Want to understand Buildroot - the 3 compression modes
Hi there,
I'm using buildroot to generate my images and for sure there is the option of compression with the help of different methods (LZO, LZMA, gzip, ...).
So far i found these 3 compression options in buildroot (v. 2013.11):
- Kernel compression Mode (in make linux-menuconfig)
- Built-in initramfs compression mode (in make linux-menuconfig)
- Compression method for the .cpio root filesystem ( (in make menuconfig)
my questions are:
1 ) what is the difference of these modes (like is just the kernel compressed? is the whole image at once compressed, and where are the pros and cons between these 3 mentioned modes) and
2 ) why am I forced to chose between 3 methods for the kernel compression, instead of leaving it uncompressed ?
greetings
Last edited by embLinux; 02-05-2014 at 08:57 AM.
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