Re: Best Keeps Getting Bigger
On Tue, 29 Dec 2009 11:54:36 -0600
Stan Hoeppner <stan@hardwarefreak.com> wrote:
> David Baron put forth on 12/29/2009 10:35 AM:
>
> > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 12781374 Oct 29 18:11 /usr/src/linux-image-2.6.31-
> > davidb_2.6.31-davidb-10.00.Custom_i386.deb
> > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 12785544 Nov 16 22:14 /usr/src/linux-image-2.6.31-
> > davidb-svn14611_2.6.31-davidb-svn14611-10.00.Custom_i386.deb
> > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 12870190 Oct 28 19:29 /usr/src/linux-image-2.6.31-rt-
> > davidb_2.6.31-rt-davidb-10.00.Custom_i386.deb
> > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 13104356 Dec 27 21:23 /usr/src/linux-image-2.6.32.1-
> > davidb_2.6.32-davidb-10.00.Custom_i386.deb
> > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 13109468 Dec 28 19:41 /usr/src/linux-image-2.6.32-
> > davidb_2.6.32-davidb-10.00.Custom_i386.deb
> >
> > The last one is the 2.6.32.3 image. Simply note the progression :-)
> > The 2.6.31.1 (first one) is much much smaller.
>
> 12.2 MB vs 12.5 MB? "much much smaller"? Why do you consider 300 KB to be
> "much much smaller"?
>
> My kernel.deb is 1.5 MB and my vmlinuz is 1.2 MB. _That_ is "much much
> smaller". ;) I've only done custom kernels on 32bit x86 headless server
> platforms, so maybe mine would double in size if I were doing X86-84 kernels due
> to 8 byte instruction words vs 4 byte words, and triple in size if I was doing
> desktops/laptops. Still, my kernel would only be 3-4.5 MB. How is yours in the
> 13MB range? Kitchen sink in there too? ;)
My current 2.6.32 laptop kernel:
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1439312 Dec 3 16:44 vmlinuz-2.6.32-lizzie
This is a pretty full featured config, for normal laptop use (e.g.,
includes webcam support (gspca), bluetooth, Intel graphics, iptables,
etc.). OTOH, I prune very aggressively, and take out anything that I
don't actually need.
Celejar
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