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initramfs status?

initramfs status?

Posted Sep 1, 2002 7:42 UTC (Sun) by qubes (subscriber, #2562)
In reply to: initramfs status? by giraffedata
Parent article: The 2.5 device model

A staticly linked kernel lives in a memory space mapped with 4M tlb entries. Loaded modules don't get loaded into the same memory space, and the jump to "far" addresses take longer then jumps within the same tlb. Given that, the difference is usually in the noise of any kernel profile.

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initramfs really needs a developer to fall in love with the userland side of the problem...and Alan currently hacking on the IDE bits that will hopefully get stable in 2.5.


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