# \[PATCH\] ARM: support XZ compressed kernels

- From: Imre Kaloz \<hidden\>
- Date: 2011-07-08 20:54:29 
- List: linux-arm-kernel
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-arm-kernel/2011/07/8580273
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-arm-kernel/2011/07/8579914/t.md

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On Fri, 08 Jul 2011 22:38:32 +0200, Russell King - ARM Linux [ref] wrote:

> On Thu, Jul 07, 2011 at 12:19:59PM +0200, Imre Kaloz wrote:
>>  # Make sure files are removed during clean
>> -extra-y       += piggy.gzip piggy.lzo piggy.lzma lib1funcs.S
>> +extra-y       += piggy.gzip piggy.lzo piggy.lzma piggy.xzkern lib1funcs.S ashldi3.S
>
> Is there a reason the suffix is xzkern rather than just xz ?

We do "$(call if_changed,$(suffix_y))" and scripts/Makefile.lib uses cmd_xzkern. I think keeping the changes minimal worth more then having the proper suffix for a temporary file.


Imre
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