Hallo, * Josh Triplett [Sun, Dec 25 2016, 07:59:18PM]: > Marco d'Itri wrote: > > Do we want it or not? > > And if we do, should we support gzip, XZ or both? > > > > From time to time some user requests enabling this feature, but since > > Debian kernels do not use it I am not sure that it is a good idea to add > > one or two library dependencies to kmod. > > Does it speed up module loading at boot time (particularly for a distro > kernel, which needs to load many modules)? > > I'd suggest testing both, and profiling system boot; if it speeds up > boot time by any measurable amount, it seems worthwhile.
I volunteer as test subject for that experiment. I would appreciate even small steps, considering the current laptop in front of me with average magnetic HDD. Over a minute boot time, which is insane and IMHO mostly caused by the storm of IO operations required nowadays. And seriously, today a kernel with a couple of extra modules takes about 200MB. I remember times when you could install a whole desktop installation in that space. Regards, Eduard.
