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

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Date:	Sat, 06 Sep 2008 21:46:33 -0700
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Steven Noonan <steven.noonan@...inklabs.net>
CC:	Alain Knaff <alain@...ff.lu>, torvalds@...ux-foundation.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] init: bzip2 or lzma -compressed kernels and initrds

Steven Noonan wrote:
> On Sat, Sep 6, 2008 at 8:18 PM, H. Peter Anvin <hpa@...or.com> wrote:
>> Alain Knaff wrote:
>>> This version applies to kernel 2.6.26.3
>>>
>> Could you produce a version against the -tip tree, either the master branch
>> or the x86/setup branch?
> 
> I second this.
> 
> I tested the existing patch, and it works great when applied to
> 2.6.26. It'd be great to see a version of this either go into -mm or
> mainline sometime soon.
> 

I should warn that I looked over the patch, and it looks quite messy. 
It may need structural cleanup before integration.

	-hpa
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