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.

        -hpa
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