Re: Is the x86-64 kernel size limit real?

[H. Peter Anvin]

Eduard-Gabriel Munteanu wrote:
> *This message was transferred with a trial version of CommuniGate(r) Pro*
> Olivier Galibert wrote:
>
> > which shows two things:
> > 1- a8f5034540195307362d071a8b387226b410469f should have a x86-64 version
> > 2- the limit looks entirely artificial
> >
> > So, is removing the limit prone to bite me?
> >
> >   OG.
>
> The build system merely tries to warn you it's not going to fit on a 
> floppy disk. "bzImage" means "Big zImage", not "bz2-compressed Image", 
> so unless you're building a floppy disk, don't use zImage.

He's talking about the bzImage limit, not the zImage limit.  The bzImage limit in x86-64 
is real (in the sense it exists) but incorrect (in the sense that it has the wrong value); 
see my other post.

	-hpa
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