Re: [SLUG] 2.5.x kernel size

From: Ronan Heffernan (ronan@iotcorp.com)
Date: Thu Oct 03 2002 - 10:46:09 EDT


> Well, I took a jump and was able to compile a 2.5.39 kernel. The problem is
> the size of it: 1.9 MB. This is even after it's a bzImage. (I want to make a
> bzdisk, but...) What could be the ~500K difference? Debugging stuff?
> Obviously you don't know my config stuff, but I'd say it's "normal" for a
> P-133 .... Or, is it just that the kernel maintainers aren't looking to keep
> the kernel that small? Anybody know?

My wife's bzipped 2.5.26 kernel is 1232656 bytes. I compiled it with
roughly her hardware setup, but I know that there is stuff in there that
could come out.

--ronan



This archive was generated by hypermail 2.1.3 : Fri Aug 01 2014 - 15:34:03 EDT