Re: [PATCHv4 2/3] fs: Make core dump functionality optional

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Quoting Josh Triplett (josh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx):
> On Fri, Aug 10, 2012 at 08:23:23AM -0500, Serge Hallyn wrote:
> > Quoting Alex Kelly (alex.page.kelly@xxxxxxxxx):
> > > Adds an expert Kconfig option, CONFIG_COREDUMP, which allows disabling of core dump.
> > > This saves approximately 2.6k in the compiled kernel, and complements CONFIG_ELF_CORE,
> > > which now depends on it.
> > 
> > Is there another reason than the 2.6k to do this?  My kernels range
> > between 4.8 and 5M, so that's .05% size savings?
> 
> A kitchen-sink kernel might take up that much space, but you can build a
> minimal embedded kernel that only takes up ~200k, at which point 2.6k
> represents a >1% decrease.  Add a few more changes like this, and those
> decreases start to add up.  At this point, no one thing you can chop out
> of the kernel will give you a 100k decrease by itself; you need a pile
> of changes like this one to do that.
> 
> - Josh Triplett

I see.  That's an order of magnitude smaller than what i figured you'd
get with a reasonable kernel  :)
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