linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v6 5/7] AutoFDO: Enable -ffunction-sections for the AutoFDO build

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Message-ID: <202410281709.DDFE98FA3@keescook>
Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2024 17:10:00 -0700
From: Kees Cook <kees@...nel.org>
To: Rong Xu <xur@...gle.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 5/7] AutoFDO: Enable -ffunction-sections for the
 AutoFDO build

On Fri, Oct 25, 2024 at 10:14:07PM -0700, Rong Xu wrote:
> Enable -ffunction-sections by default for the AutoFDO build.
> 
> With -ffunction-sections, the compiler places each function in its own
> section named .text.function_name instead of placing all functions in
> the .text section. In the AutoFDO build, this allows the linker to
> utilize profile information to reorganize functions for improved
> utilization of iCache and iTLB.
> 
> Co-developed-by: Han Shen <shenhan@...gle.com>
> Signed-off-by: Han Shen <shenhan@...gle.com>

Reviewed-by: Kees Cook <kees@...nel.org>

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Kees Cook