[PATCH RFC 5/5] readelf: move code around
Project / Subsystem
binutils / readelf
Date
2026-07-27
Proposer
Jan Beulich <jbeulich@suse.com>
Source type
public_inbox
Consensus
Proposed
Sentiment
—/10
Technical tradeoffs
- • Reduces code duplication and `#ifdef` complexity in `readelf.c`.
- • Improves maintainability by consolidating logic for 32-bit and 64-bit ELF handling.
- • Marginally decreases readability for those unfamiliar with the `ElfXX` macro trick.
All attributes
- project
- binutils
- subsystem
- readelf
- patch_id
- —
- discussion_id
- b76972ea-76da-4e40-ae59-2d6342f4cde1@suse.com
- source_type
- public_inbox
- title
- [PATCH RFC 5/5] readelf: move code around
- headline
- readelf: move code around
- tldr
- Refactors `readelf.c` to reduce `#ifdef` directives and improve code organization.
- proposer
- Jan Beulich <jbeulich@suse.com>
- consensus
- Proposed
- outcome
- proposed
- sentiment_score
- —
- technical_tradeoffs
-
- • Reduces code duplication and `#ifdef` complexity in `readelf.c`.
- • Improves maintainability by consolidating logic for 32-bit and 64-bit ELF handling.
- • Marginally decreases readability for those unfamiliar with the `ElfXX` macro trick.
- series_id
- —
- series_role
- cover
- series_parts
- []
- tags
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- • readelf
- • refactoring
- • ELF
- • code-quality
- • maintainability
- bugzilla_url
- —
- date
- 2026-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
[PATCH RFC 5/5] readelf: move code around
This patch is the fifth in a series, aiming to refactor the readelf.c source file by rearranging code to minimize conditional compilation (#ifdef) blocks. The goal is to improve code cleanliness and maintainability. While the author notes that a more significant refactoring (e.g., using function pointers) might offer greater benefits, this patch focuses on a more modest code movement to limit the presence ofifdef-heavy sections.