Re: modules strip

[Matthias-Christian Ott]

Aleksey Gorelov wrote:

> Hi,
>
>  I'm trying to strip modules a bit (2.6, x86) using
>
> strip -R .not -R .comment --strip-unneeded module.ko
>
>  It seems to keep intact relocation & ksymtab symbols, tested on my
> configuration and seems to reduce the overall size for about 10-15%
> (usefull for embedded). Does anybody know if there is any pitfalls with
> that ?
>
> Thanks,
> Aleks.
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Hi!
Why should there be a pitfall, you just strip some usualy not needed 
information. But maybe this causes problems with functions or parts of 
the Kernel which need this information.

Matthias-Christian Ott
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