-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Tobias Gasser Sent: 20 June, 2009 04:10 To: LFS Developers Mailinglist Subject: Re: kernel compression with lzma
Bruce Dubbs schrieb: > Tobias Gasser wrote: >> kernel 2.26.30 allows compression with gz, bz2 and lzma > >> my current kernel-sizes: >> gzip 1913696 >> bzip2 1820944 >> lzma 1605712 > > When the smallest disk dive you can get right now is about 160G, does 215K > really make a difference? good argument. (btw: i still can order new 80gb 3.5" or 30gb 2.5", but your argument keeps valid even with a 4gb ssd) but as the kernel maintainers decided to make this option available, i think we should offer the tools to use it. >> i propose to include the xz and not lzma in >> the book to be able to compress the kernel with any method the user >> wishes. > > I would think a more logical place would be BLFS. i don't mind. as the kernel compile does not check wether lzma is possible but just starts compiling resulting in a failure at the very end, i propose at least a hint in the kernel section about not to use lzma unless the corresponding chapter from blfs is done. within the next days i'll rebuild my usb-rescue-stick with a compressed kernel. maybe it will boot a little faster... tobias -- Try tinycorelinux as a usb rescue stick - I have to insert "waitusb" to slow the boot down (and the kernel is gz compressed)... -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page
