linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 11/33] i386 boot: Add an ELF header to bzImage

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Date:	Tue, 01 Aug 2006 15:10:16 -0700
From:	Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@...p.org>
To:	"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>
CC:	fastboot@...l.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Horms <horms@...ge.net.au>,
	Jan Kratochvil <lace@...kratochvil.net>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Magnus Damm <magnus.damm@...il.com>,
	Vivek Goyal <vgoyal@...ibm.com>, Linda Wang <lwang@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 11/33] i386 boot: Add an ELF header to bzImage

Eric W. Biederman wrote:
> +.macro note name, type
> +	.balign 4
> +	.int	2f - 1f			# n_namesz
> +	.int	4f - 3f			# n_descsz
> +	.int	\type			# n_type
> +	.balign 4
> +1:	.asciz "\name"
> +2:	.balign 4
> +3:
> +.endm
> +.macro enote
> +4:	.balign 4
> +.endm
>   

This is very similar to the macro I introduced in the Paravirt note 
segment patch.  Do think they should be made common?

> +/* Elf notes to help bootloaders identify what program they are booting.
> + */
> +
> +/* Standardized Elf image notes for booting... The name for all of these is ELFBoot */
> +#define ELF_NOTE_BOOT		"ELFBoot"
>   

I wonder if this should be something to suggest its Linux-specific?  Or 
do you see this being used by a wider audience?

    J
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