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[Xen-devel] Re: [PATCH 03/10] define ELF notes for adding to a boot imag

To: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Xen-devel] Re: [PATCH 03/10] define ELF notes for adding to a boot image
From: Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2007 09:40:31 -0700
Cc: Xen-Devel <xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Rusty Russell <rusty@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, lkml <linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, v12n <virtualization@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Vivek Goyal <vgoyal@xxxxxxxxxx>, "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Andi Kleen <ak@xxxxxxx>
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H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> Jeremy Fitzhardinge wrote:
>   
>> +#define EIN_PROGRAM_CHECKSUM        3 /* ip style checksum of the memory 
>> image. */
>>     
>
> Why on earth use one of the weakest verificants in common use?

I don't know.  I copied this stuff from the original relocatable kernel
patches; I think this is from Vivek.  Eric, Vivek: is there a specific
use for these notes?

    J

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