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> I have to wonder just how relevant all of this effort is anymore Note that this is ARM32, which is more or less a legacy platform, raising the concern of whe
by segfaultbuserr 6y ago
> I have to wonder just how relevant all of this effort is anymore
Note that this is ARM32, which is more or less a legacy platform, raising the concern of whether compression is relevant anymore is irrelevant since it's legacy already. As the article says,
> ARM __traditionally__ uses compressed kernels. This is intended as a comprehensive rundown of how the Linux kernel self-decompresses on ARM 32-bit __legacy systems__.
- voltagex_ 6y agoLegacy, but how many devices do you think are still functioning with them now? How many are sitting on store shelves? I wonder if the Google Home next to me is aarch64. The "new" router that is sending my packets to this site is MIPS on an even more ancient software stack.
- segfaultbuserr 6y agoThis doesn't change my argument. Legacy can be interpreted as something that will be phased out in the future, but if you want, you can also think of it as the established status quo, which is hard to change. Whether the compressing scheme should be removed is of no interests - if it's not broken, don't fix it, just keep it as is. If a new ARM32 system is to be designed, it's likely that the earlier limitations such as Flash space is still a factor, so the compression is here to stay.
- Koshkin 6y agoI think 32-bit microcontrollers will be with us for a long, long time.
- segfaultbuserr 6y agoNot disagreeing, I'm still using 8-bit microcontrollers in my projects and I'm quite satisfied on their ability of doing their intended jobs.