Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2016 00:46:19 +0000 (UTC) From: Benjamin Kaduk <bjk@FreeBSD.org> To: doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r49585 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status Message-ID: <201610260046.u9Q0kJdV050048@repo.freebsd.org>
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Author: bjk Date: Wed Oct 26 00:46:19 2016 New Revision: 49585 URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/49585 Log: Add lld entry from emaste Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2016-07-2016-09.xml Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2016-07-2016-09.xml ============================================================================== --- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2016-07-2016-09.xml Wed Oct 26 00:38:27 2016 (r49584) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2016-07-2016-09.xml Wed Oct 26 00:46:19 2016 (r49585) @@ -2073,4 +2073,74 @@ The FreeBSD Foundation </sponsor> </project> + + <project cat='proj'> + <title>Using <tt>lld</tt>, the LLVM Linker, to Link &os;</title> + + <contact> + <person> + <name> + <given>Ed</given> + <common>Maste</common> + </name> + <email>emaste@freebsd.org</email> + </person> + </contact> + + <links> + <url href="https://wiki.freebsd.org/LLD">LLD Wiki Page</url> + </links> + + <body> + <p><tt>lld</tt> is the linker in the LLVM family of projects. + It is a high-performance linker that supports the ELF, COFF, + and Mach-O object formats. Where possible, <tt>lld</tt> + maintains command-line and functional compatibility with the + existing GNU BFD ld and gold linkers. However, the authors of + <tt>lld</tt> are not constrained by strict compatibility where + it would hamper performance or desired functionality.</p> + + <p>Compared to the GNU ld 2.17.50 currently in the base system, + <tt>lld</tt> will bring:</p> + + <ul> + <li>AArch64 (arm64) support</li> + + <li>Link Time Optimization (LTO)</li> + + <li>New ABI support</li> + + <li>Other linker optimizations</li> + + <li>Much faster link times</li> + + <li>Maintained code base</li> + </ul> + + <p>The upstream <tt>lld</tt> project has now implemented + nearly all of the functionality required to link the amd64 + FreeBSD base system, including the kernel. The boot loader + components and <tt>rescue</tt> utilities currently do not + build with <tt>lld</tt>.</p> + </body> + + <help> + <task>Merge <tt>lld</tt> to FreeBSD head as part of the Clang + 3.9.0 import.</task> + + <task>Request a ports exp-run with <tt>lld</tt> installed as + <tt>/usr/bin/ld</tt>.</task> + + <task>Fix building the boot loader with <tt>lld</tt>.</task> + + <task>Fix building <tt>rescue</tt> with <tt>lld</tt>.</task> + + <task>Test and iterate making <tt>lld</tt> fixes for + additional architectures.</task> + </help> + + <sponsor> + The FreeBSD Foundation + </sponsor> + </project> </report>
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