linux-kernel - Re: 2.6.23-git10 make bzImage problem

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Date:	Fri, 19 Oct 2007 14:26:22 +0200
From:	"Alessandro Suardi" <alessandro.suardi@...il.com>
To:	g3vbv@...eyonder.co.uk
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: 2.6.23-git10 make bzImage problem

On 10/17/07, Sid Boyce <g3vbv@...eyonder.co.uk> wrote:
> When booted, it complains that kernel size is too big, but size OK for a
> bzImage, not for zImage as is returned by the file command, -git9 was
> OK, x86_64 SMP kernel on two 64x2 boxes.
> I shall supplymy .config if needed, but they are the same as for -git9.
>
>   # l arch/x86/boot/bzImage
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1761496 2007-10-16 22:45 arch/x86/boot/bzImage
>
> # file arch/x86_64/boot/bzImage
> arch/x86_64/boot/bzImage: symbolic link to
> `/usr/src/linux-2.6.23-git10/arch/x86/boot/bzImage'
>
> # file arch/x86/boot/bzImage
> arch/x86/boot/bzImage: Linux/x86 Kernel, Setup Version 0x206, zImage,
> RO-rootFS, root_dev 0x801, swap_dev 0x1, Prompt for Videomode

Same here - but it -git13 seems to be back to proper behavior...

[asuardi@...dman boot]$ file vmlinuz-2.6.23-git? vmlinuz-2.6.23-git??
vmlinuz-2.6.23-git3:  Linux kernel x86 boot executable RO-rootFS,
root_dev 0x807, swap_dev 0x1, Normal VGA
vmlinuz-2.6.23-git6:  Linux kernel x86 boot executable RO-rootFS,
root_dev 0x807, swap_dev 0x1, Normal VGA
vmlinuz-2.6.23-git10: Linux kernel x86 boot executable zImage, version
2.6.23-git10 (asuardi@...dman) , RO-rootFS, root_dev 0x807, swap_dev
0x1, Prompt for Videomode
vmlinuz-2.6.23-git13: Linux kernel x86 boot executable RO-rootFS,
root_dev 0x807, swap_dev 0x1, Normal VGA

--alessandro

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