[v4.1 2/2] CI, pytest: Add a test for sandbox without LTO

[Tom Rini]

On Tue, Oct 24, 2023 at 11:02:06AM -0700, Simon Glass wrote:
> Hi Tom,
> 
> On Mon, 23 Oct 2023 at 10:28, Tom Rini <trini at konsulko.com> wrote:
> >
> > On Mon, Oct 23, 2023 at 10:13:52AM -0700, Simon Glass wrote:
> >
> > [snip]
> > > BTW buildman supports -L which disabled LTO using the NO_LTO=1 option
> >
> > I worry about putting sandbox-specific flags in buildman.  Outside of
> > sandbox, targets that enable LTO require LTO, just like any other CONFIG
> > option.
> 
> Some problems with LTO and why I don't normally develop with it enabled:
> 
> - build time
> - code moves around all over the place so it is hard to compare size growth
> 
> At least for my IDE flow, I use -L in most cases. Yes there are some
> boards which won't fit without LTO, but I don't see them much.
> 
> So this is mostly a dev convenience / productivity tool.

Yes, it does take longer to link.  And yes, a more complex optimization
does make some size tracking harder to understand (since growth or
shrinkage allows for different optimizations to be made around it). But
everything in configs/ that enables LTO needs LTO.

-- 
Tom
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