Re: [PATCH] kbuild: reuse vmlinux.o in vmlinux_link

[Kees Cook]

On Thu, May 21, 2020 at 01:27:16PM -0700, Sami Tolvanen wrote:
> Instead of linking all compilation units again each time vmlinux_link is
> called, reuse vmlinux.o from modpost_link.
> 
> With x86_64 allyesconfig, vmlinux_link is called three times and reusing
> vmlinux.o reduces the build time ~38 seconds on my system (59% reduction
> in the time spent in vmlinux_link).

BTW, I'll see this most in that it knocks about 6% off my "I changed
1 .c file and now I'm rebuilding" workflow time (which is obviously
dominated by linking), from 25 seconds to 23.5 seconds. And since most
of those seconds are spent staring at the build, it feels like a lot
more. ;)

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Kees Cook