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List:       linux-kernel
Subject:    Re: encaps kernel does not strip .note/.comment?
From:       Philip Blundell <pjb27 () cam ! ac ! uk>
Date:       1997-01-31 18:49:37
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On Fri, 31 Jan 1997, Keith Owens wrote:

> When encaps is used, arch/i386/boot/compressed/Makefile does not strip
> the .note and .comment sections from vmlinux to build $tmppiggy.  When
> encaps is not used these sections are stripped first.  Even with most
> of the code compiled as modules, there is still approx 10K of data in
> these sections in vmlinux.  Should the .note and .comment sections be
> stripped when using encaps?

Encaps shouldn't be used any more, so this is moot.

P.


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