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Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 13:00:16 -0700
From: Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@goop.org>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] Add ELF note with Linux version
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Bernhard Walle wrote:
> * Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@goop.org> [2007-09-13 23:56]:
>   
>>> I'd like to know a little bit more about why this is needed, how it will be
>>> used, etc.  And given that this feature is intended to improve life for
>>> distributors, it would be nice to get some feedback from the appropriate
>>> persons.
>>>       
>> Hm, yes.  ELF notes don't appear in the bzImage, since it isn't an ELF
>> file, so perhaps this doesn't satisfy the requirement.  It would help to
>> have more detail.
>>     
>
> the bzImage already contains the version (and much more, e.g. if the
> kernel is relocatable, the command line length it accepts). See
> Documentation/i386/boot.txt.
>   

Yes, I'm familiar with that.  I'm wondering what end result you're
trying to achieve though.  What's the specific problem?

    J
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