On Sat, Apr 24, 1999 at 06:02:50PM -0400, Timothy Hospedales wrote: > What is the inherent issue which puts a limit on the size max size of > the kernel? And what plans do Linus et al have for 3.0+ or whenever even "bz" > Kernels pass this size limit?
How close does bzImage come to the limit when almost everything is compiled as modules? I still build my 2.2 kernel as zImage sometimes, and I haven't met the limit, so there's probably a fair way to go yet. One solution is to compile more stuff as modules. Using the initrd (ramdisk) stuff, you can basically make all drivers modules except a simple file system (minix or romfs or something) and the ramdisk driver. You don't even need file system or hardware drivers for your root disk. Hamish -- Hamish Moffatt VK3TYD. CCs of replies from mailing lists are welcome.
