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Bug#870185: armel/marvell kernel size

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On Sun, 2017-08-20 at 02:35 +0900, Roger Shimizu wrote:
> On Sun, Aug 20, 2017 at 12:55 AM, Ian Campbell <ijc@debian.org>
> wrote:
> > On Sat, 2017-08-19 at 12:57 +0900, Roger Shimizu wrote:
> > > I know for bug #870185, Robert fixed his device by modify uboot
> > > params, but I guess it's still possible to keep uboot params and
> > > only
> > > change the boot addresses of kernel/initrd in flash-kernel db
> > > file.
> > 
> > In https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=870185#35 I
> > concluded it wasn't, perhaps I'm wrong though.
> 
> You may read my previous research:
> - https://bugs.debian.org/809476#49
> 
> > Can someone confirm whether the issue is that the u-boot load
> > addresses
> >  for kernel and initrd are conflicting or if it is the kernel's
> > target/decompression address and u-boot's initrd address which are
> > conflicting? The symptoms seem to suggest the kernel is being
> > decompressed over the initrd.
> 
> The real problem is kernel size (after decompression) increased from
> 5MB to 8MB. (detail is in my previous post)
> This looks like a bug, since usually kernel size grows gradually, not
> in +3MB way this time.

Some things to check:

- If you build 4.10 with the config used for 4.11 (whichever is the
first larger one), is the size 5 MB or 8 MB?

- If not, try bisecting the upstream source to find a jump in size.

Ben.

-- 
Ben Hutchings
The generation of random numbers is too important to be left to chance.
                                                       - Robert Coveyou

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armel/marvell kernel size Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk> - 2017-05-04 00:20 +0200
  Re: armel/marvell kernel size Roger Shimizu <rogershimizu@gmail.com> - 2017-05-06 07:50 +0200
    Re: armel/marvell kernel size Martin Michlmayr <tbm@cyrius.com> - 2017-05-08 16:10 +0200
      Re: armel/marvell kernel size Roger Shimizu <rogershimizu@gmail.com> - 2017-05-08 16:30 +0200
  Re: armel/marvell kernel size Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk> - 2017-07-22 01:50 +0200
    Re: armel/marvell kernel size Roger Shimizu <rogershimizu@gmail.com> - 2017-07-22 17:40 +0200
      Re: armel/marvell kernel size Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk> - 2017-07-22 18:30 +0200
    Re: armel/marvell kernel size Roger Shimizu <rogershimizu@gmail.com> - 2017-07-30 20:30 +0200
      Re: armel/marvell kernel size Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk> - 2017-07-30 21:40 +0200
      Re: armel/marvell kernel size Ian Campbell <ijc@hellion.org.uk> - 2017-07-31 00:50 +0200
        Re: armel/marvell kernel size Roger Shimizu <rogershimizu@gmail.com> - 2017-07-31 02:30 +0200
      Re: armel/marvell kernel size Roger Shimizu <rogershimizu@gmail.com> - 2017-07-31 17:10 +0200
        Re: armel/marvell kernel size Roger Shimizu <rogershimizu@gmail.com> - 2017-08-17 18:20 +0200
        Bug#870185: armel/marvell kernel size Roger Shimizu <rogershimizu@gmail.com> - 2017-08-19 06:10 +0200
          Bug#870185: armel/marvell kernel size Ian Campbell <ijc@debian.org> - 2017-08-19 18:00 +0200
            Bug#870185: armel/marvell kernel size Roger Shimizu <rogershimizu@gmail.com> - 2017-08-19 19:40 +0200
              Bug#870185: armel/marvell kernel size Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk> - 2017-08-20 00:00 +0200
                Bug#870185: armel/marvell kernel size Roger Shimizu <rogershimizu@gmail.com> - 2017-08-20 14:30 +0200
                Bug#870185: armel/marvell kernel size Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk> - 2017-08-20 17:50 +0200
                Bug#870185: armel/marvell kernel size Roger Shimizu <rogershimizu@gmail.com> - 2017-08-21 02:40 +0200
                Bug#870185: armel/marvell kernel size Roger Shimizu <rogershimizu@gmail.com> - 2017-08-21 18:30 +0200
                Bug#870185: armel/marvell kernel size Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk> - 2017-08-21 20:00 +0200
                Bug#870185: armel/marvell kernel size Roger Shimizu <rogershimizu@gmail.com> - 2017-08-26 18:40 +0200
                Bug#870185: armel/marvell kernel size Roger Shimizu <rogershimizu@gmail.com> - 2017-08-26 18:40 +0200
                Bug#870185: armel/marvell kernel size Roger Shimizu <rogershimizu@gmail.com> - 2017-08-27 17:40 +0200
                Bug#870185: armel/marvell kernel size Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk> - 2017-08-27 17:40 +0200

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