linux-kernel - Re: Size difference in Kernel Modules

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Date:	Fri, 14 Jan 2011 18:58:35 +0100
From:	Alberto Mattea <alberto@...tea.info>
To:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Size difference in Kernel Modules

In data venerdì 14 gennaio 2011 18:47:41, anil joshi ha scritto:
> I have compiled kernel 2.6.35 but there is huge difference in size
> between 2.6.35.6-45.fc14.i686 (fedora core 14 ) and  compiled one
> I am using same configuration file as fc14 uses
> 
> following details show difference in size
> 
> 
> [Anil@...alhost linux-2.6.35]$ du -h
> /lib/modules/2.6.35.6-45.fc14.i686/kernel/drivers/video/backlight/lcd.ko
> 8.0K
> /lib/modules/2.6.35.6-45.fc14.i686/kernel/drivers/video/backlight/lcd.ko
> [Anil@...alhost linux-2.6.35]$ du -h
> /lib/modules/2.6.35/kernel/drivers/video/backlight/lcd.ko
> 160K /lib/modules/2.6.35/kernel/drivers/video/backlight/lcd.ko
> [Anil@...alhost linux-2.6.35]$
> 
> 
> 62M /lib/modules/2.6.35.6-45.fc14.i686/
> 
> 587M /lib/modules/2.6.35/
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Usually when this happens to me it is because debugging symbols are included 
in the build. Are you sure the configuration file has them disabled? On Ubuntu, 
for instance, the configuration file which is described as the same used by 
kernel packagers actually has debugging enabled.

Alberto
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