Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 5 Oct 2002 12:36:50 -0700 (PDT) | From | Gigi Duru <> | Subject | The end of embedded Linux? |
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Trivial experiment: configure out _ALL_ the options on 2.5.38 and build bzImage. My result? A totally useless 270KB kernel (compressed).
Now try to put in some useful stuff and the _compressed_ image will cheerfully approach 1MB. Where are the days when a 200KB kernel would be fully equipped?
I know you guys are struggling to bring "world class VM & IO" to Linux, going for SMPs and other big toys, but you are about to lose what you already have: the embedded market.
As an embedded developer, I can't stand bloat. I think an OS designer should feel the same, and develop in a fully modular and configurable manner, going for both speed and size. For a long time I've felt that Linux has got it right, but lately I'm not that sure anymore.
Gigi Duru
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