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Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2011 21:58:53 +0200 From: Stratos Psomadakis <psomas@....ntua.gr> To: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org CC: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, psomas@...ab.ntua.gr Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/2] x86_32 cleanup: KERNEL_IMAGE_SIZE On 02/27/2011 11:21 PM, Stratos Psomadakis wrote: > I noticed that KERNEL_IMAGE_SIZE is no longer used by x86_32 code > (head_32.S no longer uses it for the initial kernel mapping). > > We can thus remove the assert from the vmlinux.lds.S file, and > remove it completely for x86_32 code. > > Since head_32.S doesn't use it anymore, I can't find a reason > why we should impose such a limit on the kernel image size > (although a 512+MB kernel image isn't what one would call a realistic > scenario :P) > > I think that a limit on the size of the image is imposed anyway > by decompress_kernel()(if I understood correctly). > > I also updated the comments in head_32.S which still had references > to KERNEL_IMAGE_SIZE. > -- > 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/ > added cc, just in case anyone is interested -- Stratos Psomadakis <psomas@....ntua.gr> -- 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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