linux-kernel - Re: [update5] [PATCH] init: bzip2 or lzma -compressed kernels and initrds

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Date:	Fri, 10 Oct 2008 05:11:13 +0200
From:	Alain Knaff <alain@...ff.lu>
To:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [update5] [PATCH] init: bzip2 or lzma -compressed kernels and
 initrds

H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> Hi Alain,
> 
> Are you planning to submit an updated patch any time soon?  If so,
> please separate the ARM, x86, library and generic portions into separate
> patches.  It looks like at least some of them already went into ARM,
> which makes it impractical to include this as a monolithic patch, which
> it really shouldn't have to be, anyway.
> 
>     -hpa

I'll look into it (the split) this weekend, if I'll find the time.
Should each part be compilable on its own? If so, it might be difficult
to do the split along the lines outlined above.

Alain

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