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SubjectRe: [discuss] Re: [CFT] inflate.c rework arch testing needed
On Sun, 28 March 2004 09:00:15 +0200, Pavel Machek wrote:
>
> > The code for new versions of zlib is significantly scarier last I
> > checked and there's no particular advantage to it. But one of the
> > primary motivations here is to get to the point where something like
> > bunzip2 or even a new zlib is a drop-in replacement.
>
> Some people want fast-but-not-big-ratio compressor for speeding up swsusp.
> If compressors are drop-in, thats very good.

Also keep in mind, which zlib you are talking about. Matt's patch is
to lib/inflate.c, which is used exclusively for the bootloader which
is built-in to the kernel on some arches. That one was always far
behind and scary to look at.

The real kernel zlib is in a somewhat better state, many people cared
about and worked on it. It's not great either, but at least better.
And yes, drop-in replacement or even runtime choice would be nice here.

Jörn

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