Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 27 Feb 2006 23:29:26 +0100 | From | Adrian Bunk <> | Subject | Re: [2.6 patch] make UNIX a bool |
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On Mon, Feb 27, 2006 at 05:18:06PM -0500, James C. Georgas wrote: > On Sat, 2006-25-02 at 17:01 +0100, Adrian Bunk wrote: > > CONFIG_UNIX=m doesn't make much sense. > > I've been building it as a module forever. I often load kernels from > floppy disk, and building CONFIG_UNIX as a module often makes the > difference between the kernel fitting or not fitting on the disk. Could > we please keep this functionality?
If size is important for you, you should consider completely disabling module support in your kernels:
In my testing, disabling module support brings you a space gain in the range of 10%.
> James C. Georgas <jgeorgas@rogers.com>
cu Adrian
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