>I'm not subscribed, so sorry if this doesn't fall into the original >thread. I'm curious as to why the kernel has to include the decoder - >why you can't just run a self-extracting executable in an empty >initramfs (with a preset capacity if needs be).
The kernel already includes gunzip for itself, so it just needs an unarchiver (tar or cpio) which should just add a few Kb. Every self-extracting executable would require the builtin code to extract itself. The kernel code to recognize and execute the self-extracting code, would probably be the same size as an unarchiver (tar or cpio). - 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/
