GSoC - Multithreaded linker

[danielpv@inf.ufsc.br]

Hi all,

I'm interested in applying for Google Summer of Code and wanted to work in
some project in the area of parallel/multi-core programming. Looking
through the GCC GSoC Wiki page I found a subject that sounds really
interesting to me in the "Speed Up" section: Multithreaded linker.

Could anyone give me more information about this:
a) what is the idea (to parallel the current linker or build one from
scratch)
b) how complicated it is
c) what are the requirements

I just completed my undergraduate course in Computer Science and had just
started a graduate course, so I have some background in compilers and also
parallel programing.

Thanks,
Daniel