Optimize performance using Link-Time Optimization with GCC

Who is this for?

This is an introductory topic for developers who want to improve application performance using link-time optimization (LTO) with the GCC toolchain.

What will you learn?

Upon completion of this Learning Path, you will be able to:

• Understand how link-time optimization (LTO) works and when to apply it
• Enable and configure LTO with GCC compiler flags
• Evaluate the performance and code size trade-offs of LTO

Prerequisites

Before starting, you will need the following:

• An Arm Linux system (cloud instance, on-premises hardware, or a virtual machine)
• A recent version of the GCC toolchain