Re: [RFC PATCH 0/3] Fix SLQB on memoryless configurations V2

Mel Gorman
2009-09-22T13:38:12Z

On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 09:29:44PM +0800, ???? wrote:
> Dear all,
> I want ask question about kernel-customization. Our product is
> embedded system, such as ADSL Modem(home gateway). and we use linux
> 2.6.22.15 version. Now config for linux kernel will build kernel size is
> 800KB. How can I config kernel config to reduce kernel size, I want to get
> smaller size like 500KB.
> But out product is network device,so some network protocol of kernel can not
> remove. Below is our config, all of you can give me suggestion, Thanks very
> much!
>

*blinks*

This is not a sensible thread to ask the question on.

I haven't looked at your config to see how it might be stripped down but
I would suggest using scripts/bloat-o-meter to start getting a breakdown
per-subsystem that is making up the bulk of your kernel image.

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Mel Gorman
Part-time Phd Student Linux Technology Center
University of Limerick IBM Dublin Software Lab