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Masahiro Yamada 5e9e95cc91 kbuild: implement CONFIG_TRIM_UNUSED_KSYMS without recursion 
When CONFIG_TRIM_UNUSED_KSYMS is enabled, Kbuild recursively traverses
the directory tree to determine which EXPORT_SYMBOL to trim. If an
EXPORT_SYMBOL turns out to be unused by anyone, Kbuild begins the
second traverse, where some source files are recompiled with their
EXPORT_SYMBOL() tuned into a no-op.

Linus stated negative opinions about this slowness in commits:

 - 5cf0fd591f ("Kbuild: disable TRIM_UNUSED_KSYMS option")
 - a555bdd0c5 ("Kbuild: enable TRIM_UNUSED_KSYMS again, with some guarding")

We can do this better now. The final data structures of EXPORT_SYMBOL
are generated by the modpost stage, so modpost can selectively emit
KSYMTAB entries that are really used by modules.

Commit f73edc8951 ("kbuild: unify two modpost invocations") is another
ground-work to do this in a one-pass algorithm. With the list of modules,
modpost sets sym->used if it is used by a module. modpost emits KSYMTAB
only for symbols with sym->used==true.

BTW, Nicolas explained why the trimming was implemented with recursion:

  https://lore.kernel.org/all/2o2rpn97-79nq-p7s2-nq5-8p83391473r@syhkavp.arg/

Actually, we never achieved that level of optimization where the chain
reaction of trimming comes into play because:

 - CONFIG_LTO_CLANG cannot remove any unused symbols
 - CONFIG_LD_DEAD_CODE_DATA_ELIMINATION is enabled only for vmlinux,
   but not modules

If deeper trimming is required, we need to revisit this, but I guess
that is unlikely to happen.

Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@kernel.org>
 		2023-06-22 21:21:06 +09:00
Documentation kernel-doc: don't let V=1 change outcome 2023-06-10 16:39:02 +09:00
LICENSES LICENSES: Add the copyleft-next-0.3.1 license 2022-11-08 15:44:01 +01:00
arch ia64,export.h: replace EXPORT_DATA_SYMBOL* with EXPORT_SYMBOL* 2023-06-22 21:21:06 +09:00
block for-6.4/block-2023-05-06 2023-05-06 08:28:58 -07:00
certs KEYS: Add missing function documentation 2023-04-24 16:15:52 +03:00
crypto This push fixes the following problems: 2023-05-07 10:57:14 -07:00
drivers cxl fixes for v6.4-rc2 2023-05-14 12:32:34 -07:00
fs Some ext4 bug fixes (mostly to address Syzbot reports) for v6.4-rc2. 2023-05-13 17:45:39 -07:00
include kbuild: implement CONFIG_TRIM_UNUSED_KSYMS without recursion 2023-06-22 21:21:06 +09:00
init Objtool changes for v6.4: 2023-04-28 14:02:54 -07:00
io_uring for-6.4/io_uring-2023-05-07 2023-05-07 10:00:09 -07:00
ipc Merge branch 'work.namespace' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs 2023-02-24 19:20:07 -08:00
kernel kbuild: generate KSYMTAB entries by modpost 2023-06-22 21:17:10 +09:00
lib Networking fixes for 6.4-rc2, including fixes from netfilter 2023-05-11 08:42:47 -05:00
mm Reinstate the dmapool changes which were accidentally removed by 2023-05-06 11:43:08 -07:00
net netfilter pull request 23-05-10 2023-05-10 19:08:58 -07:00
rust Rust changes for v6.4 2023-04-30 11:20:22 -07:00
samples LoongArch changes for v6.4 2023-05-04 12:40:16 -07:00
scripts kbuild: implement CONFIG_TRIM_UNUSED_KSYMS without recursion 2023-06-22 21:21:06 +09:00
security integrity-v6.4 2023-04-29 10:11:32 -07:00
sound sound fixes for 6.4-rc1 2023-05-06 08:07:11 -07:00
tools cxl fixes for v6.4-rc2 2023-05-14 12:32:34 -07:00
usr initramfs: Encode dependency on KBUILD_BUILD_TIMESTAMP 2023-06-06 17:54:49 +09:00
virt s390: 2023-05-01 12:06:20 -07:00
.clang-format cxl for v6.4 2023-04-30 11:51:51 -07:00
.cocciconfig scripts: add Linux .cocciconfig for coccinelle 2016-07-22 12:13:39 +02:00
.get_maintainer.ignore get_maintainer: add Alan to .get_maintainer.ignore 2022-08-20 15:17:44 -07:00
.gitattributes .gitattributes: use 'dts' diff driver for *.dtso files 2023-02-26 15:28:23 +09:00
.gitignore kbuild: implement CONFIG_TRIM_UNUSED_KSYMS without recursion 2023-06-22 21:21:06 +09:00
.mailmap for-6.4/block-2023-05-06 2023-05-06 08:28:58 -07:00
.rustfmt.toml rust: add `.rustfmt.toml` 2022-09-28 09:02:20 +02:00
COPYING COPYING: state that all contributions really are covered by this file 2020-02-10 13:32:20 -08:00
CREDITS A handful of late-arriving documentation fixes, plus one Spanish 2023-05-05 13:16:42 -07:00
Kbuild Kbuild updates for v6.1 2022-10-10 12:00:45 -07:00
Kconfig kbuild: ensure full rebuild when the compiler is updated 2020-05-12 13:28:33 +09:00
MAINTAINERS Devicetree binding fixes for v6.4 2023-05-11 09:01:40 -05:00
Makefile kbuild: implement CONFIG_TRIM_UNUSED_KSYMS without recursion 2023-06-22 21:21:06 +09:00
README Drop all 00-INDEX files from Documentation/ 2018-09-09 15:08:58 -06:00

README 

Linux kernel
============

There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.

In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``.  The formatted documentation can also be read online at:

    https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/

There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.

Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.