[PATCH v4 02/24] x86/elf, um/x86/elf: Move relocation constants to UAPI

Thomas Weißschuh thomas.weissschuh at linutronix.de
Tue Aug 12 15:44:15 AEST 2025


These constants are useful for cross-platform userspace, for example to
process ELF files during kernel cross-compilation.

Move them from the kernel-private architecture-specific header to the UAPI.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Weißschuh <thomas.weissschuh at linutronix.de>
---
 arch/x86/include/asm/elf.h | 34 ----------------------------------
 arch/x86/um/asm/elf.h      | 33 ---------------------------------
 include/uapi/linux/elf-r.h | 34 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 34 insertions(+), 67 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/elf.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/elf.h
index 6c8fdc96be7e8bd33919d9b56ae8a8a68f4b0c3f..a2538561a84b8dae0479c43238f6f297fe88924b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/elf.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/elf.h
@@ -22,19 +22,6 @@ typedef struct user_i387_struct elf_fpregset_t;
 
 #ifdef __i386__
 
-#define R_386_NONE	0
-#define R_386_32	1
-#define R_386_PC32	2
-#define R_386_GOT32	3
-#define R_386_PLT32	4
-#define R_386_COPY	5
-#define R_386_GLOB_DAT	6
-#define R_386_JMP_SLOT	7
-#define R_386_RELATIVE	8
-#define R_386_GOTOFF	9
-#define R_386_GOTPC	10
-#define R_386_NUM	11
-
 /*
  * These are used to set parameters in the core dumps.
  */
@@ -44,27 +31,6 @@ typedef struct user_i387_struct elf_fpregset_t;
 
 #else
 
-/* x86-64 relocation types */
-#define R_X86_64_NONE		0	/* No reloc */
-#define R_X86_64_64		1	/* Direct 64 bit  */
-#define R_X86_64_PC32		2	/* PC relative 32 bit signed */
-#define R_X86_64_GOT32		3	/* 32 bit GOT entry */
-#define R_X86_64_PLT32		4	/* 32 bit PLT address */
-#define R_X86_64_COPY		5	/* Copy symbol at runtime */
-#define R_X86_64_GLOB_DAT	6	/* Create GOT entry */
-#define R_X86_64_JUMP_SLOT	7	/* Create PLT entry */
-#define R_X86_64_RELATIVE	8	/* Adjust by program base */
-#define R_X86_64_GOTPCREL	9	/* 32 bit signed pc relative offset to GOT */
-#define R_X86_64_GOTPCRELX	41
-#define R_X86_64_REX_GOTPCRELX	42
-#define R_X86_64_32		10	/* Direct 32 bit zero extended */
-#define R_X86_64_32S		11	/* Direct 32 bit sign extended */
-#define R_X86_64_16		12	/* Direct 16 bit zero extended */
-#define R_X86_64_PC16		13	/* 16 bit sign extended pc relative */
-#define R_X86_64_8		14	/* Direct 8 bit sign extended  */
-#define R_X86_64_PC8		15	/* 8 bit sign extended pc relative */
-#define R_X86_64_PC64		24	/* Place relative 64-bit signed */
-
 /*
  * These are used to set parameters in the core dumps.
  */
diff --git a/arch/x86/um/asm/elf.h b/arch/x86/um/asm/elf.h
index 62ed5d68a9788ffbf9dd0b4ebbe2caad4ac7a7c6..2e79193f396cda854ab4f17af2cd5b15c1e078cd 100644
--- a/arch/x86/um/asm/elf.h
+++ b/arch/x86/um/asm/elf.h
@@ -12,19 +12,6 @@
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_32
 
-#define R_386_NONE	0
-#define R_386_32	1
-#define R_386_PC32	2
-#define R_386_GOT32	3
-#define R_386_PLT32	4
-#define R_386_COPY	5
-#define R_386_GLOB_DAT	6
-#define R_386_JMP_SLOT	7
-#define R_386_RELATIVE	8
-#define R_386_GOTOFF	9
-#define R_386_GOTPC	10
-#define R_386_NUM	11
-
 /*
  * This is used to ensure we don't load something for the wrong architecture.
  */
@@ -100,26 +87,6 @@ do {								\
 
 #else
 
-/* x86-64 relocation types, taken from asm-x86_64/elf.h */
-#define R_X86_64_NONE		0	/* No reloc */
-#define R_X86_64_64		1	/* Direct 64 bit  */
-#define R_X86_64_PC32		2	/* PC relative 32 bit signed */
-#define R_X86_64_GOT32		3	/* 32 bit GOT entry */
-#define R_X86_64_PLT32		4	/* 32 bit PLT address */
-#define R_X86_64_COPY		5	/* Copy symbol at runtime */
-#define R_X86_64_GLOB_DAT	6	/* Create GOT entry */
-#define R_X86_64_JUMP_SLOT	7	/* Create PLT entry */
-#define R_X86_64_RELATIVE	8	/* Adjust by program base */
-#define R_X86_64_GOTPCREL	9	/* 32 bit signed pc relative
-					   offset to GOT */
-#define R_X86_64_32		10	/* Direct 32 bit zero extended */
-#define R_X86_64_32S		11	/* Direct 32 bit sign extended */
-#define R_X86_64_16		12	/* Direct 16 bit zero extended */
-#define R_X86_64_PC16		13	/* 16 bit sign extended pc relative */
-#define R_X86_64_8		14	/* Direct 8 bit sign extended  */
-#define R_X86_64_PC8		15	/* 8 bit sign extended pc relative */
-#define R_X86_64_PC64		24	/* Place relative 64-bit signed */
-
 /*
  * This is used to ensure we don't load something for the wrong architecture.
  */
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/elf-r.h b/include/uapi/linux/elf-r.h
index 2c382c8a4807f394a3ccabf39a81e9e9b6f7ea45..45a160ecf40570f3ac916344be363d7e74908ea6 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/elf-r.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/elf-r.h
@@ -2,4 +2,38 @@
 #ifndef _UAPI_LINUX_ELF_R_H
 #define _UAPI_LINUX_ELF_R_H
 
+/* i386 relocation types */
+#define R_386_NONE	0
+#define R_386_32	1
+#define R_386_PC32	2
+#define R_386_GOT32	3
+#define R_386_PLT32	4
+#define R_386_COPY	5
+#define R_386_GLOB_DAT	6
+#define R_386_JMP_SLOT	7
+#define R_386_RELATIVE	8
+#define R_386_GOTOFF	9
+#define R_386_GOTPC	10
+#define R_386_NUM	11
+
+/* x86-64 relocation types */
+#define R_X86_64_NONE		0	/* No reloc */
+#define R_X86_64_64		1	/* Direct 64 bit  */
+#define R_X86_64_PC32		2	/* PC relative 32 bit signed */
+#define R_X86_64_GOT32		3	/* 32 bit GOT entry */
+#define R_X86_64_PLT32		4	/* 32 bit PLT address */
+#define R_X86_64_COPY		5	/* Copy symbol at runtime */
+#define R_X86_64_GLOB_DAT	6	/* Create GOT entry */
+#define R_X86_64_JUMP_SLOT	7	/* Create PLT entry */
+#define R_X86_64_RELATIVE	8	/* Adjust by program base */
+#define R_X86_64_GOTPCREL	9	/* 32 bit signed pc relative
+					   offset to GOT */
+#define R_X86_64_32		10	/* Direct 32 bit zero extended */
+#define R_X86_64_32S		11	/* Direct 32 bit sign extended */
+#define R_X86_64_16		12	/* Direct 16 bit zero extended */
+#define R_X86_64_PC16		13	/* 16 bit sign extended pc relative */
+#define R_X86_64_8		14	/* Direct 8 bit sign extended  */
+#define R_X86_64_PC8		15	/* 8 bit sign extended pc relative */
+#define R_X86_64_PC64		24	/* Place relative 64-bit signed */
+
 #endif /* _UAPI_LINUX_ELF_R_H */

-- 
2.50.1



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