linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 02/02] Elf: Align elf notes properly

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Date:	Fri, 10 Nov 2006 15:37:19 -0800
From:	Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@...p.org>
To:	Magnus Damm <magnus.damm@...il.com>
CC:	Horms <horms@...ge.net.au>,
	"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>,
	Magnus Damm <magnus@...inux.co.jp>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Vivek Goyal <vgoyal@...ibm.com>,
	Andi Kleen <ak@....de>, fastboot@...ts.osdl.org,
	Dave Anderson <anderson@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 02/02] Elf: Align elf notes properly

Magnus Damm wrote:
> I see no point in aligning to 32-bit boundaries on 64-bit platforms.
> Their intention was most likely to align to the word size IMO, so this
> is most likely a "thinko" left over from whoever ported the code from
> 32-bit to 64-bit.

I don't think so.  Since Elf64 notes still have 32-bit values in them,
32-bit alignment seems the most sensible.  It would certainly be an
irritation to have Elf32 and Elf64 Notes with basically the same
definition, but with different alignments.

    J
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