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[Xen-devel] Re: [PATCH 03/10] define ELF notes for adding to a boot imag

To: Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@xxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Xen-devel] Re: [PATCH 03/10] define ELF notes for adding to a boot image
From: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2007 09:20:43 -0700
Cc: Xen-Devel <xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Rusty Russell <rusty@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, lkml <linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, v12n <virtualization@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Vivek Goyal <vgoyal@xxxxxxxxxx>, "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Andi Kleen <ak@xxxxxxx>
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Jeremy Fitzhardinge wrote:
> +#define EIN_PROGRAM_CHECKSUM 3 /* ip style checksum of the memory image. */

Why on earth use one of the weakest verificants in common use?

        -hpa

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