Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2004 13:11:49 -0600
From: Matt Mackall <mpm@selenic.com>
To: Felix von Leitner <felix-kernel@fefe.de>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Remove kernel features (for embedded systems)
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References: <20040318130640.GA28923@codeblau.de>
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On Thu, Mar 18, 2004 at 02:06:40PM +0100, Felix von Leitner wrote:
> I propose to add the following kernel features to the removables:
> 
>   * /dev/kmem and /proc/kcore
>   * core dumping
>   * ptrace

These are all in 2.6-tiny already: http://selenic.com/tiny-about/

It's on my list of things to push to mainline.

> And if it is at all possible, I would like to be able to remove parts of
> the IP stack, e.g. routing.  In particular, I would like to be able to
> remove policy routing, if it is at all worth it from the code size point
> of view.

I've done small parts of this too.

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Matt Mackall : http://www.selenic.com : Linux development and consulting
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