linux-kernel - Re: update8 [PATCH 2/5] init: bzip2 or lzma -compressed kernels and initrds

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Date:	Sun, 04 Jan 2009 15:14:44 -0800
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Alain Knaff <alain@...ff.lu>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: update8 [PATCH 2/5] init: bzip2 or lzma -compressed kernels and
 initrds

Alain Knaff wrote:
> 
> What do you mean "parametrized by the arch Kconfig files"? Does this
> mean that it would still be in the global files, but would be enabled by
> some kind of switch or preprocessor macro in the arch dependant file? If
> easily doable, this would IMHO be preferable.
> 

Yes, that's what I mean.  Basically it'd use a dependency of some sort.
 It's not really clear to me right at the moment which is best, too.

Also attached another followon bug fix patch; again, you don't need to
resubmit for this.

	-hpa

-- 
H. Peter Anvin, Intel Open Source Technology Center
I work for Intel.  I don't speak on their behalf.

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