Some tools (firecraker loader) only check for notes in PT_NOTE program
headers, so make sure the notes added using the ELFNOTE macro end up
in such header.
Output from readelf -Wl for and amd64 kernel after the change:
Elf file type is EXEC (Executable file)
Entry point 0xffffffff8038a000
There are 11 program headers, starting at offset 64
Program Headers:
Type Offset VirtAddr PhysAddr FileSiz MemSiz Flg Align
PHDR 0x000040 0xffffffff80200040 0x0000000000200040 0x000268 0x000268 R 0x8
INTERP 0x0002a8 0xffffffff802002a8 0x00000000002002a8 0x00000d 0x00000d R 0x1
[Requesting program interpreter: /red/herring]
LOAD 0x000000 0xffffffff80200000 0x0000000000200000 0x189e28 0x189e28 R 0x200000
LOAD 0x18a000 0xffffffff8038a000 0x000000000038a000 0xe447e8 0xe447e8 R E 0x200000
LOAD 0xfce7f0 0xffffffff811ce7f0 0x00000000011ce7f0 0x6b955c 0x6b955c R 0x200000
LOAD 0x1800000 0xffffffff81a00000 0x0000000001a00000 0x000140 0x000140 RW 0x200000
LOAD 0x1801000 0xffffffff81a01000 0x0000000001a01000 0x1c8480 0x5ff000 RW 0x200000
DYNAMIC 0x1800000 0xffffffff81a00000 0x0000000001a00000 0x000140 0x000140 RW 0x8
GNU_RELRO 0x1800000 0xffffffff81a00000 0x0000000001a00000 0x000140 0x000140 R 0x1
GNU_STACK 0x000000 0x0000000000000000 0x0000000000000000 0x000000 0x000000 RW 0
NOTE 0x1687ae0 0xffffffff81887ae0 0x0000000001887ae0 0x0001c0 0x0001c0 R 0x4Section to Segment mapping:
Segment Sections...
[...]
10 .note.gnu.build-id .note.Xen
Reported by: cperciva
Sponsored by: Citrix Sustems R&D