[parisc-linux] Use of the EI_OSABI field

[Ulrich Drepper]

Alan Modra <alan@linuxcare.com.au> writes:

>   "The e_ident[EI_OSABI] value identifies the operating system and ABI to
>    which the object is targeted"
> 
> Granted, this is only in a processor specific ABI, but it does flatly
> contradict your assertions that the purpose of EI_OSABI is to flag the
> presense of ELF extensions.

The meaning of the field changed over time.  Or better said, some
people initially understood it differently.

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