compiled kernel size

[Peter Haijen]

Hi there,

I have a kernel and a binary toolchain downloaded from a vendor, and when I
compile this kernel manually, I get a 1.5mb file eventually.
However, I want to switch to OE for our development, so I setup an OE
environment and made a kernel package and the necessary patches to create
the exact same kernel source under OE.
When I compile this kernel using the OE build, the resulting file size is
more than 4mb in size.
I have also tried compiling these kernel sources separately from the OE
build environment, but using the OE generated toolchain, and again, the
resulting kernel image is too big.

For some reason, when I use the OE generated toolchain, the resulting kernel
image is +4mb, while the exact same sources compiled with a binary toolchain
I downloaded result in a perfect 1.5mb kernel.

I would appreciate any hints where to start looking for the reason for this
large kernel image.

Thanks,

Peter
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