Fast Kernel Headers v2 Posted - Speeds Up Clang-Built Linux Kernel Build By ~88%

[perpetually high]

Does anyone have this patch available in a single file by chance?

[tildearrow]

Unfortunately I don't have any Model T or any other car pictures I've taken that would be relevant... when thinking of what to add for an image around speed, Ferrari came to mind as had some pictures during an AMD party at Ferrari HQ a few years ago.

Problem is, Phoronix is a very technical site, and for technical articles it is difficult to associate images with them, especially when the concepts are so abstract that they don't exist or cannot be represented with an object.

[sdack]

Well, it does make up for including Rust code into the kernel.

[onlyLinuxLuvUBack]

can we get 1 bargraph ?

[milkylainen]

I wonder if these header changes are going to break every external kernel module build there is?
Probably a whole lot of other stuff that are halfway between userspace and whatnot.

Does anyone know how these changes interact with existing code?
Ie, how much breakage can one expect?

[caligula]

Holy crap. Now C isn't the fastest language to compile. Imagine if Linux was written in Pascal. Would save millions in server hardware.

[oibaf]

Is a Ferrari really the most appropriate image to represent faster build times? I'm just saying that it can take a year or two from order to delivery when you buy a Ferrari.

A Ford Model T, OTOH, would have been very appropriate.

Well, it is very appropriate given this from the previous article:

Longtime Linux kernel developer Ingo Molnar posted a massive set of patches today: 2,297 patches that have been in the works since late 2020 and completely rework the Linux kernel's header file hierarchy.

After 1-2 years in waiting... you'll go very fast!

[Michael]

Is a Ferrari really the most appropriate image to represent faster build times? I'm just saying that it can take a year or two from order to delivery when you buy a Ferrari.

A Ford Model T, OTOH, would have been very appropriate.

Unfortunately I don't have any Model T or any other car pictures I've taken that would be relevant... when thinking of what to add for an image around speed, Ferrari came to mind as had some pictures during an AMD party at Ferrari HQ a few years ago.

[skeevy420]

Is a Ferrari really the most appropriate image to represent faster build times? I'm just saying that it can take a year or two from order to delivery when you buy a Ferrari.

A Ford Model T, OTOH, would have been very appropriate.

[V1tol]

As a person who started to build kernel himself not so long time ago, I would just love this to be merged. Although I understand how many code review hours it may take.