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From: Robert Urban <urban@unix-beratung.de>
Date: Fri, 06 Mar 2009 01:19:55 +0100
Subject: [Buildroot] (apparently) HUGE kernel
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Robert Urban wrote:
> Still the kernel (bzImage) is 12MB large.  gah.  On my Fedora10 system the
> kernel is 2.5MB large.  A 12MB kernel isn't the end of the world, but it
> just seems too large.
> 
> I would be grateful if someone could have a look at my config-file and
> possibly offer an explanation.  The config file is here:
> 
> 	http://www.spielwiese.de/rob/Buildroot/linux-config

as someone pointed out (thanks again), my bzImage includes the initramfs,
which is controlled by

	CONFIG_INITRAMFS_SOURCE="..."

cheers,

Rob Urban