Скачать или смотреть eld -- Embedded Linker. Why another linker? | Parth Arora | IICT'25

2025 Innovations In Compiler Technology Workshop, Bangalore, India
https://compilertech.org/
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This talk introduces eld, a linker designed to meet the needs of embedded systems development. While traditional linkers such as GNU ld and LLVM lld perform well on general-purpose platforms like x86-64, they often fall short in embedded environments where performance constraints, precise memory layout control, and detailed diagnostics are critical.

Embedded platforms require a different set of priorities -- tight memory footprints, deterministic behavior, and deep visibility into the linking process. eld addresses these challenges with a feature set tailored for embedded development, including:
A faster and more resource-efficient GNU-compatible linker
Rich diagnostics and detailed map-files
Linker plugin framework that enables developers to customize the link.
A modular target architecture that makes it easy to extend eld to new targets.

This talk will explore the philosophy and design goals of eld, highlight its key capabilities, and present a comparative analysis with other major open-source linkers.