johnthagen/min-sized-rust

Using syscalls and ld script

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#44 opened on Sep 3, 2022

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Description

I made a projet that produces 159-bytes ELF64 AMD64 binary: https://github.com/cbytensky/hello_syscall

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Research direction
Study the provided project using syscalls and ld script to understand how it achieves a 159 byte ELF64 binary. Research how these techniques could be integrated into the min sized rust repository to further minimize binary size.
Tech stack
rust
Domain
performance
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
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Active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Mostly clear
Prerequisites
Rust
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
60