[OLPC-devel] just verified: 2306 + olpc + linux kernel works.

[Ronald G. Minnich]

continuing last message.

16k kbc
32k vsa
432 linux + initrd
32 linuxbios
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512

I like the fact that the kernel you config up is a small image. My bzimage
from your config is currently 399k.

If, however, take my modified mkelfimage, which just does this to a vmlinux:
  Type           Offset   VirtAddr   PhysAddr   FileSiz MemSiz  Flg Align
  LOAD           0x000094 0x00090020 0x00090020 0x00000 0x00000 RWE 0
  LOAD           0x000094 0xc0100000 0x00100000 0xa0bc0 0xa0bc0 RWE 0
  LOAD           0x0a0c54 0xc01a2000 0x001a2000 0x15092 0x24bec RWE 0

i.e. creates a minimal kernel elf image, and gzip -7 on it, I get 381K ..
save 20K. nrv, which is a SIMPLE decoder, gets it to 385, saving about
14K. So, we can beat bzimage I think. This is good news ... that (near)
20k may save us from the monster memory-gobbling keyboard encoder. I
already have nrv2b decoding in linuxbios, so this 14k saving is completely
free.

So, the bzimage is good, but may not be the final answer.

thanks

ron