How come the initrd cpio archives are so large?

[Shlomi Fish]

Hi all!

root at telaviv1:~/initrd/good/unpack # ls -l ../img
-rw------- 1 root root 11419609 Jan 21 11:42 ../img
root at telaviv1:~/initrd/good/unpack # cpio -i  < ../img
26 blocks
root at telaviv1:~/initrd/good/unpack # du .
16K     ./kernel/x86/microcode
20K     ./kernel/x86
24K     ./kernel
32K     .
root at telaviv1:~/initrd/good/unpack #


==> why is the initrd cpio image so large in comparison to its contents?

I am trying to debug this kernel bootup problem -
https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=24203 - it happens with all kernels
I tried - compiled from source or not except for those that were prepared
in the past. Any help would be appreciated.

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