Re: ELF bugfixes

[David Miller]

From: phcoder <address@hidden>
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2009 14:43:51 +0100

> Actually what I was doing now was discussing. If we don't discuss we
> may everyone create our own fork. I previously had problems because
> some of the structures in headers didn't have proper alignment
> attribute. My problem was that grub2 didn't load solaris
> kernel. Further it revealed that the problem wasn't the
> attributes. I fixed the problem (see the rest of my patch) however I
> decided to submit also that part to prevent potential problems in
> the future. If you're expert with ELF format and say that this part
> will never be needed, it's ok with me but please stay respectful and
> discuss instead of accusing.

Your type attribute changes look arbitrary because you do not attach
appropriate detailed descriptions as to why you are making them.

They really aren't needed on any system.

If you require them to get things working, there is likely a problem
elsehwere.