readelf: move some code around
Project / Subsystem
binutils / readelf
Date
2026-07-31
Proposer
Jan Beulich <jbeulich@suse.com>
Source type
public_inbox
Consensus
Proposed
Sentiment
—/10
Technical tradeoffs
- • Improves code readability and maintainability by reducing forward declarations and grouping related functions.
- • May require careful review to ensure no functional changes are introduced by the code rearrangement.
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- binutils
- subsystem
- readelf
- patch_id
- —
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- e9b5fffb-b982-4d1d-b507-acbec117d086@suse.com
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- public_inbox
- title
- readelf: move some code around
- headline
- readelf: move some code around
- tldr
- Refactors readelf.c to improve code organization and reduce forward declarations.
- proposer
- Jan Beulich <jbeulich@suse.com>
- consensus
- Proposed
- outcome
- proposed
- sentiment_score
- —
- technical_tradeoffs
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- • Improves code readability and maintainability by reducing forward declarations and grouping related functions.
- • May require careful review to ensure no functional changes are introduced by the code rearrangement.
- series_id
- binutils:readelf: move some code around
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- []
- tags
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- • refactoring
- • readelf
- • code organization
- bugzilla_url
- —
- date
- 2026-07-31T00:00:00.000Z
readelf: move some code around
This patch series for the readelf utility reorganizes functions within readelf.c to enhance code structure and minimize the need for forward declarations. Specifically, bitness-dependent helper functions are now placed immediately before their respective main functions (get_program_headers, get_dynamic_section, get_section_headers, get_elf_symbols), grouping related code. This change also eliminates the forward declaration for validate_section_info by defining it alongside its helper.