Thread (1 message) 1 message, 1 author, 2012-04-24

[Celinux-dev] [Q] TinyLinux project status (resend)

From: Ezequiel García <hidden>
Date: 2012-04-24 19:35:31

Hi,
Linux in under 2 megabytes of RAM, even when running from ROM, is not a
realistic goal. For context: linux 0.0.1 was developed on a 4 megabyte
system in 1991. Swap support was added in december of that year so it
could run on a 2 megabyte system.
After some research I came to the same conclusion. I guess I was on
drugs when I tought that,
since even a kernel compiled with almost nothing (not even BUG
support) weights ~1.5 MB.

It seems Linux is not aiming that low after all, however a little
effort to try to un-bloat the current
state of things can't hurt, right?

Thanks,
Ezequiel.
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