Average kernel size after compiling

aikidoist72 · 06-07-2005, 12:41 AM

After using several distro's, I have settled down with Slackware, Archlinux and FreeBSD. After several kernel compiles, I have noticed a large variation in kernel sizes, the smallest being for Slackware.

Purely out of curiosity...........what is your average kernel compilation size?

gbonvehi · 06-07-2005, 12:52 AM

1.924.450 bytes - kernel 2.6.11.7 (desktop)
1.613.238 bytes - kernel 2.6.6 (server)

I built most of the stuff I need built-in, one exception is ALSA.

kornerr · 06-07-2005, 12:04 PM

My "linux-2.4.31" is of 969687 bytes [946K]
All what's frequently used is built in, of course.
I have few hardware

no SCSI, no USB, no PnP, etc.

xushi · 06-07-2005, 12:14 PM

here ya go =)

Code:

root@xushitop:~# ls -l /boot
total 15328
lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root      37 2004-12-23 13:11 README.initrd -> /usr/doc/mkinitrd-1.0.1/README.initrd
-rw-r--r--  1 root root  593837 2005-01-21 19:27 System-xushi-2.4.28
-rw-r--r--  1 root root  939500 2005-06-07 17:06 System.map
-rw-r--r--  1 root root  920903 2005-02-09 22:47 System.map-2.6.10
-rw-r--r--  1 root root  934164 2005-03-31 10:50 System.map-2.6.11.6
-rw-r--r--  1 root root  606592 2004-12-15 02:08 System.map-ide-2.4.28
-rw-r--r--  1 root root  939500 2005-06-07 16:55 System.old
-rw-r--r--  1 root root     512 2004-12-23 13:33 boot.0300
lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root      17 2004-12-30 18:48 config -> config-ide-2.4.28
-rw-r--r--  1 root root   29473 2005-02-09 22:47 config-2.6.10
-rw-r--r--  1 root root   41743 2004-12-15 02:08 config-ide-2.4.28
-rw-r--r--  1 root root    5032 2004-05-21 08:19 diag1.img
-rw-r--r--  1 root root 1985265 2005-02-09 22:47 lfskernel-2.6.10
-rw-r--r--  1 root root 2027454 2005-03-31 10:50 lfskernel-2.6.11.6
-rw-------  1 root root   90624 2005-06-07 17:06 map
-rw-r--r--  1 root root 2018758 2005-06-07 17:06 vmlinuz
-rw-r--r--  1 root root 1252985 2004-12-15 02:08 vmlinuz-ide-2.4.28
-rw-r--r--  1 root root 1203522 2005-01-21 19:27 vmlinuz-xushi-2.4.28
-rw-r--r--  1 root root 2018112 2005-06-07 16:55 vmlinuz.old
root@xushitop:~#

Shade · 06-07-2005, 01:31 PM

And mine.

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Code:

   0 README.initrd@        597K System.map-ide-2.4.29     0 vmlinuz@
   0 System.map@           4.0K boot.0300              1.9M vmlinuz-2.6.11.11
925K System.map-2.6.11.11  4.0K boot.0800              1.9M vmlinuz-2.6.11.7
909K System.map-2.6.11.7   4.0K boot_message.txt       2.0M vmlinuz-2.6.11.8
949K System.map-2.6.11.8      0 config@                1.8M vmlinuz-2.6.7
837K System.map-2.6.7       44K config-ide-2.4.29      1.8M vmlinuz-2.6.8.1
853K System.map-2.6.8.1    8.0K diag1.img              1.8M vmlinuz-2.6.9
881K System.map-2.6.9       24K map                    1.3M vmlinuz-ide-2.4.29

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--Shade