use xlseek and xread; simpler check for ELF signature.
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824460 476 7616 832552 cb428 busybox_old
824333 476 7616 832425 cb3a9 busybox_unstripped
remove unreachanble code
build system: correct some dependencies in config system
init: convert one #if into if() - for Rob.
function old new delta
obj_string_patch 136 129 -7
bb_init_module_24 4759 4615 -144
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(add/remove: 0/0 grow/shrink: 0/2 up/down: 0/-151) Total: -151 bytes
- a lot faster (linear algorithmic complexity, smaller memory foot print)
- a lot smaller (the old code was overly complicated)
- loading of aliases is now module-init-tools compliant
- blacklisting is done correctly (-b option added)
- module argument quoting done right
- depmod now correctly generates modules.symbols and modules.alias
add/remove: 16/21 grow/shrink: 4/6 up/down: 6930/-9316 Total: -2386 bytes
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806039 592 6680 813311 c68ff busybox_old
803498 592 6676 810766 c5f0e busybox_unstripped
