Hello, I'm currently working on an NXP i.MX93 and I'm having issues with the commit fa28b3a adding, by default, link-time optimization.

When using a commit more recent than fa28b3a my kernel freezes at some point (after 1.2s to 1.8s from boot), there are no logs indicating a problem, just a freeze. It doesn't always appear at the same time in boot but I've never been able to reach a shell.

Using master with this commit reverted results in a working system.

If you want to reproduce the issue, I did produce it with :

- Mainline Barebox 2025.09 (slightly modified but nothing that should interfere with TF-A) - Mainline Linux 6.18.13 with a simple embedded Buildroot initramfs loaded via TFTP

Regards, Thomas Bonnefille