Alpine Linux 3.15 Released - Builds Off Linux 5.15, Drops MIPS64, SimpleDRM For FB

[Naib]

How is it related? The .ko files are compressed by the kernel make scripts.

But it is kmod that loads them and alpine uses busybox-modprobe by default.
Using zstd over gzip saves something like 1meg while needing 30meg to include zmod. Let loss overall

[timofonic]

Are they going to compete with OpenWRT? It seems interesting.

I would like Zstd being used, among other stuff.

What about musl vs picolibc?

[tildearrow]

Why use Gzip to compress kernel modules? Seems like an odd choice.

Maybe compatibility? Zstd in kernel is a fairly new feature...

[caligula]

No support in BusyBox for zstd?

How is it related? The .ko files are compressed by the kernel make scripts.

[discordian]

Why use Gzip to compress kernel modules? Seems like an odd choice.

No support in BusyBox for zstd?

[caligula]

Why use Gzip to compress kernel modules? Seems like an odd choice.

Indeed. Zstd is much better these days. The next kernel will have new perf optimizations.

[sdack]

Why use Gzip to compress kernel modules? Seems like an odd choice.

[tildearrow]

Typo in short description: Apine Linux 3.15

[phoronix]

Phoronix: Alpine Linux 3.15 Released - Builds Off Linux 5.15, Drops MIPS64, SimpleDRM For FB

Alpine Linux 3.15 is out today as the newest feature update to this lightweight/embedded/containers focused Linux distribution known for its musl+Busybox usage along with OpenRC as the init system...

https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Alpine-Linux-3.15