diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 80e78ab1cec4..3f0530ef8a35 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -654,6 +654,16 @@ RETPOLINE_VDSO_CFLAGS := $(call cc-option,$(RETPOLINE_VDSO_CFLAGS_GCC),$(call cc
 export RETPOLINE_CFLAGS
 export RETPOLINE_VDSO_CFLAGS
 
+# Make toolchain changes before including arch/$(SRCARCH)/Makefile to ensure
+# ar/cc/ld-* macros return correct values.
+ifdef CONFIG_LTO_CLANG
+# LTO produces LLVM IR instead of object files. Use llvm-ar and llvm-nm, so we
+# can process these.
+AR		:= llvm-ar
+LLVM_NM		:= llvm-nm
+export LLVM_NM
+endif
+
 include arch/$(SRCARCH)/Makefile
 
 ifdef need-config
@@ -856,6 +866,22 @@ KBUILD_CFLAGS	+= $(CC_FLAGS_SCS)
 export CC_FLAGS_SCS
 endif
 
+ifdef CONFIG_LTO_CLANG
+ifdef CONFIG_THINLTO
+CC_FLAGS_LTO_CLANG := -flto=thin $(call cc-option, -fsplit-lto-unit)
+KBUILD_LDFLAGS	+= --thinlto-cache-dir=.thinlto-cache
+else
+CC_FLAGS_LTO_CLANG := -flto
+endif
+CC_FLAGS_LTO_CLANG += -fvisibility=default
+endif
+
+ifdef CONFIG_LTO
+CC_FLAGS_LTO	:= $(CC_FLAGS_LTO_CLANG)
+KBUILD_CFLAGS	+= $(CC_FLAGS_LTO)
+export CC_FLAGS_LTO
+endif
+
 # arch Makefile may override CC so keep this after arch Makefile is included
 NOSTDINC_FLAGS += -nostdinc -isystem $(shell $(CC) -print-file-name=include)
 
@@ -1682,7 +1708,8 @@ clean: $(clean-dirs)
 		-o -name modules.builtin -o -name '.tmp_*.o.*' \
 		-o -name '*.c.[012]*.*' \
 		-o -name '*.ll' \
-		-o -name '*.gcno' \) -type f -print | xargs rm -f
+		-o -name '*.gcno' \
+		-o -name '*.*.symversions' \) -type f -print | xargs rm -f
 
 # Generate tags for editors
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/arch/Kconfig b/arch/Kconfig
index 90a8c5ef4487..1766abf2f5c2 100644
--- a/arch/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/Kconfig
@@ -554,6 +554,53 @@ config SHADOW_CALL_STACK_VMAP
 	  provides better stack exhaustion protection, but increases per-thread
 	  memory consumption as a full page is allocated for each shadow stack.
 
+config LTO
+	bool
+
+config ARCH_SUPPORTS_LTO_CLANG
+	bool
+	help
+	  An architecture should select this option if it supports:
+	  - compiling with Clang,
+	  - compiling inline assembly with Clang's integrated assembler,
+	  - and linking with LLD.
+
+config ARCH_SUPPORTS_THINLTO
+	bool
+	help
+	  An architecture should select this if it supports Clang ThinLTO.
+
+config THINLTO
+	bool "Use Clang's ThinLTO (EXPERIMENTAL)"
+	depends on LTO_CLANG && ARCH_SUPPORTS_THINLTO
+	default y
+	help
+	  Use ThinLTO to speed up Link Time Optimization.
+
+choice
+	prompt "Link-Time Optimization (LTO) (EXPERIMENTAL)"
+	default LTO_NONE
+	help
+	  This option turns on Link-Time Optimization (LTO).
+
+config LTO_NONE
+	bool "None"
+
+config LTO_CLANG
+	bool "Use Clang's Link Time Optimization (LTO) (EXPERIMENTAL)"
+	depends on ARCH_SUPPORTS_LTO_CLANG
+	depends on !KASAN
+	depends on !FTRACE_MCOUNT_RECORD
+	depends on CC_IS_CLANG && CLANG_VERSION >= 100000 && LD_IS_LLD
+	select LTO
+	help
+          This option enables Clang's Link Time Optimization (LTO), which allows
+          the compiler to optimize the kernel globally at link time. If you
+          enable this option, the compiler generates LLVM IR instead of object
+          files, and the actual compilation from IR occurs at the LTO link step,
+          which may take several minutes.
+
+endchoice
 
 config HAVE_ARCH_WITHIN_STACK_FRAMES
 	bool
diff --git a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
index dae64600ccbf..ec4827773569 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
@@ -63,10 +63,13 @@
  * .data. We don't want to pull in .data..other sections, which Linux
  * has defined. Same for text and bss.
  *
+ * With LTO_CLANG, the linker also splits sections by default, so we need
+ * these macros to combine the sections during the final link.
+ *
  * RODATA_MAIN is not used because existing code already defines .rodata.x
  * sections to be brought in with rodata.
  */
-#ifdef CONFIG_LD_DEAD_CODE_DATA_ELIMINATION
+#if defined(CONFIG_LD_DEAD_CODE_DATA_ELIMINATION) || defined(CONFIG_LTO_CLANG)
 #define TEXT_MAIN .text .text.[0-9a-zA-Z_]*
 #define DATA_MAIN .data .data.[0-9a-zA-Z_]* .data..LPBX*
 #define SDATA_MAIN .sdata .sdata.[0-9a-zA-Z_]*
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.build b/scripts/Makefile.build
index a9e47953ca53..7aefd2a1347e 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.build
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.build
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ endif
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 quiet_cmd_cc_s_c = CC $(quiet_modtag)  $@
-      cmd_cc_s_c = $(CC) $(filter-out $(DEBUG_CFLAGS), $(c_flags)) $(DISABLE_LTO) -fverbose-asm -S -o $@ $<
+      cmd_cc_s_c = $(CC) $(filter-out $(DEBUG_CFLAGS) $(CC_FLAGS_LTO), $(c_flags)) $(DISABLE_LTO) -fverbose-asm -S -o $@ $<
 
 $(obj)/%.s: $(src)/%.c FORCE
 	$(call if_changed_dep,cc_s_c)
@@ -148,6 +148,15 @@ ifdef CONFIG_MODVERSIONS
 #   the actual value of the checksum generated by genksyms
 # o remove .tmp_<file>.o to <file>.o
 
+ifdef CONFIG_LTO_CLANG
+# Generate .o.symversions files for each .o with exported symbols, and link these
+# to the kernel and/or modules at the end.
+cmd_modversions_c =								\
+	if $(LLVM_NM) $@ | grep -q __ksymtab; then				\
+		$(call cmd_gensymtypes_c,$(KBUILD_SYMTYPES),$(@:.o=.symtypes))	\
+		    > $@.symversions;						\
+	fi;
+else
 cmd_modversions_c =								\
 	if $(OBJDUMP) -h $@ | grep -q __ksymtab; then				\
 		$(call cmd_gensymtypes_c,$(KBUILD_SYMTYPES),$(@:.o=.symtypes))	\
@@ -159,6 +168,7 @@ cmd_modversions_c =								\
 		rm -f $(@D)/.tmp_$(@F:.o=.ver);					\
 	fi
 endif
+endif
 
 ifdef CONFIG_FTRACE_MCOUNT_RECORD
 ifndef CC_USING_RECORD_MCOUNT
@@ -383,6 +393,21 @@ $(obj)/%.asn1.c $(obj)/%.asn1.h: $(src)/%.asn1 $(objtree)/scripts/asn1_compiler
 # To build objects in subdirs, we need to descend into the directories
 $(sort $(subdir-obj-y)): $(subdir-ym) ;
 
+# combine symversions for later processing
+quiet_cmd_update_lto_symversions = SYMVER  $@
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_LTO_CLANG) $(CONFIG_MODVERSIONS),y y)
+      cmd_update_lto_symversions =			\
+	rm -f $@.symversions;				\
+	for i in $(filter-out FORCE,$^); do		\
+		if [ -f $$i.symversions ]; then		\
+			cat $$i.symversions 		\
+				>> $@.symversions;	\
+		fi;					\
+	done
+else
+      cmd_update_lto_symversions = echo >/dev/null
+endif
+
 #
 # Rule to compile a set of .o files into one .a file (without symbol table)
 #
@@ -391,8 +416,11 @@ ifdef builtin-target
 quiet_cmd_ar_builtin = AR      $@
       cmd_ar_builtin = rm -f $@; $(AR) cDPrST $@ $(real-prereqs)
 
+quiet_cmd_ar_and_symver = AR      $@
+      cmd_ar_and_symver = $(cmd_update_lto_symversions); $(cmd_ar_builtin)
+
 $(builtin-target): $(real-obj-y) FORCE
-	$(call if_changed,ar_builtin)
+	$(call if_changed,ar_and_symver)
 
 targets += $(builtin-target)
 endif # builtin-target
@@ -412,16 +440,26 @@ $(modorder-target): $(subdir-ym) FORCE
 #
 ifdef lib-target
 
+quiet_cmd_ar_lib = AR      $@
+      cmd_ar_lib = $(cmd_update_lto_symversions); $(cmd_ar)
+
 $(lib-target): $(lib-y) FORCE
-	$(call if_changed,ar)
+	$(call if_changed,ar_lib)
 
 targets += $(lib-target)
 
 dummy-object = $(obj)/.lib_exports.o
 ksyms-lds = $(dot-target).lds
 
+ifdef CONFIG_LTO_CLANG
+# Objdump doesn't understand LLVM IR. Use llvm-nm to dump symbols.
+dump_export_list = $(LLVM_NM)
+else
+dump_export_list = $(OBJDUMP) -h
+endif
+
 quiet_cmd_export_list = EXPORTS $@
-cmd_export_list = $(OBJDUMP) -h $< | \
+cmd_export_list = $(dump_export_list) $< | \
 	sed -ne '/___ksymtab/s/.*+\([^ ]*\).*/EXTERN(\1)/p' >$(ksyms-lds);\
 	rm -f $(dummy-object);\
 	echo | $(CC) $(a_flags) -c -o $(dummy-object) -x assembler -;\
@@ -439,8 +477,16 @@ endif
 # Do not replace $(filter %.o,^) with $(real-prereqs). When a single object
 # module is turned into a multi object module, $^ will contain header file
 # dependencies recorded in the .*.cmd file.
+ifdef CONFIG_LTO_CLANG
+quiet_cmd_link_multi-m = AR [M]  $@
+cmd_link_multi-m =						\
+	$(cmd_update_lto_symversions);				\
+	rm -f $@; 						\
+	$(AR) rcsTP$(KBUILD_ARFLAGS) $@ $(filter %.o,$^)
+else
 quiet_cmd_link_multi-m = LD [M]  $@
       cmd_link_multi-m = $(LD) $(ld_flags) -r -o $@ $(filter %.o,$^)
+endif
 
 $(multi-used-m): FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,link_multi-m)
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.modfinal b/scripts/Makefile.modfinal
index 411c1e600e7d..2164a84a45a2 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.modfinal
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.modfinal
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 PHONY := __modfinal
 __modfinal:
 
+include $(objtree)/include/config/auto.conf
 include $(srctree)/scripts/Kbuild.include
 
 # for c_flags
@@ -30,12 +31,24 @@ quiet_cmd_cc_o_c = CC [M]  $@
 ARCH_POSTLINK := $(wildcard $(srctree)/arch/$(SRCARCH)/Makefile.postlink)
 
 quiet_cmd_ld_ko_o = LD [M]  $@
+
+ifdef CONFIG_LTO_CLANG
+      cmd_ld_ko_o = 							\
+	$(LD) -r $(LDFLAGS)                                 		\
+		 $(KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE) $(LDFLAGS_MODULE) 		\
+		 $(addprefix -T , $(KBUILD_LDS_MODULE))			\
+		 $(shell [ -s $(@:.ko=.o.symversions) ] &&		\
+			echo -T $(@:.ko=.o.symversions))  		\
+		 -o $@ --whole-archive $(filter %.o, $^);		\
+	$(if $(ARCH_POSTLINK), $(MAKE) -f $(ARCH_POSTLINK) $@, true)
+else
       cmd_ld_ko_o =                                                     \
 	$(LD) -r $(KBUILD_LDFLAGS)					\
 		$(KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE) $(LDFLAGS_MODULE)		\
 		$(addprefix -T , $(KBUILD_LDS_MODULE))			\
 		-o $@ $(filter %.o, $^);				\
 	$(if $(ARCH_POSTLINK), $(MAKE) -f $(ARCH_POSTLINK) $@, true)
+endif
 
 $(modules): %.ko: %.o %.mod.o $(KBUILD_LDS_MODULE) FORCE
 	+$(call if_changed,ld_ko_o)
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.modpost b/scripts/Makefile.modpost
index 952fff485546..b8b447b62283 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.modpost
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.modpost
@@ -84,12 +84,32 @@ MODPOST += $(subst -i,-n,$(filter -i,$(MAKEFLAGS))) -s -T - $(wildcard vmlinux)
 # find all modules listed in modules.order
 modules := $(sort $(shell cat $(MODORDER)))
 
+# With CONFIG_LTO_CLANG, .o files might be LLVM IR, so we need to link them
+# into actual objects before passing them to modpost
+modpost-ext = $(if $(CONFIG_LTO_CLANG),.lto,)
+
+ifdef CONFIG_LTO_CLANG
+quiet_cmd_cc_lto_link_modules = LTO [M] $@
+cmd_cc_lto_link_modules =						\
+	$(LD) $(ld_flags) -r -o $(@)					\
+		$(shell [ -s $(@:$(modpost-ext).o=.o.symversions) ] &&	\
+			echo -T $(@:$(modpost-ext).o=.o.symversions))	\
+		--whole-archive $(filter-out FORCE,$^)
+
+$(modules:.ko=$(modpost-ext).o): %$(modpost-ext).o: %.o FORCE
+	$(call if_changed,cc_lto_link_modules)
+
+PHONY += FORCE
+FORCE:
+
+endif
+
 # Read out modules.order instead of expanding $(modules) to pass in modpost.
 # Otherwise, allmodconfig would fail with "Argument list too long".
 quiet_cmd_modpost = MODPOST $(words $(modules)) modules
-      cmd_modpost = sed 's/ko$$/o/' $(MODORDER) | $(MODPOST)
+      cmd_modpost = sed 's/\.ko$$/$(modpost-ext)\.o/' $(MODORDER) | $(MODPOST)
 
-__modpost:
+__modpost: $(modules:.ko=$(modpost-ext).o)
 	@$(kecho) '  Building modules, stage 2.'
 	$(call cmd,modpost)
 ifneq ($(KBUILD_MODPOST_NOFINAL),1)
diff --git a/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh b/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh
index 06495379fcd8..e589ce9b0acd 100755
--- a/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh
+++ b/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh
@@ -39,6 +39,30 @@ info()
 	fi
 }
 
+# If CONFIG_LTO_CLANG is selected, collect generated symbol versions into
+# .tmp_symversions
+modversions()
+{
+	if [ -z "${CONFIG_LTO_CLANG}" ]; then
+		return
+	fi
+	if [ -z "${CONFIG_MODVERSIONS}" ]; then
+		return
+	fi
+
+	rm -f .tmp_symversions
+
+	for a in ${KBUILD_VMLINUX_OBJS} ${KBUILD_VMLINUX_LIBS}; do
+		for o in $(${AR} t $a 2>/dev/null); do
+			if [ -f ${o}.symversions ]; then
+				cat ${o}.symversions >> .tmp_symversions
+			fi
+		done
+	done
+
+	echo "-T .tmp_symversions"
+}
+
 # Link of vmlinux.o used for section mismatch analysis
 # ${1} output file
 modpost_link()
@@ -52,7 +76,15 @@ modpost_link()
 		${KBUILD_VMLINUX_LIBS}				\
 		--end-group"
 
-	${LD} ${KBUILD_LDFLAGS} -r -o ${1} ${objects}
+	if [ -n "${CONFIG_LTO_CLANG}" ]; then
+		# This might take a while, so indicate that we're doing
+		# an LTO link
+		info LTO ${1}
+	else
+		info LD ${1}
+	fi
+
+	${LD} ${KBUILD_LDFLAGS} -r -o ${1} $(modversions) ${objects}
 }
 
 # Link of vmlinux
@@ -70,13 +102,22 @@ vmlinux_link()
 	shift
 
 	if [ "${SRCARCH}" != "um" ]; then
-		objects="--whole-archive			\
-			${KBUILD_VMLINUX_OBJS}			\
-			--no-whole-archive			\
-			--start-group				\
-			${KBUILD_VMLINUX_LIBS}			\
-			--end-group				\
-			${@}"
+		if [ -n "${CONFIG_LTO_CLANG}" ]; then
+			# Use vmlinux.o instead of performing the slow LTO
+			# link again.
+			objects="--whole-archive		\
+				vmlinux.o 			\
+				--no-whole-archive		\
+				${@}"
+		else
+			objects="--whole-archive		\
+				${KBUILD_VMLINUX_OBJS}		\
+				--no-whole-archive		\
+				--start-group			\
+				${KBUILD_VMLINUX_LIBS}		\
+				--end-group			\
+				${@}"
+		fi
 
 		${LD} ${KBUILD_LDFLAGS} ${LDFLAGS_vmlinux}	\
 			-o ${output}				\
@@ -189,6 +230,7 @@ cleanup()
 	rm -f .btf.*
 	rm -f .tmp_System.map
 	rm -f .tmp_kallsyms*
+	rm -f .tmp_symversions
 	rm -f .tmp_vmlinux*
 	rm -f System.map
 	rm -f vmlinux
@@ -240,7 +282,6 @@ fi;
 ${MAKE} -f "${srctree}/scripts/Makefile.build" obj=init
 
 #link vmlinux.o
-info LD vmlinux.o
 modpost_link vmlinux.o
 
 # modpost vmlinux.o to check for section mismatches
diff --git a/scripts/mod/modpost.c b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
index d2a30a7b3f07..6ef098430b86 100644
--- a/scripts/mod/modpost.c
+++ b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
@@ -146,6 +146,9 @@ static struct module *new_module(const char *modname)
 		p[strlen(p) - 2] = '\0';
 		mod->is_dot_o = 1;
 	}
+	/* strip trailing .lto */
+	if (strends(p, ".lto"))
+		p[strlen(p) - 4] = '\0';
 
 	/* add to list */
 	mod->name = p;
@@ -2000,6 +2003,10 @@ static char *remove_dot(char *s)
 		size_t m = strspn(s + n + 1, "0123456789");
 		if (m && (s[n + m] == '.' || s[n + m] == 0))
 			s[n] = 0;
+
+		/* strip trailing .lto */
+		if (strends(s, ".lto"))
+			s[strlen(s) - 4] = '\0';
 	}
 	return s;
 }