[PATCH 2/3] ARM: compressed/misc.c: simplify decompress_kernel()
Russell King - ARM Linux
linux at arm.linux.org.uk
Wed Apr 27 04:53:36 EDT 2011
On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 12:15:03AM -0400, Nicolas Pitre wrote:
> The return value for decompress_kernel() is no longer used. Furthermore,
> this was obtained and stored in a variable called output_ptr which is
> a complete misnomer for what is actually the size of the decompressed
> kernel image. Let's get rid of it.
>
> Signed-off-by: Nicolas Pitre <nicolas.pitre at linaro.org>
> ---
>
> BTW, I've yet to understand why, but this patch makes CONFIG_KERNEL_LZMA
> work for me.
Hmm. I've switched almost entirely to LZMA since it was introduced and it
works for me on all my platforms. I haven't tested kernels rigorously since
your patches to the decompressor, so maybe there's a regression in there
somewhere.
Can you try LZMA with your various patches over the last four months
reverted?
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