Re: zImage now holds vmlinux, System.map and config in sections.

[H. Peter Anvin]

Russell King wrote:
>>
>>Isn't that what "strip" is for?
> 
> zImage on ARM is a binary blob without any formatting.  The first
> instruction to be executed is at the start of the file.  Perfect
> for loading directly into flash or RAM via whatever boot loader
> or debugger you choose.
> 

Well, then it doesn't have sections.  As far as I could see the original
post only applied to architectures for which zImage is an ELF binary.

Similarly, this will not exist on x86/x86-64 where the (b)zImage is
mostly a binary blob.

	-hpa