Re: CVS Update@linux-mips.org: linux

[Ralf Baechle <ralf@linux-mips.org>]

On Fri, Jul 22, 2005 at 02:24:48PM +0100, Maciej W. Rozycki wrote:

> > >  - the in-kernel use seems to be limited to the ELF binary object
> > >    loader and probably third party modules loaders
> > > I found moving to a consistent definition to be more useful than
> > > keeping the old inconsistent one.
> > 
> > I think you're confusing binutils's internal definitions with the use
> > everywhere else.
> 
>  In particular when in doubt please refer to ELF standards which state 
> "EF_" is the prefix for processor-specific flags in "e_flags" in the ELF 
> file header; similarly with "EM_" for "e_machine" and "ET_" for "e_type" 
> -- you should see the pattern.  There is no mention of the "E_" prefix in 
> the standards.

Which makes me wonder why glibc has the E_ definitions.  Other operating
systems that I looked up don't.

  Ralf