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* ELF header data types / elfstructs.h, Elf64_Half, Elf64_Quarter
@ 2011-11-16 17:20 Volker Eckert
  2011-11-16 17:42 ` Andrew Cooper
  2011-11-16 18:22 ` Keir Fraser
  0 siblings, 2 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Volker Eckert @ 2011-11-16 17:20 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: xen-devel

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;

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* Re: ELF header data types / elfstructs.h, Elf64_Half, Elf64_Quarter
  2011-11-16 17:20 ELF header data types / elfstructs.h, Elf64_Half, Elf64_Quarter Volker Eckert
@ 2011-11-16 17:42 ` Andrew Cooper
  2011-11-16 17:44   ` Andrew Cooper
  2011-11-16 18:22 ` Keir Fraser
  1 sibling, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: Andrew Cooper @ 2011-11-16 17:42 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Volker Eckert; +Cc: xen-devel@lists.xensource.com

On 16/11/11 17:20, Volker Eckert wrote:
> 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

This agrees with /usr/include/linux/elf.h so it is probably a good idea
to fix.

> 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!

Please read http://wiki.xen.org/wiki/SubmittingXenPatches

Specifically, you need to make a declaration of origin.

It is a good idea to attach your patch as a file as quite a few mail
clients mangle whitespace of the email text.  Also, being on the
xen-devel mailing list is a Very Good Idea.

> 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;
>
> _______________________________________________
> Xen-devel mailing list
> Xen-devel@lists.xensource.com
> http://lists.xensource.com/xen-devel

-- 
Andrew Cooper - Dom0 Kernel Engineer, Citrix XenServer
T: +44 (0)1223 225 900, http://www.citrix.com

^ permalink raw reply	[flat|nested] 6+ messages in thread

* Re: ELF header data types / elfstructs.h, Elf64_Half, Elf64_Quarter
  2011-11-16 17:42 ` Andrew Cooper
@ 2011-11-16 17:44   ` Andrew Cooper
  2011-11-16 18:12     ` Volker Eckert
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: Andrew Cooper @ 2011-11-16 17:44 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Volker Eckert; +Cc: xen-devel@lists.xensource.com



On 16/11/11 17:42, Andrew Cooper wrote:
> On 16/11/11 17:20, Volker Eckert wrote:
>> 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
> This agrees with /usr/include/linux/elf.h so it is probably a good idea
> to fix.
>
>> 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!
> Please read http://wiki.xen.org/wiki/SubmittingXenPatches
>
> Specifically, you need to make a declaration of origin.
>
> It is a good idea to attach your patch as a file as quite a few mail
> clients mangle whitespace of the email text.  Also, being on the
> xen-devel mailing list is a Very Good Idea.

P.S. Please match the whitespace conventions of the file you are working
in, which you have not done in your submitted patch.

~Andrew

>> 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;
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Xen-devel mailing list
>> Xen-devel@lists.xensource.com
>> http://lists.xensource.com/xen-devel

-- 
Andrew Cooper - Dom0 Kernel Engineer, Citrix XenServer
T: +44 (0)1223 225 900, http://www.citrix.com

^ permalink raw reply	[flat|nested] 6+ messages in thread

* Re: ELF header data types / elfstructs.h, Elf64_Half, Elf64_Quarter
  2011-11-16 17:44   ` Andrew Cooper
@ 2011-11-16 18:12     ` Volker Eckert
  2011-11-16 18:26       ` Keir Fraser
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: Volker Eckert @ 2011-11-16 18:12 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: xen-devel@lists.xensource.com

[-- Attachment #1: Type: text/plain, Size: 985 bytes --]

Andrew, thank you for the prompt reply.

>> Please read http://wiki.xen.org/wiki/SubmittingXenPatches
>>
>> Specifically, you need to make a declaration of origin.

please find the patch attached in a separate file, with a declaration of 
origin. i don't have hg installed, so it is still created using git. the 
wiki page doesn't say anything about hg being the exclusive way for 
patch submissions so i hope that is acceptable.


>> It is a good idea to attach your patch as a file as quite a few mail
>> clients mangle whitespace of the email text.

done, sorry about that.


> P.S. Please match the whitespace conventions of the file you are working
> in, which you have not done in your submitted patch.

i guess they got mangled by the mailer(?)

as i only replaced parts of words i didn't change any whitespace - it 
was and still is 4 spaces per indentation inside xc_dom_elfloader.c and 
tabs for the rest of the files, which i just checked. unless i am 
missing something...

[-- Attachment #2: elf64_half.patch --]
[-- Type: text/x-patch, Size: 3242 bytes --]

Elf64_Half is a uint16_t according to the ELF standard

Signed-off-by: Volker Eckert <volker.eckert@citrix.com>

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;
 
 

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* Re: ELF header data types / elfstructs.h, Elf64_Half, Elf64_Quarter
  2011-11-16 17:20 ELF header data types / elfstructs.h, Elf64_Half, Elf64_Quarter Volker Eckert
  2011-11-16 17:42 ` Andrew Cooper
@ 2011-11-16 18:22 ` Keir Fraser
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From: Keir Fraser @ 2011-11-16 18:22 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Volker Eckert, xen-devel

On 16/11/2011 17:20, "Volker Eckert" <volker.eckert@citrix.com> wrote:

> 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!

Yes, but in fact it could go further because Elf64_Quarter is not needed,
nor defined in the spec.

I have gone through the spec and done the further fixups.

The complete patch is now in xen-unstable as c/s 24154.

 Thanks!
 Keir

> 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;
> 
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* Re: ELF header data types / elfstructs.h, Elf64_Half, Elf64_Quarter
  2011-11-16 18:12     ` Volker Eckert
@ 2011-11-16 18:26       ` Keir Fraser
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Keir Fraser @ 2011-11-16 18:26 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Volker Eckert, xen-devel@lists.xensource.com

On 16/11/2011 18:12, "Volker Eckert" <volker.eckert@citrix.com> wrote:

> Andrew, thank you for the prompt reply.
> 
>>> Please read http://wiki.xen.org/wiki/SubmittingXenPatches
>>> 
>>> Specifically, you need to make a declaration of origin.
> 
> please find the patch attached in a separate file, with a declaration of
> origin. i don't have hg installed, so it is still created using git. the
> wiki page doesn't say anything about hg being the exclusive way for
> patch submissions so i hope that is acceptable.
> 
> 
>>> It is a good idea to attach your patch as a file as quite a few mail
>>> clients mangle whitespace of the email text.
> 
> done, sorry about that.
> 
> 
>> P.S. Please match the whitespace conventions of the file you are working
>> in, which you have not done in your submitted patch.
> 
> i guess they got mangled by the mailer(?)

Yes.

 -- Keir

> as i only replaced parts of words i didn't change any whitespace - it
> was and still is 4 spaces per indentation inside xc_dom_elfloader.c and
> tabs for the rest of the files, which i just checked. unless i am
> missing something...
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