On Fri, 6 Feb 2009, Belisko Marek wrote: > Hi, > > > > On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 3:16 PM, Robert P. J. Day <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > a while back, i ran across a book(?) which had a great graphical > > representation of how the kernel was compiled, showing how the > > initially compiled source was compiled with piggy.o, how the initramfs > > was added to the mix, things were compressed, until you ended up with > > the final bootable kernel image. and now, i can't remember where i > > saw it. (it was a single diagram, going left to right showing how > > pieces got added one at a time.) > > > > anyone know what i'm talking about?
> maybee this could > help:http://free-electrons.com/doc/kernel-init/img0.html there's one thing curious about the zImage construction diagram shown here: http://free-electrons.com/doc/kernel-init/img4.html that diagram shows a stripped kernel binary called "Image" being created. is that still being created these days? perhaps i'm just missing it but i don't think that's part of the process anymore, is it? rday -- ======================================================================== Robert P. J. Day Linux Consulting, Training and Annoying Kernel Pedantry: Have classroom, will lecture. http://crashcourse.ca Waterloo, Ontario, CANADA ======================================================================== -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to [email protected] Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ
