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2009
- LLVM META bug filed
2010
- LLVM cfe-dev post about successful build+boot
2011
- LLL Project
2012-2016
- LLVMLinux Project
2016
- LLVMLinux post asking about project status
- Android Userspace 100% Clang (Google Pixel)
- Pixel kernel was working at this time, but feature was punted to Pixel 2
2017
- x86_64 kernel built with Clang and linked with LLD
- Google Pixel 2 ships first Clang built kernel
- Clang patch stacks for LTS kernels (v4.4 and v4.9) and status update
- Clang patch stacks for LTS kernels and status update
2018
- ChromeOS starts shipping Clang built kernels
  - start
  - moved to default
  - Google Pixel 3 enables kernel LTO & CFI
2019 LLD, llvm-ar enabled
2020
- LLD becomes default kernel linker in CrOS 1 2
2021
- Clang integrated assembler working for most architectures.
- Google starts using Clang built kernels in production.
- Chimera Linux is created, using clang built kernels
2022
- Facebook/Meta start using Clang built kernels in production. 0

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