On Thu, 2007-09-06 at 18:07 +0100, Denys Vlasenko wrote: > A bit extended version: > > In the process in making it work I saw ~10% vmlinux size reductions > (which basically matches what Marcelo says) when I wasn't retaining > sections needed for EXPORT_SYMBOLs, but module loading didn't work. > > Thus I fixed that by adding KEEP() directives so that EXPORT_SYMBOLs > are never discarded. This was just one of many fixes until kernel > started to actually boot and work. > > I did that before I posted patches to lkml. > IOW: posted patches are not broken versus module loading.
Ok, this is more like the explanation I was looking for.. During this thread you seemed to indicate the patches you release reduced the kernel ~10% , but now your saying that was pre-release , right? Daniel - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
