OK - from a relitive kernel / assembly-level novice, a question:

What exactly is the difference between ELF and what we're now using (a.out,
right?)? Are we going to see code speed increase; what about compilation
times; what about code size, memory usage, CPU-specific instruction support,
etc?

In other words - is there an ELF primer available? and of course, will the
casual (non-kernel-hacking) system admin need to hit the books?

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 - J. Buck Caldwell

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