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

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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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