Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: Shrinking kernel | From | Zlatko Calusic <> | Date | 05 Nov 1997 18:00:21 +0100 |
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"B. James Phillippe" <bryan@Terran.ORG> writes:
> Hello hackers, > > I'm faced with the task of reducing the size of a > minimally-configured linux-2.0 kernel. The kernel I'm using now is > running a diskless firewall (boots from floppy, runs in a ramdisk). The > only things built into it are the floppy driver, TCP/IP networking > (forwarding, gatewaying, IP firewalling, masq, et al), and the ethernet > drivers. It's pretty small as is, but I'd like to push the envelope, so > to speak. :) I recall a great while ago some people who had downsized the > kernel by amazing proportions. I'm hoping someone can offer me advice as > to what areas I can hand-prune to tighten it up a bit. My boss (and > fellow engineer) has suggested cutting into fd.c and pulling support for > everything but the standard 1.44MB 3.5" floppy we're using. Can anyone > give any other advice for how to minimize the zImage? >
Check this URL for info:
http://rsphy1.anu.edu.au/~gpg109/mem.html
Regards, -- Posted by Zlatko Calusic E-mail: <Zlatko.Calusic@CARNet.hr> --------------------------------------------------------------------- Unix _IS_ user friendly - it's just selective about who its friends are !
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