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    SubjectRe: kernel size
    VDA writes:
    > Hi folks
    >
    > I recompiled my kernel with GCC 3.0.1 (was 2.95.x)
    > and guess what - it got bigger...
    > Somehow, I hoped in linux world software gets better
    > with time, not worse...
    >
    > Maybe that's my fault (misconfigured GCC etc) ?
    > What do you see?
    >
    > Being curious, I looked into vmlinux (uncompressed kernel).
    > I saw swatches of zero bytes in places, large repeateable
    > patterns etc. You may look there too in your spare time.
    >
    > Especially informative are two pages (my console:100x40)
    > filled with "GCC: (GNU) 3.0.1". Does this gets into
    > unswappable memory when kernel loads?

    strings /proc/kcore | egrep GCC

    Haha, I got several pieces of your mail message while doing this.
    (/proc/kcore is unique file, because grep of *any* string on it would
    succeeded).

    > --
    > Best regards, VDA
    > mailto:VDA@port.imtp.ilyichevsk.odessa.ua
    >
    >

    Nikita.
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