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authorVincent Palatin <vpalatin@chromium.org>2015-04-27 14:47:19 -0700
committerChromeOS Commit Bot <chromeos-commit-bot@chromium.org>2015-05-19 02:46:27 +0000
commit2650ff3d70c9933e4c3dcd1401ca66b4426def4a (patch)
tree7a4658b060d3439a525a7562c226358d55424035 /include/common.h
parentcb29daa58c0fa5866a7847c454967ef0376c7688 (diff)
downloadchrome-ec-2650ff3d70c9933e4c3dcd1401ca66b4426def4a.tar.gz
Add option to enable GCC LTO
Add CONFIG_LTO to use GCC Link-Time Optimizations to try to reduce the flash footprint of the firmware. Add additional protection to some functions/data to avoid removal by the linker when their usage is not obvious. Signed-off-by: Vincent Palatin <vpalatin@chromium.org> BRANCH=none BUG=none TEST=make buildall (with and without LTO enable on all boards) Change-Id: I586b8c1eda4592b416c85383b65153c1d5ab0059 Reviewed-on: https://chromium-review.googlesource.com/271291 Trybot-Ready: Vincent Palatin <vpalatin@chromium.org> Tested-by: Vincent Palatin <vpalatin@chromium.org> Reviewed-by: Randall Spangler <rspangler@chromium.org> Reviewed-by: Alec Berg <alecaberg@chromium.org> Commit-Queue: Vincent Palatin <vpalatin@chromium.org>
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diff --git a/include/common.h b/include/common.h
index 59e66b7f29..af451a3ec9 100644
--- a/include/common.h
+++ b/include/common.h
@@ -58,6 +58,16 @@
#define __packed __attribute__((packed))
#endif
+/*
+ * Force the toolchain to keep a symbol even with Link Time Optimization
+ * activated.
+ *
+ * Useful for C functions called only from assembly or through special sections.
+ */
+#ifndef __keep
+#define __keep __attribute__((used)) __attribute__((externally_visible))
+#endif
+
/* There isn't really a better place for this */
#define C_TO_K(temp_c) ((temp_c) + 273)
#define K_TO_C(temp_c) ((temp_c) - 273)