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>

8 files changed, 21 insertions, 21 deletions

diff --git a/Makefile.inc b/Makefile.inc
index a8961cc41..277408f78 100644
--- a/Makefile.inc
+++ b/Makefile.inc
@@ -115,8 +115,8 @@ files-in-dir=$(filter-out $(call dir-wildcards,$(call filter-out-dirs,$(1),$(sor
 # directory into an intermediate file
 ramstage-postprocess=$$(eval DEPENDENCIES+=$$(addsuffix .d,$$(basename $(1)))) \
 	$(foreach d,$(sort $(dir $(filter-out %.ld,$(1)))), \
-	$(eval $(d)ramstage.o: $(call files-in-dir,$(d),$(filter-out %.ld,$(1))); $$(LD_ramstage) -o $$@ -r $$^ ) \
-	$(eval ramstage-objs:=$(d)ramstage.o $(filter-out $(filter-out %.ld, $(call files-in-dir,$(d),$(1))),$(ramstage-objs))))
+	$(eval $(d)ramstage.a: $(call files-in-dir,$(d),$(filter-out %.ld,$(1))); rm -f $$@ && $(AR_ramstage) rcsT $$@ $$^ ) \
+	$(eval ramstage-objs:=$(d)ramstage.a $(filter-out $(filter-out %.ld, $(call files-in-dir,$(d),$(1))),$(ramstage-objs))))
 
 bootblock-generic-ccopts += -D__PRE_RAM__ -D__BOOTBLOCK__
 romstage-generic-ccopts += -D__PRE_RAM__ -D__ROMSTAGE__
diff --git a/src/arch/arm/Makefile.inc b/src/arch/arm/Makefile.inc
index 0fd4fed26..8d6abb405 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 b14e69e76..ad00afd9e 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 358e71ddf..b92127af9 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 a0feb3d1e..a34b18ded 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 8b37d7a55..659d006d9 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
 
diff --git a/src/cpu/x86/smm/Makefile.inc b/src/cpu/x86/smm/Makefile.inc
index a02be49ef..36f83c887 100644
--- a/src/cpu/x86/smm/Makefile.inc
+++ b/src/cpu/x86/smm/Makefile.inc
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ smm-generic-ccopts += -D__SMM__
 smm-c-deps:=$$(OPTION_TABLE_H)
 
 $(obj)/cpu/x86/smm/smm.o: $$(smm-objs) $(COMPILER_RT_smm)
-	$(LD_smm) -nostdlib -r -o $@ $(COMPILER_RT_FLAGS_smm) --start-group $(smm-objs) $(COMPILER_RT_smm) --end-group
+	$(LD_smm) -nostdlib -r -o $@ $(COMPILER_RT_FLAGS_smm) --whole-archive --start-group $(smm-objs) --no-whole-archive $(COMPILER_RT_smm) --end-group
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_SMM_MODULES),y)
 
diff --git a/src/lib/Makefile.inc b/src/lib/Makefile.inc
index 88254b969..b583e6dc2 100644
--- a/src/lib/Makefile.inc
+++ b/src/lib/Makefile.inc
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ RMODULE_LDFLAGS  := -nostartfiles --gc-sections --emit-relocs -z defs -Bsymbolic
 # rmdoule is named $(1).rmod
 define rmodule_link
 $(strip $(1)): $(strip $(2)) $$(COMPILER_RT_rmodules_$(4)) $(obj)/lib/rmodule.rmodules_$(4).ld | $$(RMODTOOL)
-	$$(LD_rmodules_$(4)) $(RMODULE_LDFLAGS) -T $(obj)/lib/rmodule.rmodules_$(4).ld --defsym=__heap_size=$(strip $(3)) -o $$@ --start-group $(filter-out %.ld,$(2)) --end-group
+	$$(LD_rmodules_$(4)) $(RMODULE_LDFLAGS) -T $(obj)/lib/rmodule.rmodules_$(4).ld --defsym=__heap_size=$(strip $(3)) -o $$@ --whole-archive --start-group $(filter-out %.ld,$(2)) --end-group
 	$$(NM_rmodules_$(4)) -n $$@ > $$(basename $$@).map
 
 $(strip $(1)).rmod: $(strip $(1))