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    SubjectRe: [PATCH 0/3] build system: section garbage collection for vmlinux
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    On Wed, 2007-09-05 at 14:43 +0100, Denys Vlasenko wrote:
    > Build system: section garbage collection for vmlinux
    >
    >
    > Newer gcc and binutils can do dead code and data removal
    > at link time. It is achieved using combination of
    > -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections options for gcc and
    > --gc-sections for ld.
    >
    > Theory of operation:
    >
    > Option -ffunction-sections instructs gcc to place each function
    > (including static ones) in it's own section named .text.function_name
    > instead of placing all functions in one big .text section.
    >
    > At link time, ld normally coalesce all such sections into one
    > output section .text again. It is achieved by having *(.text.*) spec
    > along with *(.text) spec in built-in linker scripts.

    You version doesn't work with CONFIG_MODULES right?

    Also, why do you need this patch,

    [PATCH 1/3] build system: section garbage collection for vmlinux

    Daniel

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