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--- start [2015-01-30 21:41]
joshtriplett
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joshtriplett Add note about nm --size-sort.
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 ====== Submitting tinification changes ======
-When submitting a change to make the kernel smaller, use 'scripts/bloat-o-meter'' to compare the size of the old and new vmlinux, overall and broken out by symbol.  Include the bloat-o-meter output in your commit message.
+When submitting a change to make the kernel smaller, use ''scripts/bloat-o-meter'' to compare the size of the old and new vmlinux, overall and broken out by symbol.  Include the bloat-o-meter output in your commit message.
 Most new configuration options added as part of this effort should depend on CONFIG_EMBEDDED or CONFIG_EXPERT.
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 You can find the latest tinification changes in Josh Triplett's tree at https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/josh/linux.git/ , in the tiny/* branches.  Note that tiny/next gets reset for each new merge window, and other tiny/* branches may be recreated or rebased.
+====== Searching for tinification opportunities ======
+On a built kernel, try running ''nm --size-sort vmlinux''.  This will show all the symbols in vmlinux, sorted by size.
 ====== Use Cases ======
 See the [[Use Cases]] page.

Linux Kernel Tinification