[PATCH] ARM: multi_v7_defconfig: Enable debugging symbols by default
Arnd Bergmann
arnd at arndb.de
Sat Sep 7 05:03:48 PDT 2024
On Fri, Sep 6, 2024, at 21:39, Florian Fainelli wrote:
> Similarly to the ARM64 defconfig, enable debugging symbols and rely upon
> the toolchain's default DWARF implementation.
>
> Signed-off-by: Florian Fainelli <florian.fainelli at broadcom.com>
I usually build with debug info disabled when I'm build testing,
but turn it on explicitly when I try to actually debug a problem.
Depending on the configuration, adding debug info can significantly
increase the build time and file size. I've tried to record exact
data here, building the arm defconfig on gcc-14 with and without
debug info, which doesn't seem too bad, especially with the
reduced debug info:
config vmlinux time total time vmlinux size
disabled-gcc9 49s 81s 35MB
reduced-gcc9 55s 98s 148MB
full-gcc9 66s 105s 443MB
disabled-gcc14 55s 90s 34MB
reduced-gcc14 60s 99s 124MB
full-gcc14 68s 115s 349MB
There is still added disk usage for build testing, but
the time overhead seems fine. I'd like to hear what others
think about the tradeoff.
Arnd
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