Maximum bootable kernel size in current ARM linux

[Russell King - ARM Linux]

On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 12:40:56AM -0700, Bruce M. Penrod wrote:
> This seems like a pretty straightforward question, but extensive web  
> searching hasn't shown a really clear, up-to-date answer.  The most  
> recent info is circa 2004 and states that 4MB is the largest  
> uncompressed ARM kernel that may be loaded.  Not being an ARM assembly  
> guru (head.S baffles me), I'd like to know if that is still true in  
> 2010, and if it is, why?

It is no longer true; the only limit now is the size of contiguous RAM
to fit the kernel image into.