https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=84847
--- Comment #7 from H.J. Lu <hjl.tools at gmail dot com> --- Binutils 2.30 branch looks normal: [hjl@gnu-cfl-1 rhbz-1543912]$ gcc -flto -g -Wl,--gc-sections -Wl,--print-gc-sections build/bootchart.o build/log.o -o build/systemd-bootchart -B./ -Wl,-v collect2 version 7.3.1 20180303 (Red Hat 7.3.1-5) ./ld -plugin /usr/libexec/gcc/x86_64-redhat-linux/7/liblto_plugin.so -plugin-opt=/usr/libexec/gcc/x86_64-redhat-linux/7/lto-wrapper -plugin-opt=-fresolution=/tmp/cc1PZVqG.res -plugin-opt=-pass-through=-lgcc -plugin-opt=-pass-through=-lgcc_s -plugin-opt=-pass-through=-lc -plugin-opt=-pass-through=-lgcc -plugin-opt=-pass-through=-lgcc_s --build-id --no-add-needed --eh-frame-hdr --hash-style=gnu -m elf_x86_64 -dynamic-linker /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 -o build/systemd-bootchart /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-redhat-linux/7/../../../../lib64/crt1.o /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-redhat-linux/7/../../../../lib64/crti.o /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-redhat-linux/7/crtbegin.o -L. -L/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-redhat-linux/7 -L/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-redhat-linux/7/../../../../lib64 -L/lib/../lib64 -L/usr/lib/../lib64 -L/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-redhat-linux/7/../../.. --gc-sections --print-gc-sections build/bootchart.o build/log.o -v -lgcc --as-needed -lgcc_s --no-as-needed -lc -lgcc --as-needed -lgcc_s --no-as-needed /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-redhat-linux/7/crtend.o /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-redhat-linux/7/../../../../lib64/crtn.o GNU ld (GNU Binutils) 2.30.0.20180313 ./ld: Removing unused section '.rodata.cst4' in file '/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-redhat-linux/7/../../../../lib64/crt1.o' ./ld: Removing unused section '.data' in file '/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-redhat-linux/7/../../../../lib64/crt1.o' ./ld: Removing unused section '.rodata' in file '/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-redhat-linux/7/crtbegin.o' [hjl@gnu-cfl-1 rhbz-1543912]$ Please try FSF binutils 2.30, not from Fedora 28.
