On Fri, 2005-04-01 at 15:36 +0100, Artem B. Bityuckiy wrote: > In our code we do zlib_deflate(stream, Z_SYNC_FLUSH), so we always flush > the output. So the final zlib_deflate(stream, Z_FINISH) requires 1 byte > for the EOB marker and 4 bytes for adler32 (5 bytes total). Thats all. If > we compress a huge buffer, then we still need to output those 5 bytes as > well. I.e, the overhead of each block *is not accumulated* ! I even need > to make the reserved space less then 12 bytes!
Hm. Could we avoid using Z_SYNC_FLUSH and stick with a larger amount? That would give us better compression. -- dwmw2 - 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/
