Hi all! Can anyone address my concern?
Begin forwarded message: Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2019 12:47:21 +0200 From: Shlomi Fish <[email protected]> To: Linux-IL <[email protected]> Subject: How come the initrd cpio archives are so large? Hi all! root@telaviv1:~/initrd/good/unpack # ls -l ../img -rw------- 1 root root 11419609 Jan 21 11:42 ../img root@telaviv1:~/initrd/good/unpack # cpio -i < ../img 26 blocks root@telaviv1:~/initrd/good/unpack # du . 16K ./kernel/x86/microcode 20K ./kernel/x86 24K ./kernel 32K . root@telaviv1:~/initrd/good/unpack # ==> why is the initrd cpio image so large in comparison to its contents? I am trying to debug this kernel bootup problem - https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=24203 - it happens with all kernels I tried - compiled from source or not except for those that were prepared in the past. Any help would be appreciated. -- Shlomi Fish http://www.shlomifish.org/ Buddha has the Chuck Norris nature. Please reply to list if it's a mailing list post - http://shlom.in/reply . -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Shlomi Fish http://www.shlomifish.org/ https://youtu.be/GoEn1YfYTBM - Tiffany Alvord - “Fall Together” Our parents can't be spies! They're not cool enough. — http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spy_Kids Please reply to list if it's a mailing list post - http://shlom.in/reply .
Hi all!
root@telaviv1:~/initrd/good/unpack # ls -l ../img
-rw------- 1 root root 11419609 Jan 21 11:42 ../img
root@telaviv1:~/initrd/good/unpack # cpio -i < ../img
26 blocks
root@telaviv1:~/initrd/good/unpack # du .
16K ./kernel/x86/microcode
20K ./kernel/x86
24K ./kernel
32K .
root@telaviv1:~/initrd/good/unpack #
==> why is the initrd cpio image so large in comparison to its contents?
-rw------- 1 root root 11419609 Jan 21 11:42 ../img
root@telaviv1:~/initrd/good/unpack # cpio -i < ../img
26 blocks
root@telaviv1:~/initrd/good/unpack # du .
16K ./kernel/x86/microcode
20K ./kernel/x86
24K ./kernel
32K .
root@telaviv1:~/initrd/good/unpack #
==> why is the initrd cpio image so large in comparison to its contents?
I am trying to debug this kernel bootup problem - https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=24203 - it happens with all kernels I tried - compiled from source or not except for those that were prepared in the past. Any help would be appreciated.
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