Andi Kleen wrote: > >> Already with these patches I can compile a zImage kernel that is 450kb >> large (890kb decompressed) > > The important part is not how big the vmlinux is, but how much > memory is actually used after boot. > > I expect concentrating some of the dynamic data structures would > be more fruitful in fact. >
Well, how big the vmlinux file is matters if it doesn't fit in memory with enough time to get to the phase where it is dumping the init sections. *If that is not the issue*, then axing stuff like CPUID is a major lose in terms of code maintainability for zero gain. -hpa - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/