Re: [patches] [PATCH] [21/22] x86_64: Extend bzImage protocol forrelocatable bzImage

[Jeremy Fitzhardinge]

H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> Jeremy Fitzhardinge wrote:
>   
>> True.  But the plan is already to make bzImage an ELF file, so notes
>> would seem to be the best option.  At worst, it could be ELF notes
>> wrapped in some other container, but that's not pretty.
>>
>>     
>
> It's not going to happen.  Too many boot loaders make assumptions about
> ELF files which aren't really compatible; the entry conditions for an
> ELF from a boot loader are pretty ill-defined, so I think this is a bad
> idea.
>
> At the very least, it shouldn't present the ELF magic number IMNSHO.
>   

Hm, that's unfortunate.  How about an ELF file wrapped in some other
container, so that we can easily extract a properly formed ELF file?

    J
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