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Why Don't Compiler Developers Add Support for Constant-Time Compilation?

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Sep 24, 2025 · 01:34

I was reading the work "[Breaking Bad: How Compilers Can Break Constant-Time Implementations](https://arxiv.org/pdf/2410.13489)". The paper complained compiler updates can destroy the constant-time guarantee even for formally verified constant time code.


Why don't compiler developers add support for constant-time compilation?