Re: [RFC PATCH v2 0/4] Add support for LZ4-compressed kernel

Nicolas Pitre
2013-02-27T17:52:25Z

On Wed, 27 Feb 2013, Joe Perches wrote:

> On Wed, 2013-02-27 at 12:16 -0500, Nicolas Pitre wrote:
> > RMK says that "66% increase in decompression speed over LZO" is
> > significant. You apparently disagree with that.
>
> Yeah, I can see how that can be interpreted.
> I'm referring only to the new LZO.
>
> I guess Russell has not reviewed the new LZO.
>
> There is apparently no speed increase for LZ4 over
> the new LZO.
>
> I believe Markus has shown comparison testing in
> this very thread.
>
> https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/2187441/

Right.

Can the new LZO code be merged by Linus now? It has been sitting in
linux-next for quite some time. Afterwards we could revisit lz4
worthiness without all the present confusion.

BTW, I still wonder what that patch requiring ARM people approval is.

Nicolas