[Linux] vmlinux 와 bzImage

vmlinux is actually matches the name of the uncompressed kernel image.

 

bzImage is architecture-specific. On an x86-64 System, this is the name of the compressed kernel image.

 

bzIamge is the actual kernel image that we use to boot. 

 

then, what's vmlinux for?

 

Keep notice that vmlinux is the uncompressed file. It can be large(or even very large).

 

 

출처: Linux Kernel Programming