Re: PATCH/RFC: bzImage payload as compressed ELF file.

["H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>]

Ian Campbell wrote:
> 
> I finessed the length issue slightly since it happens that the word
> before the payload is the payload's length. I'm mulling a variety of
> options:
>       * declare it compression scheme dependant. At least for gzip it
>         knows when it has reached the end.
>       * codify the length followed by data thing we happen to have now
>       * add a length field to the header, using another 4 bytes (is
>         there any pressure on the size of the header?).
> 
> I'd probably go with the later unless we are pressed for space in the
> header.

I would agree with that.  In fact, while we're adding fields to the 
header, I would like to add a field that would be the CRC32 (or other 
simple integrity check) over the whole image.

	-hpa