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

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Date:	Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:21:53 +0100
From:	Alain Knaff <alain@...ff.lu>
To:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: update8 [PATCH 2/5] init: bzip2 or lzma -compressed kernels and
 initrds

H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> 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.

Just whatever is easiest.

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

Looks ok to me. Thanks,

Alain
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