Messages in this thread | | | From | "Roland" <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] Compress kernel modules on installation | Date | Sat, 27 Dec 2008 00:49:15 +0100 |
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> >>> what about some "make modules_install_compressed" instead ? > >>> > >>> as i have run out of diskspace quite often when installing test > >>> kernels, i > >>> think we really need a feature like this. > >>> > >>> i`d also favour the makefile approach. > >>> why another kconfig option? > >>> > >>> jan`s patch looks clean and simple, but i think it`s a little bit > >>> intrusive... > >> > >> Why so? module-ini > > > > with "intrusive" i meant, that all modules are now compressed by default > > and there is no switch to build them uncompressed. > > so you change a long established default which may not be welcomed by > > everyone and give no option for conservative people. > > > How many people use the option to install an uncompressed kernel?
i don`t know, probable few to none on pc/server hardware, but things may look different in embedded sector...
btw, here is some real-world data on compression and block-alignment:
kernel 2.6.27.8
(du -sk) (du -sk --apparent-size) uncompressed 72140 66554 gzip 29988 25447 gzip -9 29892 25374
roland
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