On Thu, 2009-03-26 at 17:49 +0100, Frank Thommen wrote: > John Doe wrote: > > Frank Thommen wrote: > >>> [...] > >>> > >>> 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. > <snip> > Thanks > > frank > <snip sig stuff> HTH -- Bill