-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Wed, May 02, 2007 at 09:36:09AM -0400, Robert P. J. Day wrote: > is anyone using XIP for their linux kernel? i know the argument > about saving space by running the kernel straight out of ROM, but that > also costs more in terms of ROM memory since the kernel has to be > stored uncompressed, no? Correct. Given the fact that flash memory is more expensive than RAM, I've always failed to see why XIP would be an advantage. > so, despite the advantages of XIP, is anyone actually using it on a > regular or production basis? thanks. So far I haven't actually heard a convincing advantage of XIP. I guess some appliances use XIP, after all it was a large network vendor that moved a large stack of green paper in the direction of an embedded Linux vendor to get XIP supported. After moving all that green paper it would be a shame not to use the result ;) Erik - -- They're all fools. Don't worry. Darwin may be slow, but he'll eventually get them. -- Matthew Lammers in alt.sysadmin.recovery -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFGORQs/PlVHJtIto0RAvSxAJwO62RVhxIjSr0e3OW3OAYhutTo5ACfWd+g lwTaLlP6b4ujr7PbNSwCY4Q= =7Df3 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ
