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kgzip (8)

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NAME



kgzip

 - compress a kernel

SYNOPSIS

[-cv ] [-f format ] [-l loader ] [-o output ] file

DESCRIPTION

The utility compresses a kernel or some other bootable binary. Operation is in two phases as follows:

A load image of the executable file is built which omits all but the `text' and `data' segments. This image is compressed using gzip(1) and output as data in relocatable object format.
The object file is linked with a special self-hosting loader, producing an executable suitable for booting with either the second- or third-level bootstraps.

Supported object formats are 32-bit ELF and a.out ZMAGIC.

If the file operand has a `.o' suffix, input is assumed to be for the link phase, and the first phase is omitted.

The options are:

-c: Omit the link phase.
-v: Display object file information.
-f format: Use format as the output format, where format is `aout' or `elf' The default format is ELF.
-l loader: Link loader as the loader.
-o output: Name the output file output The default is to use the input name with the suffix `.o' (for relocatables) or `.kgz' (for executables).

NOTES

Global variables equivalent to the following are defined in the output:

struct kgz_hdr {
    char        ident[4];       /* identification: "KGZ" */
    uint32_t    dload;          /* decoded image load address */
    uint32_t    dsize;          /* decoded image size */
    uint32_t    isize;          /* image size in memory */
    uint32_t    entry;          /* entry point */
    uint32_t    nsize;          /* encoded image size */
} kgz;

uint8_t kgz_ndata[];            /* encoded data */

The encoded data is simply gzip(1) output: a header (with no optional fields); compressed data; and 32-bit CRC and size values.

FILES

/usr/lib/kgzldr.o: The default loader

EXIT STATUS

Ex -std

AUTHORS

An Robert Nordier Aq [email protected] .

BUGS

As symbols are lost, the usefulness of this utility for compressing kernels is limited to situations where loader(8) cannot be used; otherwise the preferred method of compressing a kernel is simply to gzip(1) it.