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

- From: Russell King - ARM Linux \<hidden\>
- Date: 2011-07-08 21:04:07 
- List: linux-arm-kernel
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-arm-kernel/2011/07/8580275
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-arm-kernel/2011/07/8579914/t.md

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On Fri, Jul 08, 2011 at 10:54:29PM +0200, Imre Kaloz wrote:
> 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.

Hmm, that's unfortunate.  It seems that it may be a non-standard format
so I guess that's reasonable.  No further comments then.
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