Linking The Linux Kernel With LLVM's LLD Linker Written by Michael Larabel in Linux Kernel on 29 January 2017 at 07:29 AM EST. 3 Comments If you are looking for some experimental fun this weekend, the Linux kernel can be linked with LLVM's LLD linker. Dmitry Golovin has managed the feat of linking the Linux kernel using LLVM's linker, while the upstream Linux kernel still can't be built in full wi