Re: [tlug] newly compiled bigger than default RH installed kernel

["Jean-Christian Imbeault" <jean_christian@example.com>]

Hum ... found this posting from Alan Cox ... makes you wonder if recompiling 
a kernel to get a smaller one is in fact just a myth?

Alan Cox (alan@example.com)
Sat, 6 Apr 2002 18:53:56 +0100 (BST)

>So what is the best way in Linux to figure out what you can remove from the
>kernel to make it smaller and boot hopefully faster on low end machines?

Say "M" to everything that isnt your root file system or directly dependant
on it. The whole "build a custom kernel" thing is mostly a red herring.


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