On 20/12/18 14:37, Tom Psyborg wrote:
This is true. 32mb is misinterpretted as a limitation among several forum/wiki articles while storage space is being the only serious limitation. I have ar71xx running on 32M RAM device, basic configuration with luci-ssl and secondary wifi interface (ath9k_htc), most of the time when i log into device to check there's >11000KB memory available (this still using squashfs image, switching to jffs2 can free up additional 2000-3000KBs of RAM) so 8/32 devices should not be affected and 4/32 warnings should be renamed to something like 4M flash warning or low flash warning to prevent confusion. As for 4/32 devices the best practice in my opinion would be to disable luci building by default which could ensure enough space for target builds, and those who need custom builds with luci can experiment with space optimizations on their own. _______________________________________________ openwrt-devel mailing list openwrt-devel@lists.openwrt.org https://lists.openwrt.org/mailman/listinfo/openwrt-devel
The 32M limit usually comes down to the fact that many devices with 32MB can't use opkg due to low ram,
and that some devices use drivers that leave them less than 1000 kb of ram available.
My TL-WR1043ND v1.9 (still a ar71xx) is in this category, 8/32 but can't run opkg due to low ram unless I kill luci first.
It's not a "all devices have problems", but "many do and we don't know every device that does", and
"many people expect openwrt devices to have expanded functionality and that's too low for that".
So no, the 4/32 warning should stay and remain loud and clear so newbies won't be frustrated by low end devices.
The discussion about accepting or not patches for 4/32 devices is another matter entirely.
-Alberto _______________________________________________ openwrt-devel mailing list openwrt-devel@lists.openwrt.org https://lists.openwrt.org/mailman/listinfo/openwrt-devel
