[OE-core] [PATCH] image_types: adjust default level of XZ compression

Alexander D. Kanevskiy kad at kad.name
Fri May 13 11:11:45 UTC 2016


XZ extreme compression method usually uses a lot more CPU time with not
that often big saving on space. Same goes with -6 level of compression.
Compression level -3 usually the best balance for time/size, especially
on big images.

Signed-off-by: Alexander D. Kanevskiy <kad at kad.name>
---
 meta/classes/image_types.bbclass | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/meta/classes/image_types.bbclass b/meta/classes/image_types.bbclass
index f74ae18..6315fc4 100644
--- a/meta/classes/image_types.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/image_types.bbclass
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ def imagetypes_getdepends(d):
     # Sort the set so that ordering is consistant
     return " ".join(sorted(deps))
 
-XZ_COMPRESSION_LEVEL ?= "-e -6"
+XZ_COMPRESSION_LEVEL ?= "-3"
 XZ_INTEGRITY_CHECK ?= "crc32"
 XZ_THREADS ?= "-T 0"
 
-- 
2.8.2




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