From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list linux-mips); Thu, 31 Mar 2005 09:35:53 +0100 (BST) Received: from no-dns-yet.demon.co.uk ([IPv6:::ffff:83.104.11.251]:31512 "EHLO exterity.co.uk") by linux-mips.org with ESMTP id ; Thu, 31 Mar 2005 09:35:38 +0100 Received: from [192.168.0.85] ([192.168.0.85]) by exterity.co.uk with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.211); Thu, 31 Mar 2005 09:37:07 +0100 Subject: Compressed Kernels From: JP Foster To: linux-mips Content-Type: text/plain Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2005 09:35:26 +0100 Message-Id: <1112258126.28438.16.camel@localhost.localdomain> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.2.1.1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-OriginalArrivalTime: 31 Mar 2005 08:37:07.0187 (UTC) FILETIME=[D28B4430:01C535CC] Return-Path: X-Envelope-To: <"|/home/ecartis/ecartis -s linux-mips"> (uid 0) X-Orcpt: rfc822;linux-mips@linux-mips.org Original-Recipient: rfc822;linux-mips@linux-mips.org X-archive-position: 7549 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: linux-mips-bounce@linux-mips.org Errors-to: linux-mips-bounce@linux-mips.org X-original-sender: jp.foster@exterity.co.uk Precedence: bulk X-list: linux-mips I've noticed that mips doesn't have a compressed kernel option, so I had added support (ripped shamelessly from arch/i386) for it to save space on our flash chips. It works fine for my db1550 and also our product boards. The patch is pretty messy but if there was interest in it I could clean it up. Is there any historical reason for it not being included? -- jp.foster@exterity.co.uk Digital Simplicity