ELF header data types / elfstructs.h, Elf64_Half, Elf64_Quarter

[Volker Eckert <volker.eckert@citrix.com>]

hi,

according to two ELF standard documents, namely
http://downloads.openwatcom.org/ftp/devel/docs/elf-64-gen.pdf
and
http://ftp.parisc-linux.org/docs/arch/elf-64-hp.pdf

Elf64_Half should be uint16_t and not uint32_t as it is currently 
defined in elfstructs.h

i guess this is, because Elf.._Half is supposed to mean 'half a word' 
(whatever that was at that time) and not 'half of 64 bits' like the name 
could suggest.

in that context i'd suggest replacing occurences of Elf64_Quarter with 
Elf64_Half and removing its definition - but as it is not defined in the 
standard it is more of a cosmetic issue.

please find a patch against xen-unstable below - i hope this is 
acceptable(?). as i'm not subscribed to the list please CC me in 
replies, thanks!

volker


p. s.: i think there is a check for Python.h missing in some configure.in






diff --git a/tools/libxc/xc_dom_elfloader.c b/tools/libxc/xc_dom_elfloader.c
index 906e3a2..4d7b8e0 100644
--- a/tools/libxc/xc_dom_elfloader.c
+++ b/tools/libxc/xc_dom_elfloader.c
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ static int xc_dom_load_elf_symtab(struct 
xc_dom_image *dom,

          /* Name is NULL. */
          if ( elf_64bit(&syms) )
-            *(Elf64_Half*)(&shdr->e64.sh_name) = 0;
+            *(Elf64_Word*)(&shdr->e64.sh_name) = 0;
          else
              *(Elf32_Word*)(&shdr->e32.sh_name) = 0;
      }
diff --git a/xen/include/xen/elfstructs.h b/xen/include/xen/elfstructs.h
index 62f9399..1c46cd4 100644
--- a/xen/include/xen/elfstructs.h
+++ b/xen/include/xen/elfstructs.h
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ typedef uint32_t      Elf64_Word;
  typedef int64_t                Elf64_Sxword;
  typedef uint64_t       Elf64_Xword;

-typedef uint32_t       Elf64_Half;
+typedef uint16_t       Elf64_Half;
  typedef uint16_t       Elf64_Quarter;

  /*
@@ -129,11 +129,11 @@ typedef struct {
         unsigned char   e_ident[EI_NIDENT];     /* Id bytes */
         Elf64_Quarter   e_type;                 /* file type */
         Elf64_Quarter   e_machine;              /* machine type */
-       Elf64_Half      e_version;              /* version number */
+       Elf64_Word      e_version;              /* version number */
         Elf64_Addr      e_entry;                /* entry point */
         Elf64_Off       e_phoff;                /* Program hdr offset */
         Elf64_Off       e_shoff;                /* Section hdr offset */
-       Elf64_Half      e_flags;                /* Processor flags */
+       Elf64_Word      e_flags;                /* Processor flags */
         Elf64_Quarter   e_ehsize;               /* sizeof ehdr */
         Elf64_Quarter   e_phentsize;            /* Program header entry 
size */
         Elf64_Quarter   e_phnum;                /* Number of program 
headers */
@@ -202,14 +202,14 @@ typedef struct {
  } Elf32_Shdr;

  typedef struct {
-       Elf64_Half      sh_name;        /* section name */
-       Elf64_Half      sh_type;        /* section type */
+       Elf64_Word      sh_name;        /* section name */
+       Elf64_Word      sh_type;        /* section type */
         Elf64_Xword     sh_flags;       /* section flags */
         Elf64_Addr      sh_addr;        /* virtual address */
         Elf64_Off       sh_offset;      /* file offset */
         Elf64_Xword     sh_size;        /* section size */
-       Elf64_Half      sh_link;        /* link to another */
-       Elf64_Half      sh_info;        /* misc info */
+       Elf64_Word      sh_link;        /* link to another */
+       Elf64_Word      sh_info;        /* misc info */
         Elf64_Xword     sh_addralign;   /* memory alignment */
         Elf64_Xword     sh_entsize;     /* table entry size */
  } Elf64_Shdr;
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ typedef struct elf32_sym {
  } Elf32_Sym;

  typedef struct {
-       Elf64_Half      st_name;        /* Symbol name index in str table */
+       Elf64_Word      st_name;        /* Symbol name index in str table */
         Elf_Byte        st_info;        /* type / binding attrs */
         Elf_Byte        st_other;       /* unused */
         Elf64_Quarter   st_shndx;       /* section index of symbol */
@@ -368,8 +368,8 @@ typedef struct {
  } Elf32_Phdr;

  typedef struct {
-       Elf64_Half      p_type;         /* entry type */
-       Elf64_Half      p_flags;        /* flags */
+       Elf64_Word      p_type;         /* entry type */
+       Elf64_Word      p_flags;        /* flags */
         Elf64_Off       p_offset;       /* offset */
         Elf64_Addr      p_vaddr;        /* virtual address */
         Elf64_Addr      p_paddr;        /* physical address */
@@ -458,9 +458,9 @@ typedef struct {
  } Elf32_Note;

  typedef struct {
-       Elf64_Half namesz;
-       Elf64_Half descsz;
-       Elf64_Half type;
+       Elf64_Word namesz;
+       Elf64_Word descsz;
+       Elf64_Word type;
  } Elf64_Note;