Kernel Size Reduction Work

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This page has a list of of recent (as of 2014) ideas and projects for Linux kernel size reduction.

As of June, 2014, Linux Tiny was no longer maintained. However, new efforts to support Linux as a viable option on micro-controllers and deeply embedded systems have led to renewed interest in extreme size reduction of the kernel. Some good projects were described at ELC 2014.

Recent work

List of recently used techniques

Vitaly Wool's project

  • kernel XIP
  • dietnet
  • ARM thumb mode
  • application XIP on squashfs

micro-yocto project

Ideas for new reductions

People or groups interested in size reductions

individuals

  • Josh Triplett - e-mail:josh at joshtriplett dot org
  • Tom Zanussi - e-mail: tom dot zanussi at linux dot intel dot com
  • microYocto
  • Andi Kleen - e-mail: ak at linux dot intel dot com
    • netdiet patches
  • Alan Cox - email: alan dot cox at linux dot intel dot com
  • Shinsuke Kato - e-mail: kato dot shinsuke at jp dot panasonic dot com
  • Tim Bird - e-mail: tim dot bird at sonymobile dot com
    • auto-reduce stuff
  • Vitaly Wool - e-mail: vitaly dot wool at softprise dot net
    • extreme microcontroller Linux
  • Phil Blundell - e-mail:
    • meta-micro (OE-based small distro - last work in 2012)

companies

  • Emcraft Systems sells a variety of microcontroller-based boards and products

References