Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 2 Apr 2001 16:35:10 -0500 | From | Steven Walter <> | Subject | Re: bug database braindump from the kernel summit |
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On Mon, Apr 02, 2001 at 06:26:45AM +0100, Richard Russon wrote: > On 01 Apr 2001 18:21:29 -0500, Jeff Garzik wrote: > > Let's hope it's not a flamewar, but here goes :) > > > > We -need- .config, but /proc/config seems like pure bloat. > > Don't ask me for sample code, but... > > The init code for many drivers is freed up after it's used. > Could we apply the same technique and compile in .config, > then printk the entire lot (boot option) and free up the > space afterwards?
Though this would save memory at run-time, you'd still increase the size of the image.
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