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Message-ID: <alpine.LFD.1.10.0807101015010.11076@woody.linux-foundation.org> Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:17:17 -0700 (PDT) From: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org> To: Frans Pop <elendil@...net.nl> cc: Ian Campbell <ijc@...lion.org.uk>, Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, Peter Anvin <hpa@...or.com> Subject: Re: [regression?] 2.6.26 floppy boot failure with kernel packed using 'upx' On Thu, 10 Jul 2008, Frans Pop wrote: > > Important factor here is that we "pack" the kernel using upx [1] (in order > to fit everything on a floppy). The original (unpacked) kernel after this > commit boots fine, only a packed version fails. > We have tried upx versions 2.01, 3.01 and 3.03, all with same result. Ok, I do not consider this to be a regression. Clearly UPX is expecting a very specific kernel format, and clearly UPX just needs to be updated for the changes. That said, if some UPX person can explain what it is that UPX needs, maybe we can add some format markers into the kernel (and perhaps some extra header info) so that future format changes are transparent or at least break in obvious ways. Linus -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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