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Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2013 12:52:19 -0500 (EST)
From: Nicolas Pitre <nico@fluxnic.net>
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Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH v2 0/4] Add support for LZ4-compressed kernel
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On Wed, 27 Feb 2013, Joe Perches wrote:

> On Wed, 2013-02-27 at 12:16 -0500, Nicolas Pitre wrote:
> > RMK says that "66% increase in decompression speed over LZO" is 
> > significant.  You apparently disagree with that.
> 
> Yeah, I can see how that can be interpreted.
> I'm referring only to the new LZO.
> 
> I guess Russell has not reviewed the new LZO.
> 
> There is apparently no speed increase for LZ4 over
> the new LZO.
> 
> I believe Markus has shown comparison testing in
> this very thread.
> 
> https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/2187441/

Right.

Can the new LZO code be merged by Linus now?  It has been sitting in 
linux-next for quite some time.  Afterwards we could revisit lz4 
worthiness without all the present confusion.

BTW, I still wonder what that patch requiring ARM people approval is.


Nicolas