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Minimal uImage (compressed Linux kerne)l size for PPC 8270 processor

Started by Unknown July 5, 2007
Hi,

I am poring from Linux 2.4 to Linux 2.6. My board is based on PPC 8270
processor of  FreeScale (former Motorola).

The uImage (compressed Linux kernel)  size on Linux version 2.4 was ~
720
Kbytes.  What size should I expect on Linux 2.6  ?

What is the typical/minimal uImage  Linux kernel size , assuming that
I am
using TCP/IP, UART, etc.

The drivers  that we added are not so  big in size, so loading them
dynamically will not reduce largely the size of Linux uBoot Image.


Thanks,

Martin Roth
Motorola

roth.martin@gmail.com wrote:
> Hi, > > I am poring from Linux 2.4 to Linux 2.6. My board is based on PPC 8270 > processor of FreeScale (former Motorola). > > The uImage (compressed Linux kernel) size on Linux version 2.4 was ~ > 720 > Kbytes. What size should I expect on Linux 2.6 ? > > What is the typical/minimal uImage Linux kernel size , assuming that > I am > using TCP/IP, UART, etc. > > The drivers that we added are not so big in size, so loading them > dynamically will not reduce largely the size of Linux uBoot Image.
I can't speak for typical/minimal, but I have a uImage for an 8347 that is 1.2MB. This is a rather "full-featured" kernel. Hope that helps. -- Michael N. Moran (h) 770 516 7918 5009 Old Field Ct. (c) 678 521 5460 Kennesaw, GA, USA 30144 http://mnmoran.org "So often times it happens, that we live our lives in chains and we never even know we have the key." "Already Gone" by Jack Tempchin (recorded by The Eagles) The Beatles were wrong: 1 & 1 & 1 is 1