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

Eric W. Biederman wrote:
> To verify your claim that 8 byte alignment is correct I checked the
> core dump code in fs/binfmt_elf.c in the linux kernel.  That always
> uses 4 byte alignment.  Therefore it appears clear that only doing
> 4 byte alignment is not a local misreading of the spec, and is used in
> other implementations.  If you can find an implementation that uses
> 8 byte alignment I am willing to consider it.
>   

I wrote the Elf core code, so I may be carrying the same misreading into
multiple places.  In my defence, I think I wrote that before there were
any 64-bit Linux ports (hm, Alpha might have been around).

    J
-
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to [email protected]
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/

---

• References:
  • [PATCH 01/02] Elf: Always define elf_addr_t in linux/elf.h
    • From: Magnus Damm <[email protected]>
  • [PATCH 02/02] Elf: Align elf notes properly
    • From: Magnus Damm <[email protected]>
  • Re: [PATCH 02/02] Elf: Align elf notes properly
    • From: [email protected] (Eric W. Biederman)
  • Re: [PATCH 02/02] Elf: Align elf notes properly
    • From: "Magnus Damm" <[email protected]>
  • Re: [PATCH 02/02] Elf: Align elf notes properly
    • From: [email protected] (Eric W. Biederman)

• Prev by Date: Re: [PATCH 02/02] Elf: Align elf notes properly
• Next by Date: Re: [PATCH 02/02] Elf: Align elf notes properly
• Previous by thread: Re: [PATCH 02/02] Elf: Align elf notes properly
• Next by thread: Re: [PATCH 01/02] Elf: Always define elf_addr_t in linux/elf.h
• Index(es):
  • Date
  • Thread

[Index of Archives]     [Kernel Newbies]     [Netfilter]     [Bugtraq]     [Photo]     [Stuff]     [Gimp]     [Yosemite News]     [MIPS Linux]     [ARM Linux]     [Linux Security]     [Linux RAID]     [Video 4 Linux]     [Linux for the blind]     [Linux Resources]