> > <vmlinux>, however, stays exactly the same, at 4520468 bytes. And > > <arch/i386/boot/bzImage> actually increases from 1702520 to 1072552, > > losing 32 bytes. > > The linker script aligns most sections at page boundaries (i.e.: 4k). > If you save 40 bytes in one of the objects, the chance that you shrink > the particular section over a 4k boundary is pretty slim. But that means I am looking at the right place, the linux-*/vmlinux file? So if that file shrinks by my PAGE_SIZE than I have been successful? -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ
