On Fri, 2016-12-09 at 22:14 +0900, Roger Shimizu wrote: > On Fri, 09 Dec 2016 00:53:17 +0000 > > Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk> wrote: > > > Also, dedicated tiny flash partitions for the kernel and initrd. I > > wouldn't be surprised to be find that by the time we want to release > > buster we can't build a useful kernel that fits into the 2 MB partition > > that most of these devices seem to have. > > Actually those limitations are only for a few old orion5x models. > For Linkstation kirkwood series I maintain for, kernel can be 2.5MB > and initrd can be 8MB. OK, that's much less of a problem. Please add this information to the comment on size limitations (debian/config/armel/defines). > I'm not sure about the exact limitation size because the vendor doesn't > disclose this specification clearly. I think we should assume that whatever fits in the flash partition will work, unless we discover another limitation in the boot loader. Ben. > But size listed above should be much easier to achieve for kernel > maintainers. > > > As it is, stretch will be supported until 2020, maybe 2022 on armel. > > Is it really worthwhile to add another 2 years to that? > > If the effort to maintain the armel is limited under certain level, > and the those hardware are still in good condition, IMHO the longer > the better. > > Cheers, -- Ben Hutchings Logic doesn't apply to the real world. - Marvin Minsky
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