seperation of decompression from bootstrap in linux kernel

[Deepak Joshi <deepak_cins@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi all,

while studing the linux boot procedure, i read that
"it is good to seperate decompression from bootstrap
of linux kernel." i am confused with this statement.
if we are using boot-loader for transfering the
control to starting location of kernel in ram why
can't we add the decompression routine or job to
boot-loader itself. 
why kernel does that ? plz explain also how kernel
does the decompression of z or bzImage ( any links on
same plz)

Thanks and regards,
Deepak Joshi.


		
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