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arch/x86/boot/setup.elf

arch/x86/boot/setup.elf is created when the kernel is made with the following command (Linux version 6.5):

ld -m elf_x86_64 -z noexecstack  -m elf_i386 -z noexecstack -T arch/x86/boot/setup.ld \
  arch/x86/boot/a20.o \
  arch/x86/boot/bioscall.o \
  arch/x86/boot/cmdline.o \
  arch/x86/boot/copy.o \
  arch/x86/boot/cpu.o \
  arch/x86/boot/cpuflags.o \
  arch/x86/boot/cpucheck.o \
  arch/x86/boot/early_serial_console.o \
  arch/x86/boot/edd.o \
  arch/x86/boot/header.o \
  arch/x86/boot/main.o \
  arch/x86/boot/memory.o \
  arch/x86/boot/pm.o \
  arch/x86/boot/pmjump.o \
  arch/x86/boot/printf.o \
  arch/x86/boot/regs.o \
  arch/x86/boot/string.o \
  arch/x86/boot/tty.o \
  arch/x86/boot/video.o \
  arch/x86/boot/video-mode.o \
  arch/x86/boot/version.o \
  arch/x86/boot/video-vga.o \
  arch/x86/boot/video-vesa.o \
  arch/x86/boot/video-bios.o \
  -o arch/x86/boot/setup.elf

arch/x86/boot/setup.elf

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