Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH v3 2/3] XENVER_build_id: Provide ld-embedded build-ids (v8)

["Jan Beulich" <JBeulich@xxxxxxxx>]

>>> On 25.01.16 at 16:16, <konrad.wilk@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>  
>> > Or are you suggesting that perhaps the kernel should at boot time
>> > print the build-id (like it does the changset)?
>> 
>> Perhaps, albeit to me that's a bit orthogonal to being able to find out
>> the build ID for a given binary.
> 
> 
> I looked in the mkelf32 and it looks quite easy to make the resulting
> xen.gz have the .note section.
> 
> But I am at lost for the EFI file. Could you suggest some ideas of what
> type of PE/COFF section it should be put in? Or good specs to consult?

Well, for xen.efi I really don't have any good idea either. Perhaps
we simply need to declare this as going to be deal with by the
intended re-unification of both binaries which Daniel has been
planning?

Jan


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