Philip Blundell writes:
> > 1) ARM code is less compact than x86 code so you may have to be
> > more creative to get it to fit.
> >
> > 2) You'll need the Linux boot loader for ARM which effectivly
> > you get away without on x86 (LILO is tiny).
>
> There's no reason you couldn't do a tiny bootloader for ARM as well. The
> actual mechanics of loading the kernel are pretty trivial. As to ARM code
> being less compact, yes that's true, but it compresses better so in extremis
> you could use gzexe to gain some savings. Thumb would also be an option
> though not for RiscPC or A5000 obviously.
A small bootloader has already been done for ARM - it's my !Linux. The
executable, which is really all you need, is about 50k. Older versions
were around 5k-10k.
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