Re: what's the diff between 'make bzImage' and 'make zImage' while compiling kernel?
On Sun, 18 Jul 2004 16:07:26 +0800, cwinl <cwinl-debian-user@lnnu.edu.cn> wrote:
> hi,all
>
> http://ertw.com/blog/archives/make_bzimage_vs_make_zimage-170404.html
>
> someone tell me that the kernel made by 'make bzImage' is smaller then the one 'make zImage' made it.
>
> is it correct?
Interesting article. I was always under the impression that zImage is
gzip and bzImage bzip2, but clearly this is not the case.
In terms of size, either of those would be smaller than a
non-compressed alternative, but must be decompressed at boot time. If
you can manage it, try to have a lean enough kernel so that you don't
need to compress it at all; this will give you shorter boot times.
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