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

[Jeremy Fitzhardinge]

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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