Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 25 Nov 1998 21:23:38 -0800 (PST) | From | "Mr. James W. Laferriere" <> | Subject | Re: Reducing the size of the kernel |
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Take a look at the 'linux router project' see appended message from Dave Cinege founder there of. Hth
On Wed, 25 Nov 1998, Hans-Joachim Baader wrote: > Hi, > I'm building a special purpose router which runs practically nothing > than the kernel. So far it fits easily in 4 MB of RAM. Now I'm looking > for a way to fit it in 2 MB because this router will be built in > large quantities, so every saved part obviously is worth some effort. > > I've already applied some of the ideas of Paul Gortmakers' memory saver > patch (for kernel 1.0.9). But I'm looking for more kernel parameters > to tune down. What are the greatest memory hogs in the kernel? > > Specifically, I cannot use swap space, so I could remove any swapping > code from the kernel. But I don't have much time, so where should I > start looking? CONFIG_SWAP, anyone? > > Before you ask: ELKS is not an option because it's not usable yet and > doesn't support PCMCIA... > > Thanks in advance. > > hjb > -- > "Every use of Linux is a proper use of Linux." > -- John "Maddog" Hall, Keynote at the Linux > Kongress in Cologne , JimL +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | James W. Laferriere - Network Engineer - babydr@baby-dragons.com | | System Techniques - 25416 - 22nd S. - Des-Moines, WA 98198 | | Give me VMS -or- Give me Linux -but- only on AXP | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
On Fri, 19 Jun 1998, Dave Cinege wrote: > > Date: Fri, 19 Jun 1998 09:28:34 GMT > From: Dave Cinege <dcinege@psychosis.com> > To: comp.os.linux.misc@tu-darmstadt.de, > linux-net <linux-net@vger.rutgers.edu> > Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.networking, comp.os.linux.misc > Subject: ANNOUNCE: Linux Router Project -- v2.9.2 Released > > v2.9.2 of linux router is out. LRP is now fully glibc based, and this is a very > solid release. > > ^S > You can download it from: > ftp://ftp.psychosis.com/linux/linux-router/ > And get more info from: > http://www.psychosis.com/linux-router/ > > > Linux Router Project (LRP) n. > A networking centric mini-distribution of Linux. LRP is small enough to > fit on a single 1.44MB floppy disk, and makes building and maitaining > routers, terminal servers, and typically embedded networking systems next to > trivial.
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