On Thu, 2009-03-26 at 17:49 +0100, Frank Thommen wrote:
John Doe wrote:
Frank Thommen wrote:
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The new image is considerably bigger than the old one (12 MB vs. 5.7 MB) which puzzles me, as the driver file itself is 2.8 MB (compared to the old e1000e.ko with ca 170 KB) [...]
Just wondering... can you safely strip modules like you would strip executables?
It's been a long time since I dinked with this stuff, but...
IIRC, there's several levels of strip. One strips everything, save for standalone binaries (not dependent on run-time linking with a library) and "safe". Safe leaves the external symbols intact so that the loader can tell what linkages are needed. I don't remember the parameters, but the manual should tell you.
I *think* that some symbols are needed for loadable modules for both the kernel linkage and any references to shared libraries that might be used. Again, I'm unsure now - to many decaeds have passed since I dinked with this stuff.
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HTH