linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH v2 0/4] Add support for LZ4-compressed kernel

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Message-ID: <20130227095609.GY17833@n2100.arm.linux.org.uk>
Date:	Wed, 27 Feb 2013 09:56:09 +0000
From:	Russell King - ARM Linux <linux@....linux.org.uk>
To:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
Cc:	Peter Korsgaard <jacmet@...site.dk>,
	Nicolas Pitre <nico@...xnic.net>,
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	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
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	chan.jeong@....com, raphael.andy.lee@...il.com
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH v2 0/4] Add support for LZ4-compressed kernel

On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 05:40:34PM -0800, Joe Perches wrote:
> On Tue, 2013-02-26 at 22:10 +0000, Russell King - ARM Linux wrote:
> > So... for a selected kernel version of a particular size, can we please
> > have a comparison between the new LZO code and this LZ4 code, so that
> > we can see whether it's worth updating the LZO code or replacing the
> > LZO code with LZ4?
> 
> How could it be questionable that it's worth updating the LZO code?

Please read the comments against the previous posting of these patches
where I first stated this argument - and with agreement from those
following the thread.  The thread started on 26 Jan 2013.  Thanks.
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