# Re: value of XIP? and whether it works with 2.6 kernel?

- From: Mark Chambers \<hidden\>
- Date: 2004-08-25 11:22:57 
- List: linuxppc-dev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linuxppc-dev/2004/08/9394791
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/linuxppc-dev/2004/08/9394774/t.md

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>
>    as i read it from david w's post on the MTD list, XIP has limited
> value since flash is noticeably more expensive than RAM anyway.
>

The main value, I believe, is as part of a rapid boot setup - you can
avoid the decompress and copy phase.

Mark Chambers

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