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    SubjectRe: The end of embedded Linux?
    On Sat, 2002-10-05 12:36:50 -0700, Gigi Duru <giduru@yahoo.com>
    wrote in message <20021005193650.17795.qmail@web13202.mail.yahoo.com>:
    > Trivial experiment: configure out _ALL_ the options on
    > 2.5.38 and build bzImage. My result? A totally useless
    > 270KB kernel (compressed).

    Well, from time to time, there are patches/suggestions on how to get the
    footprint smaller. If you do embedded work, you're oftenly not
    interestes in all the kernel's printk() messages. I have sent around
    some patch some time ago which (in kernel.h) simply #define's a printk
    to do nothing. Then, rename original printk() to your_real_printk() and
    convert _really_ important printk() calls to your_real_printk(), eg.
    Oops messages:-)

    On a small kernel, you can save 50..100 KB (in the bzImage)! That's a
    lot; think about uncompressed size!

    And - there are other options as well. Just _look_ at the code, _think_
    about it and (possibly) _change_ it if needed (and publish the changes
    so that they're available to others).

    MfG, JBG

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