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diff --git a/lld/docs/index.rst b/lld/docs/index.rst index a7b8680bf9a..f2861ea07a1 100644 --- a/lld/docs/index.rst +++ b/lld/docs/index.rst @@ -17,13 +17,16 @@ Features -------- - LLD is a drop-in replacement for the GNU linkers. That accepts the - same command line arguments and linker scripts as GNU. Although our - linker is relatively new and still in active development, that is - already able to link the entire FreeBSD/amd64 base system including - the kernel. We are currently working closely with the FreeBSD - project to make LLD default system linker in future versions of the - operating system, so we are serious about addressing compatibility - issues. + same command line arguments and linker scripts as GNU. + + We are currently working closely with the FreeBSD project to make + LLD default system linker in future versions of the operating + system, so we are serious about addressing compatibility issues. As + of February 2017, LLD is able to link the entire FreeBSD/amd64 base + system including the kernel. With a few work-in-progress patches it + can link approximately 95% of the ports collection on AMD64. For the + details, see `FreeBSD quarterly status report + <https://www.freebsd.org/news/status/report-2016-10-2016-12.html#Using-LLVM%27s-LLD-Linker-as-FreeBSD%27s-System-Linker>`. - LLD is very fast. When you link a large program on a multicore machine, you can expect that LLD runs more than twice as fast as GNU @@ -127,7 +130,8 @@ Here is a brief project history of the ELF and COFF ports. - July 2016: Started working on improving the linker script support. - December 2016: Succeeded to build the entire FreeBSD base system - including the kernel. We had widen the gap against the GNU linkers. + including the kernel. We had widen the performance gap against the + GNU linkers. Internals --------- |
