Hi,

2012/4/24 Gustavo Sverzut Barbieri [off-list ref]:

quoted

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?

Do you know the state of uCLinux, when those options are enabled it
should be better, no? Or 1.5Mb is with such options?

To avoid confusion: uclinux is basically a linux distribution; it is
made of a linux kernel and a filesystem.
The kernel included in latest uclinux distribution file is 3.x series,
and it is pretty much equally to a vanilla
kernel (as compiled from git).

So, when compiling for m68k (coldfire) with just the bare minimum
options enabled: block layer, console drivers,
romfs, I got a 1.5 MB kernel. I was shocked by the bigness of the
number, but it doesn't seem to be easily
reduced.

And we are not even talking about dynamic footprint, or filesystem requirements!