On Mon, Apr 02, 2001 at 06:26:45AM +0100, Richard Russon wrote:
> On 01 Apr 2001 18:21:29 -0500, Jeff Garzik wrote:
> > Let's hope it's not a flamewar, but here goes :)
> >
> > We -need- .config, but /proc/config seems like pure bloat.
>
> Don't ask me for sample code, but...
>
> The init code for many drivers is freed up after it's used.
> Could we apply the same technique and compile in .config,
> then printk the entire lot (boot option) and free up the
> space afterwards?
Though this would save memory at run-time, you'd still increase the size
of the image.
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