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@@ -72,6 +72,15 @@ config RD_LZMA
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Support loading of a LZMA encoded initial ramdisk or cpio buffer
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If unsure, say N.
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+config RD_LZO
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+ bool "Support initial ramdisks compressed using LZO" if EMBEDDED
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+ default !EMBEDDED
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+ depends on BLK_DEV_INITRD
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+ select DECOMPRESS_LZO
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+ help
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+ Support loading of a LZO encoded initial ramdisk or cpio buffer
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+ If unsure, say N.
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+
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choice
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prompt "Built-in initramfs compression mode" if INITRAMFS_SOURCE!=""
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help
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@@ -108,16 +117,15 @@ config INITRAMFS_COMPRESSION_GZIP
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bool "Gzip"
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depends on RD_GZIP
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help
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- The old and tried gzip compression. Its compression ratio is
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- the poorest among the 3 choices; however its speed (both
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- compression and decompression) is the fastest.
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+ The old and tried gzip compression. It provides a good balance
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+ between compression ratio and decompression speed.
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config INITRAMFS_COMPRESSION_BZIP2
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bool "Bzip2"
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depends on RD_BZIP2
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help
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Its compression ratio and speed is intermediate.
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- Decompression speed is slowest among the three. The initramfs
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+ Decompression speed is slowest among the four. The initramfs
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size is about 10% smaller with bzip2, in comparison to gzip.
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Bzip2 uses a large amount of memory. For modern kernels you
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will need at least 8MB RAM or more for booting.
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@@ -128,7 +136,15 @@ config INITRAMFS_COMPRESSION_LZMA
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help
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The most recent compression algorithm.
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Its ratio is best, decompression speed is between the other
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- two. Compression is slowest. The initramfs size is about 33%
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+ three. Compression is slowest. The initramfs size is about 33%
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smaller with LZMA in comparison to gzip.
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+config INITRAMFS_COMPRESSION_LZO
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+ bool "LZO"
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+ depends on RD_LZO
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+ help
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+ Its compression ratio is the poorest among the four. The kernel
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+ size is about about 10% bigger than gzip; however its speed
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+ (both compression and decompression) is the fastest.
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+
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endchoice
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