netdev - Re: v3.18-rc1 bloat-o-meter

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Date:	Mon, 20 Oct 2014 17:57:30 +0200
From:	Alexei Starovoitov <alexei.starovoitov@...il.com>
To:	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
Cc:	linux-embedded@...r.kernel.org,
	Josh Triplett <josh@...htriplett.org>,
	Linux Kernel Development <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: v3.18-rc1 bloat-o-meter

On Mon, Oct 20, 2014 at 10:37 AM, Geert Uytterhoeven
<geert@...ux-m68k.org> wrote:
>         Hi all,
>
> Below is the bloat-o-meter output when comparing an m68k/atari_defconfig
> kernel for v3.17 and v3.18-rc1.
>
> Major culprit seems to be bpf. Can this become modular or optional?
> Currently it's always included if CONFIG_NET=y.

yes, the plan is to get it its own CONFIG_BPF so that tracing wouldn't
need to depend on whole NET and so it can be stubbed out.
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