Re: md_image compression?

If you're using the loader, don't bother. It'll do this for you as it loads the image. See eg. how the install floppies work. > I'm sort of thinking in my head about adding the ability for the > md driver to handle gziped images. md's drvinit() looks like > the perfect place to do this. if st

Re: md_image compression?

> I'm sort of thinking in my head about adding the ability for the > md driver to handle gziped images. md's drvinit() looks like And you can't load the kernel and the gzipped images from the boot loader, letting the boot loader decompress the stuff and just using the existing MD_ROOT option hook

Re: md_image compression?

In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Nick Sayer writes: > >I'm sort of thinking in my head about adding the ability for the >md driver to handle gziped images. md's drvinit() looks like >the perfect place to do this. if strcmp(type,"md_image_gzip") then >gunzip the image and so on. > >Obviously this tr

md_image compression?

I'm sort of thinking in my head about adding the ability for the md driver to handle gziped images. md's drvinit() looks like the perfect place to do this. if strcmp(type,"md_image_gzip") then gunzip the image and so on. Obviously this trades RAM for disk space. The target implementation is the