_THIN_DIST` Kconfig option. For example: > make LLVM=3D1 defconfig > scripts/config -e LTO_CLANG_THIN_DIST > make LLVM=3D1 oldconfig > make LLVM=3D1 vmlinux -j <..> The build flow proceeds in four stages: 1. Perform FE compilation, mirroring the in-process ThinLTO mode. 2. Thin-link the generated IR files and object files. 3. Find all IR files and perform BE compilation, using the flags stored in the .*.o.cmd files. 4. Link the BE results to generate the final vmlinux.o. NOTE: This patch currently implements the build for the main kernel image (vmlinux) only. Kernel module support is planned for a subsequent patch. Tested on the following arch: x86, arm64, loongarch, and riscv. The earlier implementation details can be found here: https://discourse.llvm.org/t/rfc-distributed-thinlto-build-for-kernel/85934 Signed-off-by: Rong Xu Co-developed-by: Masahiro Yamada Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada --- .gitignore | 2 ++ Makefile | 9 +++++---- arch/Kconfig | 19 ++++++++++++++++++ scripts/Makefile.lib | 7 +++++++ scripts/Makefile.thinlto | 40 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ scripts/Makefile.vmlinux_a | 37 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ scripts/mod/modpost.c | 15 +++++++++++--- 7 files changed, 122 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) create mode 100644 scripts/Makefile.thinlto diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore index 3a7241c941f5..c12bdf5a97f9 100644 --- a/.gitignore +++ b/.gitignore @@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ *.zst Module.symvers dtbs-list +builtin.order modules.order =20 # @@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ modules.order /vmlinux.32 /vmlinux.map /vmlinux.symvers +/vmlinux.thinlto-index /vmlinux.unstripped /vmlinux-gdb.py /vmlinuz diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile index 69ccf9b8507d..d474b6f0f212 100644 --- a/Makefile +++ b/Makefile @@ -1047,11 +1047,11 @@ export CC_FLAGS_SCS endif =20 ifdef CONFIG_LTO_CLANG -ifdef CONFIG_LTO_CLANG_THIN +ifdef CONFIG_LTO_CLANG_FULL +CC_FLAGS_LTO :=3D -flto +else CC_FLAGS_LTO :=3D -flto=3Dthin -fsplit-lto-unit KBUILD_LDFLAGS +=3D $(call ld-option,--lto-whole-program-visibility -mllvm= -always-rename-promoted-locals=3Dfalse) -else -CC_FLAGS_LTO :=3D -flto endif CC_FLAGS_LTO +=3D -fvisibility=3Dhidden =20 @@ -1657,6 +1657,7 @@ endif # CONFIG_MODULES CLEAN_FILES +=3D vmlinux.symvers modules-only.symvers \ modules.builtin modules.builtin.modinfo modules.nsdeps \ modules.builtin.ranges vmlinux.o.map vmlinux.unstripped \ + vmlinux.thinlto-index builtin.order \ compile_commands.json rust/test \ rust-project.json .vmlinux.objs .vmlinux.export.c \ .builtin-dtbs-list .builtin-dtb.S @@ -2118,7 +2119,7 @@ clean: $(clean-dirs) $(call cmd,rmfiles) @find . $(RCS_FIND_IGNORE) \ \( -name '*.[aios]' -o -name '*.rsi' -o -name '*.ko' -o -name '.*.cmd' \ - -o -name '*.ko.*' \ + -o -name '*.ko.*' -o -name '*.o.thinlto.bc' \ -o -name '*.dtb' -o -name '*.dtbo' \ -o -name '*.dtb.S' -o -name '*.dtbo.S' \ -o -name '*.dt.yaml' -o -name 'dtbs-list' \ diff --git a/arch/Kconfig b/arch/Kconfig index 102ddbd4298e..340550e44c50 100644 --- a/arch/Kconfig +++ b/arch/Kconfig @@ -861,6 +861,25 @@ config LTO_CLANG_THIN https://clang.llvm.org/docs/ThinLTO.html =20 If unsure, say Y. + +config LTO_CLANG_THIN_DIST + bool "Clang ThinLTO in distributed mode (EXPERIMENTAL)" + depends on HAS_LTO_CLANG && ARCH_SUPPORTS_LTO_CLANG_THIN + select LTO_CLANG + help + This option enables Clang's ThinLTO in distributed build mode. + In this mode, the linker performs the thin-link, generating + ThinLTO index files. Subsequently, the build system explicitly + invokes ThinLTO backend compilation using these index files + and pre-linked IR objects. The resulting native object files + are with the .thinlto-native.o suffix. + + This build mode offers improved visibility into the ThinLTO + process through explicit subcommand exposure. It also makes + final native object files directly available, benefiting + tools like objtool and kpatch. Additionally, it provides + crucial granular control over back-end options, enabling + module-specific compiler options, and simplifies debugging. endchoice =20 config ARCH_SUPPORTS_AUTOFDO_CLANG diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.lib b/scripts/Makefile.lib index 0718e39cedda..b36c7c6817bd 100644 --- a/scripts/Makefile.lib +++ b/scripts/Makefile.lib @@ -249,6 +249,12 @@ ifdef CONFIG_LTO_CLANG cmd_ld_single =3D $(if $(objtool-enabled)$(is-single-obj-m), ; $(LD) $(ld_= flags) -r -o $(tmp-target) $@; mv $(tmp-target) $@) endif =20 +ifdef CONFIG_LTO_CLANG_THIN_DIST +# Save the _c_flags, sliently. +quiet_cmd_save_c_flags =3D + cmd_save_c_flags =3D printf '\n%s\n' 'saved_c_flags_$@ :=3D $(call e= scsq,$(_c_flags))' >> $(dot-target).cmd +endif + quiet_cmd_cc_o_c =3D CC $(quiet_modtag) $@ cmd_cc_o_c =3D $(CC) $(c_flags) -c -o $@ $< \ $(cmd_ld_single) \ @@ -256,6 +262,7 @@ quiet_cmd_cc_o_c =3D CC $(quiet_modtag) $@ =20 define rule_cc_o_c $(call cmd_and_fixdep,cc_o_c) + $(call cmd,save_c_flags) $(call cmd,checksrc) $(call cmd,checkdoc) $(call cmd,gen_objtooldep) diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.thinlto b/scripts/Makefile.thinlto new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..03349ac69de5 --- /dev/null +++ b/scripts/Makefile.thinlto @@ -0,0 +1,40 @@ +PHONY :=3D __default +__default: + +include include/config/auto.conf +include $(srctree)/scripts/Kbuild.include +include $(srctree)/scripts/Makefile.lib + +native-objs :=3D $(patsubst %.o,%.thinlto-native.o,$(call read-file, vmlin= ux.thinlto-index)) + +__default: $(native-objs) + +# Generate .thinlto-native.o (obj) from .o (bitcode) and .thinlto.bc (summ= ary) files +# ------------------------------------------------------------------------= --- +quiet_cmd_cc_o_bc =3D CC $(quiet_modtag) $@ + be_flags =3D $(shell sed -n '/saved_c_flags_/s/.*:=3D //p' \ + $(dir $(<)).$(notdir $(<)).cmd) + cmd_cc_o_bc =3D \ + $(CC) $(be_flags) -x ir -fno-lto -Wno-unused-command-line-argument \ + -fthinlto-index=3D$(word 2, $^) -c -o $@ $< + +targets +=3D $(native-objs) +$(native-objs): %.thinlto-native.o: %.o %.o.thinlto.bc FORCE + $(call if_changed,cc_o_bc) + +# Add FORCE to the prerequisites of a target to force it to be always rebu= ilt. +# ------------------------------------------------------------------------= --- + +PHONY +=3D FORCE +FORCE: + +# Read all saved command lines and dependencies for the $(targets) we +# may be building above, using $(if_changed{,_dep}). As an +# optimization, we don't need to read them if the target does not +# exist, we will rebuild anyway in that case. + +existing-targets :=3D $(wildcard $(sort $(targets))) + +-include $(foreach f,$(existing-targets),$(dir $(f)).$(notdir $(f)).cmd) + +.PHONY: $(PHONY) diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.vmlinux_a b/scripts/Makefile.vmlinux_a index 650d44330d1f..15d92ee82dee 100644 --- a/scripts/Makefile.vmlinux_a +++ b/scripts/Makefile.vmlinux_a @@ -21,6 +21,41 @@ targets +=3D built-in-fixup.a built-in-fixup.a: $(KBUILD_VMLINUX_OBJS) scripts/head-object-list.txt FORCE $(call if_changed,ar_builtin_fixup) =20 +ifdef CONFIG_LTO_CLANG_THIN_DIST + +quiet_cmd_builtin.order =3D GEN $@ + cmd_builtin.order =3D $(AR) t $< > $@ + +targets +=3D builtin.order +builtin.order: built-in-fixup.a FORCE + $(call if_changed,builtin.order) + +quiet_cmd_ld_thinlto_index =3D LD $@ + cmd_ld_thinlto_index =3D \ + $(LD) $(KBUILD_LDFLAGS) -r --thinlto-index-only=3D$@ @$< + +targets +=3D vmlinux.thinlto-index +vmlinux.thinlto-index: builtin.order FORCE + $(call if_changed,ld_thinlto_index) + +quiet_cmd_ar_vmlinux.a =3D GEN $@ + cmd_ar_vmlinux.a =3D \ + rm -f $@; \ + while read -r obj; do \ + if grep -q $${obj} $(word 2, $^); then \ + echo $${obj%.o}.thinlto-native.o; \ + else \ + echo $${obj}; \ + fi; \ + done < $< | xargs $(AR) cDPrS --thin $@ + +targets +=3D vmlinux.a +vmlinux.a: builtin.order vmlinux.thinlto-index FORCE + $(Q)$(MAKE) -f $(srctree)/scripts/Makefile.thinlto + $(call if_changed,ar_vmlinux.a) + +else + # vmlinux.a # ------------------------------------------------------------------------= --- =20 @@ -28,6 +63,8 @@ targets +=3D vmlinux.a vmlinux.a: built-in-fixup.a FORCE $(call if_changed,copy) =20 +endif + # Add FORCE to the prerequisites of a target to force it to be always rebu= ilt. # ------------------------------------------------------------------------= --- =20 diff --git a/scripts/mod/modpost.c b/scripts/mod/modpost.c index 0c25b5ad497b..b3c3cf42c9eb 100644 --- a/scripts/mod/modpost.c +++ b/scripts/mod/modpost.c @@ -1482,13 +1482,22 @@ static void extract_crcs_for_object(const char *obj= ect, struct module *mod) char cmd_file[PATH_MAX]; char *buf, *p; const char *base; - int dirlen, ret; + int dirlen, baselen_without_suffix, ret; =20 base =3D get_basename(object); dirlen =3D base - object; =20 - ret =3D snprintf(cmd_file, sizeof(cmd_file), "%.*s.%s.cmd", - dirlen, object, base); + baselen_without_suffix =3D strlen(object) - dirlen - strlen(".o"); + + /* + * When CONFIG_LTO_CLANG_THIN_DIST=3Dy, the ELF is *.thinlto-native.o + * but the symbol CRCs are recorded in *.o.cmd file. + */ + if (strends(object, ".thinlto-native.o")) + baselen_without_suffix -=3D strlen(".thinlto-native"); + + ret =3D snprintf(cmd_file, sizeof(cmd_file), "%.*s.%.*s.o.cmd", + dirlen, object, baselen_without_suffix, base); if (ret >=3D sizeof(cmd_file)) { error("%s: too long path was truncated\n", cmd_file); return; --=20 2.53.0.1018.g2bb0e51243-goog