[syslinux] Reports from 5.00

[H. Peter Anvin]

On 01/29/2013 11:06 AM, Bernd Blaauw wrote:
> Op 29-1-2013 13:38, Matt Fleming schreef:
>
>>> Was there an 8.3-version of the (vesa)menu.c32 libraries already?
>>
>> FYI, the library files in 5.01 use the 8.3 filename format and the DOS
>> installer should be fixed because all the .c32 modules are now stripped.
>
> Thanks, I'll have a look. Next step in reducing module filesize would be
> compression I guess. Maybe LZ4 instead of LZO/gzip/bzip/lzma/whatever
> due to claims of fast decompression? HPA mentioned LZO possibly slowing
> stuff down.
>
> (as referenced/proposed for Linux kernel itself at
> http://lkml.indiana.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1301.3/01862.html )
>

Well, any compression means an extra copy, which is the main slowdown.

	-hpa


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H. Peter Anvin, Intel Open Source Technology Center
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