Re: [PATCH 2/3] kbuild: handle module compression while running 'make modules_install'.

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Bertrand Jacquin <beber@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>  
> +# CONFIG_MODULE_COMPRESS, if defined, will cause module to be compressed
> +# after they are installed in agreement with CONFIG_MODULE_COMPRESS_GZIP
> +# or CONFIG_MODULE_COMPRESS_XZ.
> +
> +mod_compress_cmd = true
> +ifdef CONFIG_MODULE_COMPRESS
> +  ifdef CONFIG_MODULE_COMPRESS_GZIP
> +    mod_compress_cmd = gzip -n -9

Please don't use gzip -9. The gain is very small, but it can make
the time to compress much longer. Just use plain gzip.

I suspect it doesn't make sense either for xz.

-Andi

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