build system: use archives, not linker action to shorten command lines

Intermediate linking may distort linker behavior (in particular related to
weak symbols). The idea is that archives are closer to 'just a list of
object files', and ideally makes the linker more predictable.

Using --whole-archive, the linker doesn't optimize out object files just
because their symbols were already provided by weak versions. However it
shouldn't be used for libgcc, because that one has some unexpected side-effects.

Change-Id: Ie226c198a93bcdca2d82c02431c72108a1c6ea60
Signed-off-by: Patrick Georgi <pgeorgi@chromium.org>
Reviewed-on: http://review.coreboot.org/10139
Tested-by: build bot (Jenkins)
Reviewed-by: Aaron Durbin <adurbin@chromium.org>
Tested-by: Raptor Engineering Automated Test Stand <noreply@raptorengineeringinc.com>

5 files changed, 17 insertions, 17 deletions

diff --git a/src/arch/arm/Makefile.inc b/src/arch/arm/Makefile.inc
index 0fd4fed268..8d6abb4052 100644
--- a/src/arch/arm/Makefile.inc
+++ b/src/arch/arm/Makefile.inc
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ bootblock-y += clock.c
 
 $(objcbfs)/bootblock.debug: $$(bootblock-objs)
 	@printf "    LINK       $(subst $(obj)/,,$(@))\n"
-	$(LD_bootblock) --gc-sections -static -o $@ -L$(obj) -T $(obj)/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/memlayout.bootblock.ld --start-group $(filter-out %.ld,$(bootblock-objs)) --end-group
+	$(LD_bootblock) --gc-sections -static -o $@ -L$(obj) -T $(obj)/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/memlayout.bootblock.ld --whole-archive --start-group $(filter-out %.ld,$(bootblock-objs)) --end-group
 
 endif # CONFIG_ARCH_BOOTBLOCK_ARM
 
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_ARCH_VERSTAGE_ARM),y)
 
 $(objcbfs)/verstage.debug: $(objgenerated)/libverstage.a $$(verstage-objs)
 	@printf "    LINK       $(subst $(obj)/,,$(@))\n"
-	$(LD_verstage) --gc-sections -static -o $@ -L$(obj) -T $(obj)/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/memlayout.verstage.ld --start-group $(filter-out %.ld,$(verstage-objs)) $(objgenerated)/libverstage.a --end-group
+	$(LD_verstage) --gc-sections -static -o $@ -L$(obj) -T $(obj)/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/memlayout.verstage.ld --whole-archive --start-group $(filter-out %.ld,$(verstage-objs)) $(objgenerated)/libverstage.a --end-group
 
 verstage-y += boot.c
 verstage-y += div0.c
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ VBOOT_STUB_DEPS += $(obj)/arch/arm/eabi_compat.rmodules_arm.o
 
 $(objcbfs)/romstage.debug: $$(romstage-objs)
 	@printf "    LINK       $(subst $(obj)/,,$(@))\n"
-	$(LD_romstage) -nostdlib --gc-sections -static -o $@ -L$(obj) -T $(obj)/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/memlayout.romstage.ld --start-group $(filter-out %.ld,$(romstage-objs)) --end-group
+	$(LD_romstage) -nostdlib --gc-sections -static -o $@ -L$(obj) -T $(obj)/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/memlayout.romstage.ld --whole-archive --start-group $(filter-out %.ld,$(romstage-objs)) --end-group
 
 endif # CONFIG_ARCH_ROMSTAGE_ARM
 
@@ -139,6 +139,6 @@ ramstage-srcs += $(wildcard src/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/mainboard.c)
 
 $(objcbfs)/ramstage.debug: $$(ramstage-objs)
 	@printf "    CC         $(subst $(obj)/,,$(@))\n"
-	$(LD_ramstage) -nostdlib --gc-sections -o $@ -L$(obj) -T $(obj)/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/memlayout.ramstage.ld --start-group $(filter-out %.ld,$(ramstage-objs)) --end-group
+	$(LD_ramstage) -nostdlib --gc-sections -o $@ -L$(obj) -T $(obj)/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/memlayout.ramstage.ld --whole-archive --start-group $(filter-out %.ld,$(ramstage-objs)) --end-group
 
 endif # CONFIG_ARCH_RAMSTAGE_ARM
diff --git a/src/arch/arm64/Makefile.inc b/src/arch/arm64/Makefile.inc
index b14e69e767..ad00afd9e4 100644
--- a/src/arch/arm64/Makefile.inc
+++ b/src/arch/arm64/Makefile.inc
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ bootblock-y += ../../lib/memmove.c
 
 $(objcbfs)/bootblock.debug: $$(bootblock-objs) $(obj)/config.h
 	@printf "    LINK       $(subst $(obj)/,,$(@))\n"
-	$(LD_bootblock) --gc-sections -static -o $@ -L$(obj) --start-group $(filter-out %.ld,$(bootblock-objs)) --end-group -T $(obj)/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/memlayout.bootblock.ld
+	$(LD_bootblock) --gc-sections -static -o $@ -L$(obj) --whole-archive --start-group $(filter-out %.ld,$(bootblock-objs)) --end-group -T $(obj)/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/memlayout.bootblock.ld
 
 endif # CONFIG_ARCH_BOOTBLOCK_ARM64
 
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_ARCH_VERSTAGE_ARM64),y)
 
 $(objcbfs)/verstage.debug: $(objgenerated)/libverstage.a $$(verstage-objs)
 	@printf "    LINK       $(subst $(obj)/,,$(@))\n"
-	$(LD_verstage) --gc-sections -static -o $@ -L$(obj) --start-group $(objgenerated)/libverstage.a $$(verstage-objs) --end-group -T $(obj)/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/memlayout.verstage.ld
+	$(LD_verstage) --gc-sections -static -o $@ -L$(obj) --whole-archive --start-group $(objgenerated)/libverstage.a $$(verstage-objs) --end-group -T $(obj)/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/memlayout.verstage.ld
 
 verstage-$(CONFIG_EARLY_CONSOLE) += early_console.c
 verstage-y += boot.c
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ VBOOT_STUB_DEPS += $(obj)/arch/arm/eabi_compat.rmodules_arm64.o
 
 $(objcbfs)/romstage.debug: $$(romstage-objs)
 	@printf "    LINK       $(subst $(obj)/,,$(@))\n"
-	$(LD_romstage) -nostdlib --gc-sections -static -o $@ -L$(obj) --start-group $(filter-out %.ld,$(romstage-objs)) --end-group -T $(obj)/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/memlayout.romstage.ld
+	$(LD_romstage) -nostdlib --gc-sections -static -o $@ -L$(obj) --whole-archive --start-group $(filter-out %.ld,$(romstage-objs)) --end-group -T $(obj)/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/memlayout.romstage.ld
 
 endif # CONFIG_ARCH_ROMSTAGE_ARM64
 
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ ramstage-srcs += $(wildcard src/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/mainboard.c)
 
 $(objcbfs)/ramstage.debug: $$(ramstage-objs)
 	@printf "    CC         $(subst $(obj)/,,$(@))\n"
-	$(LD_ramstage) -nostdlib --gc-sections -o $@ -L$(obj) --start-group $(filter-out %.ld,$(ramstage-objs)) --end-group -T $(obj)/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/memlayout.ramstage.ld
+	$(LD_ramstage) -nostdlib --gc-sections -o $@ -L$(obj) --whole-archive --start-group $(filter-out %.ld,$(ramstage-objs)) --end-group -T $(obj)/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/memlayout.ramstage.ld
 
 # Build ARM Trusted Firmware (BL31)
 
diff --git a/src/arch/mips/Makefile.inc b/src/arch/mips/Makefile.inc
index 358e71ddf7..b92127af9a 100644
--- a/src/arch/mips/Makefile.inc
+++ b/src/arch/mips/Makefile.inc
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ bootblock-S-ccopts += -undef
 
 $(objcbfs)/bootblock.debug: $$(bootblock-objs) $(obj)/config.h
 	@printf "    LINK       $(subst $(obj)/,,$(@))\n"
-	$(LD_bootblock) --gc-sections -static -o $@ -L$(obj) -T $(obj)/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/memlayout.bootblock.ld --start-group $(filter-out %.ld,$(bootblock-objs)) --end-group
+	$(LD_bootblock) --gc-sections -static -o $@ -L$(obj) -T $(obj)/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/memlayout.bootblock.ld --whole-archive --start-group $(filter-out %.ld,$(bootblock-objs)) --end-group
 
 endif # CONFIG_ARCH_BOOTBLOCK_MIPS
 
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ romstage-y += ../../lib/memset.c
 
 $(objcbfs)/romstage.debug: $$(romstage-objs)
 	@printf "    LINK       $(subst $(obj)/,,$(@))\n"
-	$(LD_romstage) --gc-sections -static -o $@ -L$(obj) -T $(obj)/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/memlayout.romstage.ld --start-group $(filter-out %.ld,$(romstage-objs)) --end-group
+	$(LD_romstage) --gc-sections -static -o $@ -L$(obj) -T $(obj)/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/memlayout.romstage.ld --whole-archive --start-group $(filter-out %.ld,$(romstage-objs)) --end-group
 
 endif # CONFIG_ARCH_ROMSTAGE_MIPS
 
@@ -96,6 +96,6 @@ ramstage-srcs += $(wildcard src/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/mainboard.c)
 
 $(objcbfs)/ramstage.debug: $$(ramstage-objs)
 	@printf "    CC         $(subst $(obj)/,,$(@))\n"
-	$(LD_ramstage) --gc-sections -static -o $@ -L$(obj) -T $(obj)/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/memlayout.ramstage.ld --start-group $(filter-out %.ld,$(ramstage-objs)) --end-group
+	$(LD_ramstage) --gc-sections -static -o $@ -L$(obj) -T $(obj)/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/memlayout.ramstage.ld --whole-archive --start-group $(filter-out %.ld,$(ramstage-objs)) --end-group
 
 endif # CONFIG_ARCH_RAMSTAGE_MIPS
diff --git a/src/arch/riscv/Makefile.inc b/src/arch/riscv/Makefile.inc
index a0feb3d1ea..a34b18dedb 100644
--- a/src/arch/riscv/Makefile.inc
+++ b/src/arch/riscv/Makefile.inc
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ bootblock-y += \
 $(objcbfs)/bootblock.debug: $$(bootblock-objs)
 	@printf "    LINK       $(subst $(obj)/,,$(@))\n"
 	$(LD_bootblock) --gc-sections -static -o $@ -L$(obj) \
-		-T $(obj)/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/memlayout.bootblock.ld --start-group $(filter-out %.ld,$(bootblock-objs)) \
+		-T $(obj)/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/memlayout.bootblock.ld --whole-archive --start-group $(filter-out %.ld,$(bootblock-objs)) \
 		$(LIBGCC_FILE_NAME_bootblock) --end-group
 
 endif
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ romstage-$(CONFIG_COLLECT_TIMESTAMPS) += timestamp.c
 
 $(objcbfs)/romstage.debug: $$(romstage-objs)
 	@printf "    LINK       $(subst $(obj)/,,$(@))\n"
-	$(LD_romstage) --gc-sections -static -o $@ -L$(obj) -T $(obj)/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/memlayout.romstage.ld --start-group $(filter-out %.ld,$(romstage-objs)) --end-group
+	$(LD_romstage) --gc-sections -static -o $@ -L$(obj) -T $(obj)/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/memlayout.romstage.ld --whole-archive --start-group $(filter-out %.ld,$(romstage-objs)) --end-group
 
 romstage-c-ccopts += $(riscv_flags)
 romstage-S-ccopts += $(riscv_asm_flags)
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ ramstage-srcs += src/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/mainboard.c
 
 $(objcbfs)/ramstage.debug: $$(ramstage-objs)
 	@printf "    CC         $(subst $(obj)/,,$(@))\n"
-	$(LD_ramstage) --gc-sections -static -o $@ -L$(obj) -T $(obj)/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/memlayout.ramstage.ld --start-group $(filter-out %.ld,$(ramstage-objs)) --end-group
+	$(LD_ramstage) --gc-sections -static -o $@ -L$(obj) -T $(obj)/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/memlayout.ramstage.ld --whole-archive --start-group $(filter-out %.ld,$(ramstage-objs)) --end-group
 
 ramstage-c-ccopts += $(riscv_flags)
 ramstage-S-ccopts += $(riscv_asm_flags)
diff --git a/src/arch/x86/Makefile.inc b/src/arch/x86/Makefile.inc
index 8b37d7a550..659d006d95 100644
--- a/src/arch/x86/Makefile.inc
+++ b/src/arch/x86/Makefile.inc
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ romstage-libs ?=
 
 $(objcbfs)/romstage_null.debug: $$(romstage-objs) $(objgenerated)/romstage_null.ld $$(romstage-libs)
 	@printf "    LINK       $(subst $(obj)/,,$(@))\n"
-	$(LD_romstage) --gc-sections -nostdlib -nostartfiles -static -o $@ -L$(obj) $(COMPILER_RT_FLAGS_romstage) --start-group $(filter-out %.ld,$(romstage-objs)) $(romstage-libs) $(COMPILER_RT_romstage) --end-group -T $(objgenerated)/romstage_null.ld
+	$(LD_romstage) --gc-sections -nostdlib -nostartfiles -static -o $@ -L$(obj) $(COMPILER_RT_FLAGS_romstage) --whole-archive --start-group $(filter-out %.ld,$(romstage-objs)) $(romstage-libs) --no-whole-archive $(COMPILER_RT_romstage) --end-group -T $(objgenerated)/romstage_null.ld
 	$(OBJCOPY_romstage) --only-section .illegal_globals $(@) $(objcbfs)/romstage_null.offenders && \
 	$(NM_romstage) $(objcbfs)/romstage_null.offenders | grep -q ""; if [ $$? -eq 0 ]; then \
 		echo "Forbidden global variables in romstage:"; \
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ $(objcbfs)/romstage_null.debug: $$(romstage-objs) $(objgenerated)/romstage_null.
 
 $(objcbfs)/romstage.debug: $$(romstage-objs) $(objgenerated)/romstage.ld $$(romstage-libs)
 	@printf "    LINK       $(subst $(obj)/,,$(@))\n"
-	$(LD_romstage) --gc-sections -nostdlib -nostartfiles -static -o $@ -L$(obj) $(COMPILER_RT_FLAGS_romstage) --start-group $(filter-out %.ld,$(romstage-objs)) $(romstage-libs) $(COMPILER_RT_romstage) --end-group -T $(objgenerated)/romstage.ld
+	$(LD_romstage) --gc-sections -nostdlib -nostartfiles -static -o $@ -L$(obj) $(COMPILER_RT_FLAGS_romstage) --whole-archive --start-group $(filter-out %.ld,$(romstage-objs)) $(romstage-libs) --no-whole-archive $(COMPILER_RT_romstage) --end-group -T $(objgenerated)/romstage.ld
 
 $(objgenerated)/romstage_null.ld: $(obj)/config.h $$(filter %.ld,$$(romstage-srcs))
 	@printf "    GEN        $(subst $(obj)/,,$(@))\n"
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ endif
 
 $(objgenerated)/ramstage.o: $$(ramstage-objs) $(COMPILER_RT_ramstage) $$(ramstage-libs)
 	@printf "    CC         $(subst $(obj)/,,$(@))\n"
-	$(LD_ramstage) -m elf_i386 -r -o $@ $(COMPILER_RT_FLAGS_ramstage) --start-group $(filter-out %.ld,$(ramstage-objs)) $(ramstage-libs) $(COMPILER_RT_ramstage) --end-group
+	$(LD_ramstage) -m elf_i386 -r -o $@ $(COMPILER_RT_FLAGS_ramstage) --whole-archive --start-group $(filter-out %.ld,$(ramstage-objs)) $(ramstage-libs) --no-whole-archive $(COMPILER_RT_ramstage) --end-group
 
 endif # CONFIG_ARCH_RAMSTAGE_X86_32