Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 1 Apr 2004 14:14:17 +0200 | From | Jörn Engel <> | Subject | Re: [discuss] Re: [CFT] inflate.c rework arch testing needed |
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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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