[PATCH master 3/3] common: elf: reorganize barebox proper parts in struct elf_image

Ahmad Fatoum a.fatoum at pengutronix.de
Fri Jan 23 05:17:13 PST 2026


To make it clearer which parts of struct elf_image are used only in
barebox proper, reorganize the struct.

Also .base_load_addr is assigned and never used outside the function
that sets it, so turn it into a local variable instead.

Signed-off-by: Ahmad Fatoum <a.fatoum at pengutronix.de>
---
 common/elf.c      | 13 +++++++------
 include/lib/elf.h | 11 ++++++-----
 2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/common/elf.c b/common/elf.c
index 296ff3ec7d4c..0df40c13a3a6 100644
--- a/common/elf.c
+++ b/common/elf.c
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ static int elf_compute_load_offset(struct elf_image *elf)
 	void *phdr = buf + elf_hdr_e_phoff(elf, buf);
 	u64 min_vaddr = (u64)-1;
 	u64 min_paddr = (u64)-1;
+	unsigned long base_load_addr;
 
 	/* Find lowest p_vaddr and p_paddr in PT_LOAD segments */
 	elf_for_each_segment(phdr, elf, buf) {
@@ -86,11 +87,11 @@ static int elf_compute_load_offset(struct elf_image *elf)
 	 * 3. For ET_DYN, use lowest p_paddr
 	 */
 	if (elf->load_address)
-		elf->base_load_addr = elf->load_address;
+		base_load_addr = (unsigned long)elf->load_address;
 	else if (elf->type == ET_EXEC)
-		elf->base_load_addr = NULL;
+		base_load_addr = 0;
 	else
-		elf->base_load_addr = (void *)(phys_addr_t)min_paddr;
+		base_load_addr = min_paddr;
 
 	/*
 	 * Calculate relocation offset:
@@ -100,11 +101,11 @@ static int elf_compute_load_offset(struct elf_image *elf)
 	if (elf->type == ET_EXEC && !elf->load_address)
 		elf->reloc_offset = 0;
 	else
-		elf->reloc_offset = ((unsigned long)elf->base_load_addr - min_vaddr);
+		elf->reloc_offset = base_load_addr - min_vaddr;
 
-	pr_debug("ELF load: type=%s, base=%p, offset=%08lx\n",
+	pr_debug("ELF load: type=%s, base=%08lx, offset=%08lx\n",
 		 elf->type == ET_EXEC ? "ET_EXEC" : "ET_DYN",
-		 elf->base_load_addr, elf->reloc_offset);
+		 base_load_addr, elf->reloc_offset);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/include/lib/elf.h b/include/lib/elf.h
index 1521c81df6a7..c62d8f791273 100644
--- a/include/lib/elf.h
+++ b/include/lib/elf.h
@@ -7,17 +7,18 @@
 #include <linux/list.h>
 
 struct elf_image {
-	struct list_head list;
 	u8 class;
 	u16 type;		/* ET_EXEC or ET_DYN */
 	u64 entry;
+	void *hdr_buf;
+	void *load_address;	/* User-specified load address (NULL = use p_paddr) */
+	unsigned long reloc_offset;	/* Offset between p_vaddr and actual load address */
+
+	/* Only used in barebox proper */
+	struct list_head list;
 	void *low_addr;
 	void *high_addr;
-	void *hdr_buf;
 	const char *filename;
-	void *load_address;	/* User-specified load address (NULL = use p_paddr) */
-	void *base_load_addr;	/* Calculated base address for ET_DYN */
-	unsigned long reloc_offset;	/* Offset between p_vaddr and actual load address */
 };
 
 static inline void elf_init_struct(struct elf_image *elf)
-- 
2.47.3




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