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From: Stratos Psomadakis <psomas@cslab.ece.ntua.gr>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Stratos Psomadakis <psomas@cslab.ece.ntua.gr>
Subject: [PATCH 0/2] x86_32 cleanup: KERNEL_IMAGE_SIZE
Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2011 23:21:36 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <1298841698-31823-1-git-send-email-psomas@cslab.ece.ntua.gr> (raw)

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.

             reply	other threads:[~2011-02-27 21:21 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2011-02-27 21:21 Stratos Psomadakis [this message]
2011-02-27 21:21 ` [PATCH 1/2] Remove KERNEL_IMAGE_SIZE for x86_32 code(no longer used) Stratos Psomadakis
2011-02-27 21:21 ` [PATCH 2/2] head_32.S: Update the comments for the initial kernel mapping(KERNEL_IMAGE_SIZE no " Stratos Psomadakis
2011-02-28 19:58 ` [PATCH 0/2] x86_32 cleanup: KERNEL_IMAGE_SIZE Stratos Psomadakis

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