linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Compress kernel modules on installation

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Date:	Thu, 1 Jan 2009 09:27:46 +0100
From:	Willy Tarreau <w@....eu>
To:	david@...g.hm
Cc:	Roland <devzero@....de>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@...ozas.de>,
	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Compress kernel modules on installation

On Fri, Dec 26, 2008 at 02:02:37PM -0800, david@...g.hm wrote:
> On Fri, 26 Dec 2008, Roland wrote:
> 
> >what about some "make modules_install_compressed" instead ?
> >
> >as i have run out of diskspace quite often when installing test kernels, i 
> >think we really need a feature like this.
> >
> >i`d also favour the makefile approach.
> >why another kconfig option?
> >
> >jan`s patch looks clean and simple, but i think it`s a little bit 
> >intrusive...
> 
> by default the main kernel is compressed, why should the modules not be 
> compressed by default as well?

I've always compressed my modules for years, and I can say there is *one*
situation where I uncompress them, it's before making an initrd or initramfs,
because compressing an FS with many compressed files leads to a fairly bigger
image than leaving them uncompressed on the compressed FS.

Willy

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