Re: [Bug-cpio] Fw: How come the initrd cpio archives are so large?

[Reuti]

Hi,

> Am 21.01.2019 um 14:59 schrieb Shlomi Fish <address@hidden>:
> 
> Hi all!
> 
> Can anyone address my concern?
> 
> Begin forwarded message:
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> Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2019 12:47:21 +0200
> From: Shlomi Fish <address@hidden>
> To: Linux-IL <address@hidden>
> Subject: How come the initrd cpio archives are so large?
> 
> 
> Hi all!
> 
> address@hidden:~/initrd/good/unpack # ls -l ../img
> -rw------- 1 root root 11419609 Jan 21 11:42 ../img
> address@hidden:~/initrd/good/unpack # cpio -i  < ../img
> 26 blocks
> address@hidden:~/initrd/good/unpack # du .
> 16K     ./kernel/x86/microcode
> 20K     ./kernel/x86
> 24K     ./kernel
> 32K     .
> address@hidden:~/initrd/good/unpack #
> 
> 
> ==> why is the initrd cpio image so large in comparison to its contents?  

Because it contains more than a single file, i.e. a compressed directory tree 
is attached:

https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/163346/why-is-it-that-my-initrd-only-has-one-directory-namely-kernel

-- Reuti


> I am trying to debug this kernel bootup problem -
> https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=24203 - it happens with all kernels
> I tried - compiled from source or not except for those that were prepared
> in the past. Any help would be appreciated.
> 
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