Messages in this thread | | | From | (Eric W. Biederman) | Subject | Re: Re : [PATCH] Compressed ia32 ELF file generation for loading by Gujin 1/3 | Date | Mon, 12 Feb 2007 12:47:27 -0700 |
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"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com> writes:
> Eric W. Biederman wrote: >> >> With ELF we get a single file format that works on multiple >> architectures and for multiple OS-s, with well understood rules. This >> allows for a broader audience who can review and maintain the code. >> In addition to the real possibility of multi-architecture or multi-os >> bootloaders. >> > > Well understood MAYBE (although the "virtual" versus "physical" address stuff in > ELF is clearly misspecified in the extreme), but they are clearly not sufficient > for presenting a well-defined entry condition. So it's not really anywhere near > as straightforward as you make it sound.
About the entry condition I completely agree.
The fact that the generic tools almost do what you need and then fall short is also problematic.
However it still appears a reasonable approach to consider.
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