:: commit 831af39ed4993df2bde85287d1216e2469ef0e29

mintsuki <mintsuki@protonmail.com> — 2022-09-12 10:09

parents: 4c8516c6a6

Revert "Revert "elf: General refactor""

This reverts commit 4c8516c6a66712cc965d3be3abf8b59d1aff71e0.
diff --git a/common/lib/elf.c b/common/lib/elf.c
index ae4c5f36..ea1c33a7 100644
--- a/common/lib/elf.c
+++ b/common/lib/elf.c
@@ -102,15 +102,14 @@ struct elf64_dyn {
 };
 
 int elf_bits(uint8_t *elf) {
-    struct elf64_hdr hdr;
-    memcpy(&hdr, elf + (0), 20);
+    struct elf64_hdr *hdr = (void *)elf;
 
-    if (strncmp((char *)hdr.ident, "\177ELF", 4)) {
+    if (strncmp((char *)hdr->ident, "\177ELF", 4)) {
         printv("elf: Not a valid ELF file.\n");
         return -1;
     }
 
-    switch (hdr.machine) {
+    switch (hdr->machine) {
         case ARCH_X86_64:
         case ARCH_AARCH64:
             return 64;
@@ -121,6 +120,32 @@ int elf_bits(uint8_t *elf) {
     }
 }
 
+struct elf_section_hdr_info elf64_section_hdr_info(uint8_t *elf) {
+    struct elf_section_hdr_info info = {0};
+
+    struct elf64_hdr *hdr = (void *)elf;
+
+    info.num = hdr->sh_num;
+    info.section_entry_size = hdr->shdr_size;
+    info.str_section_idx = hdr->shstrndx;
+    info.section_offset = hdr->shoff;
+
+    return info;
+}
+
+struct elf_section_hdr_info elf32_section_hdr_info(uint8_t *elf) {
+    struct elf_section_hdr_info info = {0};
+
+    struct elf32_hdr *hdr = (void *)elf;
+
+    info.num = hdr->sh_num;
+    info.section_entry_size = hdr->shdr_size;
+    info.str_section_idx = hdr->shstrndx;
+    info.section_offset = hdr->shoff;
+
+    return info;
+}
+
 static bool elf64_is_relocatable(uint8_t *elf, struct elf64_hdr *hdr) {
     if (hdr->phdr_size < sizeof(struct elf64_phdr)) {
         panic(true, "elf: phdr_size < sizeof(struct elf64_phdr)");
@@ -128,20 +153,16 @@ static bool elf64_is_relocatable(uint8_t *elf, struct elf64_hdr *hdr) {
 
     // Find DYN segment
     for (uint16_t i = 0; i < hdr->ph_num; i++) {
-        struct elf64_phdr phdr;
-        memcpy(&phdr, elf + (hdr->phoff + i * hdr->phdr_size),
-               sizeof(struct elf64_phdr));
+        struct elf64_phdr *phdr = (void *)elf + (hdr->phoff + i * hdr->phdr_size);
 
-        if (phdr.p_type != PT_DYNAMIC) {
+        if (phdr->p_type != PT_DYNAMIC) {
             continue;
         }
 
-        for (uint16_t j = 0; j < phdr.p_filesz / sizeof(struct elf64_dyn); j++) {
-            struct elf64_dyn dyn;
-            memcpy(&dyn, elf + (phdr.p_offset + j * sizeof(struct elf64_dyn)),
-                   sizeof(struct elf64_dyn));
+        for (uint16_t j = 0; j < phdr->p_filesz / sizeof(struct elf64_dyn); j++) {
+            struct elf64_dyn *dyn = (void *)elf + (phdr->p_offset + j * sizeof(struct elf64_dyn));
 
-            switch (dyn.d_tag) {
+            switch (dyn->d_tag) {
                 case DT_RELA:
                     return true;
             }
@@ -151,37 +172,33 @@ static bool elf64_is_relocatable(uint8_t *elf, struct elf64_hdr *hdr) {
     return false;
 }
 
-static int elf64_apply_relocations(uint8_t *elf, struct elf64_hdr *hdr, void *buffer, uint64_t vaddr, size_t size, uint64_t slide) {
+static bool elf64_apply_relocations(uint8_t *elf, struct elf64_hdr *hdr, void *buffer, uint64_t vaddr, size_t size, uint64_t slide) {
     if (hdr->phdr_size < sizeof(struct elf64_phdr)) {
         panic(true, "elf: phdr_size < sizeof(struct elf64_phdr)");
     }
 
     // Find DYN segment
     for (uint16_t i = 0; i < hdr->ph_num; i++) {
-        struct elf64_phdr phdr;
-        memcpy(&phdr, elf + (hdr->phoff + i * hdr->phdr_size),
-               sizeof(struct elf64_phdr));
+        struct elf64_phdr *phdr = (void *)elf + (hdr->phoff + i * hdr->phdr_size);
 
-        if (phdr.p_type != PT_DYNAMIC)
+        if (phdr->p_type != PT_DYNAMIC)
             continue;
 
         uint64_t rela_offset = 0;
         uint64_t rela_size = 0;
         uint64_t rela_ent = 0;
-        for (uint16_t j = 0; j < phdr.p_filesz / sizeof(struct elf64_dyn); j++) {
-            struct elf64_dyn dyn;
-            memcpy(&dyn, elf + (phdr.p_offset + j * sizeof(struct elf64_dyn)),
-                   sizeof(struct elf64_dyn));
+        for (uint16_t j = 0; j < phdr->p_filesz / sizeof(struct elf64_dyn); j++) {
+            struct elf64_dyn *dyn = (void *)elf + (phdr->p_offset + j * sizeof(struct elf64_dyn));
 
-            switch (dyn.d_tag) {
+            switch (dyn->d_tag) {
                 case DT_RELA:
-                    rela_offset = dyn.d_un;
+                    rela_offset = dyn->d_un;
                     break;
                 case DT_RELAENT:
-                    rela_ent = dyn.d_un;
+                    rela_ent = dyn->d_un;
                     break;
                 case DT_RELASZ:
-                    rela_size = dyn.d_un;
+                    rela_size = dyn->d_un;
                     break;
             }
         }
@@ -192,27 +209,24 @@ static int elf64_apply_relocations(uint8_t *elf, struct elf64_hdr *hdr, void *bu
 
         if (rela_ent != sizeof(struct elf64_rela)) {
             print("elf: Unknown sh_entsize for RELA section!\n");
-            return 1;
+            return false;
         }
 
         for (uint16_t j = 0; j < hdr->ph_num; j++) {
-            struct elf64_phdr _phdr;
-            memcpy(&_phdr, elf + (hdr->phoff + j * hdr->phdr_size),
-                   sizeof(struct elf64_phdr));
+            struct elf64_phdr *_phdr = (void *)elf + (hdr->phoff + j * hdr->phdr_size);
 
-            if (_phdr.p_vaddr <= rela_offset && _phdr.p_vaddr + _phdr.p_filesz > rela_offset) {
-                rela_offset -= _phdr.p_vaddr;
-                rela_offset += _phdr.p_offset;
+            if (_phdr->p_vaddr <= rela_offset && _phdr->p_vaddr + _phdr->p_filesz > rela_offset) {
+                rela_offset -= _phdr->p_vaddr;
+                rela_offset += _phdr->p_offset;
                 break;
             }
         }
 
         // This is a RELA header, get and apply all relocations
         for (uint64_t offset = 0; offset < rela_size; offset += rela_ent) {
-            struct elf64_rela relocation;
-            memcpy(&relocation, elf + (rela_offset + offset), sizeof(struct elf64_rela));
+            struct elf64_rela *relocation = (void *)elf + (rela_offset + offset);
 
-            switch (relocation.r_info) {
+            switch (relocation->r_info) {
 #if defined (__x86_64__) || defined (__i386__)
                 case R_X86_64_RELATIVE:
 #elif defined (__aarch64__)
@@ -222,218 +236,106 @@ static int elf64_apply_relocations(uint8_t *elf, struct elf64_hdr *hdr, void *bu
 #endif
                 {
                     // Relocation is before buffer
-                    if (relocation.r_addr < vaddr)
+                    if (relocation->r_addr < vaddr)
                         continue;
 
                     // Relocation is after buffer
-                    if (vaddr + size < relocation.r_addr + 8)
+                    if (vaddr + size < relocation->r_addr + 8)
                         continue;
 
                     // It's inside it, calculate where it is
-                    uint64_t *ptr = (uint64_t *)((uint8_t *)buffer - vaddr + relocation.r_addr);
+                    uint64_t *ptr = (uint64_t *)((uint8_t *)buffer - vaddr + relocation->r_addr);
 
                     // Write the relocated value
-                    *ptr = slide + relocation.r_addend;
+                    *ptr = slide + relocation->r_addend;
                     break;
                 }
-                default:
-                    print("elf: Unknown RELA type: %x\n", relocation.r_info);
-                    return 1;
+                default: {
+                    print("elf: Unknown RELA type: %x\n", relocation->r_info);
+                    return false;
+                }
             }
         }
 
         break;
     }
 
-    return 0;
+    return true;
 }
 
-int elf64_load_section(uint8_t *elf, void *buffer, const char *name, size_t limit, uint64_t slide) {
-    struct elf64_hdr hdr;
-    memcpy(&hdr, elf + (0), sizeof(struct elf64_hdr));
+bool elf64_load_section(uint8_t *elf, void *buffer, const char *name, size_t limit, uint64_t slide) {
+    struct elf64_hdr *hdr = (void *)elf;
 
-    if (strncmp((char *)hdr.ident, "\177ELF", 4)) {
+    if (strncmp((char *)hdr->ident, "\177ELF", 4)) {
         printv("elf: Not a valid ELF file.\n");
-        return 1;
+        return false;
     }
 
-    if (hdr.ident[EI_DATA] != BITS_LE) {
+    if (hdr->ident[EI_DATA] != BITS_LE) {
         printv("elf: Not a Little-endian ELF file.\n");
-        return 1;
+        return false;
     }
 
 #if defined (__x86_64__) || defined (__i386__)
-    if (hdr.machine != ARCH_X86_64) {
+    if (hdr->machine != ARCH_X86_64) {
         printv("elf: Not an x86_64 ELF file.\n");
-        return 1;
+        return false;
     }
 #elif defined (__aarch64__)
-    if (hdr.machine != ARCH_AARCH64) {
+    if (hdr->machine != ARCH_AARCH64) {
         printv("elf: Not an aarch64 ELF file.\n");
-        return 1;
+        return false;
     }
 #else
 #error Unknown architecture
 #endif
 
-    if (hdr.shdr_size < sizeof(struct elf64_shdr)) {
+    if (hdr->shdr_size < sizeof(struct elf64_shdr)) {
         panic(true, "elf: shdr_size < sizeof(struct elf64_shdr)");
     }
 
-    struct elf64_shdr shstrtab;
-    memcpy(&shstrtab, elf + (hdr.shoff + hdr.shstrndx * hdr.shdr_size),
-           sizeof(struct elf64_shdr));
-
-    char *names = ext_mem_alloc(shstrtab.sh_size);
-    memcpy(names, elf + (shstrtab.sh_offset), shstrtab.sh_size);
+    struct elf64_shdr *shstrtab = (void *)elf + (hdr->shoff + hdr->shstrndx * hdr->shdr_size);
 
-    int ret;
+    char *names = (void *)elf + shstrtab->sh_offset;
 
-    for (uint16_t i = 0; i < hdr.sh_num; i++) {
-        struct elf64_shdr section;
-        memcpy(&section, elf + (hdr.shoff + i * hdr.shdr_size),
-               sizeof(struct elf64_shdr));
+    for (uint16_t i = 0; i < hdr->sh_num; i++) {
+        struct elf64_shdr *section = (void *)elf + (hdr->shoff + i * hdr->shdr_size);
 
-        if (!strcmp(&names[section.sh_name], name)) {
+        if (strcmp(&names[section->sh_name], name) == 0) {
             if (limit == 0) {
-                *(void **)buffer = ext_mem_alloc(section.sh_size);
+                *(void **)buffer = ext_mem_alloc(section->sh_size);
                 buffer = *(void **)buffer;
-                limit = section.sh_size;
-            }
-            if (section.sh_size > limit) {
-                ret = 3;
-                goto out;
+                limit = section->sh_size;
             }
-            if (section.sh_size < limit) {
-                ret = 4;
-                goto out;
+            if (section->sh_size > limit) {
+                return false;
             }
-            memcpy(buffer, elf + (section.sh_offset), section.sh_size);
-            ret = elf64_apply_relocations(elf, &hdr, buffer, section.sh_addr, section.sh_size, slide);
-            goto out;
+            memcpy(buffer, elf + section->sh_offset, section->sh_size);
+            return elf64_apply_relocations(elf, hdr, buffer, section->sh_addr, section->sh_size, slide);
         }
     }
 
-    ret = 2;
-
-out:
-    pmm_free(names, shstrtab.sh_size);
-
-    return ret;
-}
-
-/// SAFETY: The caller must ensure that the provided `elf` is a valid 64-bit
-/// ELF file.
-struct elf_section_hdr_info* elf64_section_hdr_info(uint8_t *elf) {
-    struct elf_section_hdr_info* info = ext_mem_alloc(sizeof(struct elf_section_hdr_info));
-
-    struct elf64_hdr hdr;
-    memcpy(&hdr, elf + (0), sizeof(struct elf64_hdr));
-
-    info->num = hdr.sh_num;
-    info->section_entry_size = hdr.shdr_size;
-    info->str_section_idx = hdr.shstrndx;
-    info->section_offset = hdr.shoff;
-
-    return info;
-}
-
-/// SAFETY: The caller must ensure that the provided `elf` is a valid 32-bit
-/// ELF file.
-struct elf_section_hdr_info* elf32_section_hdr_info(uint8_t *elf) {
-    struct elf_section_hdr_info* info = ext_mem_alloc(sizeof(struct elf_section_hdr_info));
-
-    struct elf32_hdr hdr;
-    memcpy(&hdr, elf + (0), sizeof(struct elf32_hdr));
-
-    info->num = hdr.sh_num;
-    info->section_entry_size = hdr.shdr_size;
-    info->str_section_idx = hdr.shstrndx;
-    info->section_offset = hdr.shoff;
-
-    return info;
-}
-
-int elf32_load_section(uint8_t *elf, void *buffer, const char *name, size_t limit) {
-    struct elf32_hdr hdr;
-    memcpy(&hdr, elf + (0), sizeof(struct elf32_hdr));
-
-    if (strncmp((char *)hdr.ident, "\177ELF", 4)) {
-        printv("elf: Not a valid ELF file.\n");
-        return 1;
-    }
-
-    if (hdr.ident[EI_DATA] != BITS_LE) {
-        printv("elf: Not a Little-endian ELF file.\n");
-        return 1;
-    }
-
-    if (hdr.machine != ARCH_X86_32) {
-        printv("elf: Not an x86_32 ELF file.\n");
-        return 1;
-    }
-
-    if (hdr.shdr_size < sizeof(struct elf32_shdr)) {
-        panic(true, "elf: shdr_size < sizeof(struct elf32_shdr)");
-    }
-
-    struct elf32_shdr shstrtab;
-    memcpy(&shstrtab, elf + (hdr.shoff + hdr.shstrndx * hdr.shdr_size),
-           sizeof(struct elf32_shdr));
-
-    char *names = ext_mem_alloc(shstrtab.sh_size);
-    memcpy(names, elf + (shstrtab.sh_offset), shstrtab.sh_size);
-
-    int ret;
-
-    for (uint16_t i = 0; i < hdr.sh_num; i++) {
-        struct elf32_shdr section;
-        memcpy(&section, elf + (hdr.shoff + i * hdr.shdr_size),
-               sizeof(struct elf32_shdr));
-
-        if (!strcmp(&names[section.sh_name], name)) {
-            if (section.sh_size > limit) {
-                ret = 3;
-                goto out;
-            }
-            if (section.sh_size < limit) {
-                ret = 4;
-                goto out;
-            }
-            memcpy(buffer, elf + (section.sh_offset), section.sh_size);
-            ret = 0;
-            goto out;
-        }
-    }
-
-    ret = 2;
-
-out:
-    pmm_free(names, shstrtab.sh_size);
-
-    return ret;
+    return false;
 }
 
 static uint64_t elf64_max_align(uint8_t *elf) {
     uint64_t ret = 0;
 
-    struct elf64_hdr hdr;
-    memcpy(&hdr, elf + (0), sizeof(struct elf64_hdr));
+    struct elf64_hdr *hdr = (void *)elf;
 
-    if (hdr.phdr_size < sizeof(struct elf64_phdr)) {
+    if (hdr->phdr_size < sizeof(struct elf64_phdr)) {
         panic(true, "elf: phdr_size < sizeof(struct elf64_phdr)");
     }
 
-    for (uint16_t i = 0; i < hdr.ph_num; i++) {
-        struct elf64_phdr phdr;
-        memcpy(&phdr, elf + (hdr.phoff + i * hdr.phdr_size),
-               sizeof(struct elf64_phdr));
+    for (uint16_t i = 0; i < hdr->ph_num; i++) {
+        struct elf64_phdr *phdr = (void *)elf + (hdr->phoff + i * hdr->phdr_size);
 
-        if (phdr.p_type != PT_LOAD)
+        if (phdr->p_type != PT_LOAD) {
             continue;
+        }
 
-        if (phdr.p_align > ret) {
-            ret = phdr.p_align;
+        if (phdr->p_align > ret) {
+            ret = phdr->p_align;
         }
     }
 
@@ -445,24 +347,22 @@ static uint64_t elf64_max_align(uint8_t *elf) {
 }
 
 static void elf64_get_ranges(uint8_t *elf, uint64_t slide, struct elf_range **_ranges, uint64_t *_ranges_count) {
-    struct elf64_hdr hdr;
-    memcpy(&hdr, elf + (0), sizeof(struct elf64_hdr));
+    struct elf64_hdr *hdr = (void *)elf;
 
     uint64_t ranges_count = 0;
 
-    if (hdr.phdr_size < sizeof(struct elf64_phdr)) {
+    if (hdr->phdr_size < sizeof(struct elf64_phdr)) {
         panic(true, "elf: phdr_size < sizeof(struct elf64_phdr)");
     }
 
-    for (uint16_t i = 0; i < hdr.ph_num; i++) {
-        struct elf64_phdr phdr;
-        memcpy(&phdr, elf + (hdr.phoff + i * hdr.phdr_size),
-               sizeof(struct elf64_phdr));
+    for (uint16_t i = 0; i < hdr->ph_num; i++) {
+        struct elf64_phdr *phdr = (void *)elf + (hdr->phoff + i * hdr->phdr_size);
 
-        if (phdr.p_type != PT_LOAD)
+        if (phdr->p_type != PT_LOAD) {
             continue;
+        }
 
-        if (phdr.p_vaddr < FIXED_HIGHER_HALF_OFFSET_64) {
+        if (phdr->p_vaddr < FIXED_HIGHER_HALF_OFFSET_64) {
             continue;
         }
 
@@ -470,35 +370,29 @@ static void elf64_get_ranges(uint8_t *elf, uint64_t slide, struct elf_range **_r
     }
 
     if (ranges_count == 0) {
-        panic(true, "elf: Attempted to use PMRs but no higher half PHDRs exist");
+        panic(true, "elf: No higher half PHDRs exist");
     }
 
     struct elf_range *ranges = ext_mem_alloc(ranges_count * sizeof(struct elf_range));
 
     size_t r = 0;
-    for (uint16_t i = 0; i < hdr.ph_num; i++) {
-        struct elf64_phdr phdr;
-        memcpy(&phdr, elf + (hdr.phoff + i * hdr.phdr_size),
-               sizeof(struct elf64_phdr));
+    for (uint16_t i = 0; i < hdr->ph_num; i++) {
+        struct elf64_phdr *phdr = (void *)elf + (hdr->phoff + i * hdr->phdr_size);
 
-        if (phdr.p_type != PT_LOAD)
+        if (phdr->p_type != PT_LOAD) {
             continue;
+        }
 
-        uint64_t load_addr = 0;
-
-        load_addr = phdr.p_vaddr;
-
-        if (phdr.p_vaddr < FIXED_HIGHER_HALF_OFFSET_64) {
+        if (phdr->p_vaddr < FIXED_HIGHER_HALF_OFFSET_64) {
             continue;
         }
 
-        load_addr += slide;
+        uint64_t load_addr = phdr->p_vaddr + slide;
+        uint64_t this_top = load_addr + phdr->p_memsz;
 
-        uint64_t this_top = load_addr + phdr.p_memsz;
-
-        ranges[r].base = load_addr & ~(phdr.p_align - 1);
-        ranges[r].length = ALIGN_UP(this_top - ranges[r].base, phdr.p_align);
-        ranges[r].permissions = phdr.p_flags & 0b111;
+        ranges[r].base = load_addr & ~(phdr->p_align - 1);
+        ranges[r].length = ALIGN_UP(this_top - ranges[r].base, phdr->p_align);
+        ranges[r].permissions = phdr->p_flags & 0b111;
 
         r++;
     }
@@ -507,25 +401,24 @@ static void elf64_get_ranges(uint8_t *elf, uint64_t slide, struct elf_range **_r
     *_ranges = ranges;
 }
 
-int elf64_load(uint8_t *elf, uint64_t *entry_point, uint64_t *top, uint64_t *_slide, uint32_t alloc_type, bool kaslr, struct elf_range **ranges, uint64_t *ranges_count, bool fully_virtual, uint64_t *physical_base, uint64_t *virtual_base, uint64_t *_image_size, bool *is_reloc) {
-    struct elf64_hdr hdr;
-    memcpy(&hdr, elf + (0), sizeof(struct elf64_hdr));
+bool elf64_load(uint8_t *elf, uint64_t *entry_point, uint64_t *_slide, uint32_t alloc_type, bool kaslr, struct elf_range **ranges, uint64_t *ranges_count, uint64_t *physical_base, uint64_t *virtual_base, uint64_t *_image_size, bool *is_reloc) {
+    struct elf64_hdr *hdr = (void *)elf;
 
-    if (strncmp((char *)hdr.ident, "\177ELF", 4)) {
+    if (strncmp((char *)hdr->ident, "\177ELF", 4)) {
         printv("elf: Not a valid ELF file.\n");
-        return -1;
+        return false;
     }
 
-    if (hdr.ident[EI_DATA] != BITS_LE) {
+    if (hdr->ident[EI_DATA] != BITS_LE) {
         panic(true, "elf: Not a Little-endian ELF file.\n");
     }
 
 #if defined (__x86_64__) || defined (__i386__)
-    if (hdr.machine != ARCH_X86_64) {
+    if (hdr->machine != ARCH_X86_64) {
         panic(true, "elf: Not an x86_64 ELF file.\n");
     }
 #elif defined (__aarch64__)
-    if (hdr.machine != ARCH_AARCH64) {
+    if (hdr->machine != ARCH_AARCH64) {
         panic(true, "elf: Not an aarch64 ELF file.\n");
     }
 #else
@@ -537,65 +430,56 @@ int elf64_load(uint8_t *elf, uint64_t *entry_point, uint64_t *top, uint64_t *_sl
     }
 
     uint64_t slide = 0;
-    bool simulation = true;
     size_t try_count = 0;
-    size_t max_simulated_tries = 0x100000;
+    size_t max_simulated_tries = 0x10000;
 
-    uint64_t entry = hdr.entry;
+    uint64_t entry = hdr->entry;
 
     uint64_t max_align = elf64_max_align(elf);
 
     uint64_t image_size = 0;
 
-    if (hdr.phdr_size < sizeof(struct elf64_phdr)) {
+    if (hdr->phdr_size < sizeof(struct elf64_phdr)) {
         panic(true, "elf: phdr_size < sizeof(struct elf64_phdr)");
     }
 
-    if (fully_virtual) {
-        simulation = false;
-
-        uint64_t min_vaddr = (uint64_t)-1;
-        uint64_t max_vaddr = 0;
-        for (uint16_t i = 0; i < hdr.ph_num; i++) {
-            struct elf64_phdr phdr;
-            memcpy(&phdr, elf + (hdr.phoff + i * hdr.phdr_size),
-                   sizeof(struct elf64_phdr));
-
-            if (phdr.p_type != PT_LOAD) {
-                continue;
-            }
+    uint64_t min_vaddr = (uint64_t)-1;
+    uint64_t max_vaddr = 0;
+    for (uint16_t i = 0; i < hdr->ph_num; i++) {
+        struct elf64_phdr *phdr = (void *)elf + (hdr->phoff + i * hdr->phdr_size);
 
-            // Drop entries not in the higher half
-            if (phdr.p_vaddr < FIXED_HIGHER_HALF_OFFSET_64) {
-                continue;
-            }
+        if (phdr->p_type != PT_LOAD) {
+            continue;
+        }
 
-            if (phdr.p_vaddr < min_vaddr) {
-                min_vaddr = phdr.p_vaddr;
-            }
+        // Drop entries not in the higher half
+        if (phdr->p_vaddr < FIXED_HIGHER_HALF_OFFSET_64) {
+            continue;
+        }
 
-            if (phdr.p_vaddr + phdr.p_memsz > max_vaddr) {
-                max_vaddr = phdr.p_vaddr + phdr.p_memsz;
-            }
+        if (phdr->p_vaddr < min_vaddr) {
+            min_vaddr = phdr->p_vaddr;
         }
 
-        if (max_vaddr == 0 || min_vaddr == (uint64_t)-1) {
-            panic(true, "elf: Attempted to use fully virtual mappings but no higher half PHDRs exist");
+        if (phdr->p_vaddr + phdr->p_memsz > max_vaddr) {
+            max_vaddr = phdr->p_vaddr + phdr->p_memsz;
         }
+    }
 
-        image_size = max_vaddr - min_vaddr;
+    if (max_vaddr == 0 || min_vaddr == (uint64_t)-1) {
+        panic(true, "elf: No higher half PHDRs exist");
+    }
 
-        *physical_base = (uintptr_t)ext_mem_alloc_type_aligned(image_size, alloc_type, max_align);
-        *virtual_base = min_vaddr;
-        if (_image_size) {
-            *_image_size = image_size;
-        }
+    image_size = max_vaddr - min_vaddr;
+
+    *physical_base = (uintptr_t)ext_mem_alloc_type_aligned(image_size, alloc_type, max_align);
+    *virtual_base = min_vaddr;
+
+    if (_image_size) {
+        *_image_size = image_size;
     }
 
-    if (!elf64_is_relocatable(elf, &hdr)) {
-        simulation = false;
-        goto final;
-    } else {
+    if (elf64_is_relocatable(elf, hdr)) {
         if (is_reloc) {
             *is_reloc = true;
         }
@@ -605,98 +489,45 @@ again:
     if (kaslr) {
         slide = rand32() & ~(max_align - 1);
 
-        if (fully_virtual) {
-            if ((*virtual_base - FIXED_HIGHER_HALF_OFFSET_64) + slide + image_size >= 0x80000000) {
-                if (++try_count == max_simulated_tries) {
-                    panic(true, "elf: Image wants to load too high");
-                }
-                goto again;
+        if ((*virtual_base - FIXED_HIGHER_HALF_OFFSET_64) + slide + image_size >= 0x80000000) {
+            if (++try_count == max_simulated_tries) {
+                panic(true, "elf: Image wants to load too high");
             }
+            goto again;
         }
     }
 
-final:
-    if (top)
-        *top = 0;
-
-    bool higher_half = false;
-
-    for (uint16_t i = 0; i < hdr.ph_num; i++) {
-        struct elf64_phdr phdr;
-        memcpy(&phdr, elf + (hdr.phoff + i * hdr.phdr_size),
-               sizeof(struct elf64_phdr));
+    for (uint16_t i = 0; i < hdr->ph_num; i++) {
+        struct elf64_phdr *phdr = (void *)elf + (hdr->phoff + i * hdr->phdr_size);
 
-        if (phdr.p_type != PT_LOAD)
+        if (phdr->p_type != PT_LOAD) {
             continue;
-
-        // Sanity checks
-        if (phdr.p_filesz > phdr.p_memsz) {
-            panic(true, "elf: p_filesz > p_memsz");
         }
 
-        uint64_t load_addr = phdr.p_vaddr;
-
-        if (phdr.p_vaddr >= FIXED_HIGHER_HALF_OFFSET_64) {
-            higher_half = true;
-
-            if (fully_virtual) {
-                load_addr = *physical_base + (phdr.p_vaddr - *virtual_base);
-            } else {
-                load_addr = phdr.p_vaddr - FIXED_HIGHER_HALF_OFFSET_64;
-            }
-        } else if (ranges) {
-            // Drop lower half
+        // Drop entries not in the higher half
+        if (phdr->p_vaddr < FIXED_HIGHER_HALF_OFFSET_64) {
             continue;
         }
 
-        if (!fully_virtual) {
-            load_addr += slide;
+        // Sanity checks
+        if (phdr->p_filesz > phdr->p_memsz) {
+            panic(true, "elf: p_filesz > p_memsz");
         }
 
-        uint64_t this_top = load_addr + phdr.p_memsz;
+        uint64_t load_addr = *physical_base + (phdr->p_vaddr - *virtual_base);
 
-        if (top) {
-            if (this_top > *top) {
-                *top = this_top;
-            }
-        }
+#if defined (__aarch64__)
+        uint64_t this_top = load_addr + phdr->p_memsz;
 
         uint64_t mem_base, mem_size;
 
-        if (ranges) {
-            mem_base = load_addr & ~(phdr.p_align - 1);
-            mem_size = this_top - mem_base;
-        } else {
-            mem_base = load_addr;
-            mem_size = phdr.p_memsz;
-        }
-
-        if (!fully_virtual &&
-            ((higher_half == true && this_top > 0x80000000)
-          || !memmap_alloc_range((size_t)mem_base, (size_t)mem_size, alloc_type, true, false, simulation, false))) {
-            if (simulation == false || ++try_count == max_simulated_tries) {
-                panic(true, "elf: Failed to allocate necessary memory range (%X-%X)", mem_base, mem_base + mem_size);
-            }
-            if (!kaslr) {
-                slide += max_align;
-            }
-            goto again;
-        }
-
-        if (simulation) {
-            continue;
-        }
-
-        memcpy((void *)(uintptr_t)load_addr, elf + (phdr.p_offset), phdr.p_filesz);
-
-        size_t to_zero = (size_t)(phdr.p_memsz - phdr.p_filesz);
+        mem_base = load_addr & ~(phdr->p_align - 1);
+        mem_size = this_top - mem_base;
+#endif
 
-        if (to_zero) {
-            void *ptr = (void *)(uintptr_t)(load_addr + phdr.p_filesz);
-            memset(ptr, 0, to_zero);
-        }
+        memcpy((void *)(uintptr_t)load_addr, elf + (phdr->p_offset), phdr->p_filesz);
 
-        if (elf64_apply_relocations(elf, &hdr, (void *)(uintptr_t)load_addr, phdr.p_vaddr, phdr.p_memsz, slide)) {
+        if (!elf64_apply_relocations(elf, hdr, (void *)(uintptr_t)load_addr, phdr->p_vaddr, phdr->p_memsz, slide)) {
             panic(true, "elf: Failed to apply relocations");
         }
 
@@ -706,96 +537,17 @@ final:
 #endif
     }
 
-    if (simulation) {
-        simulation = false;
-        goto final;
-    }
-
-    if (fully_virtual) {
-        *virtual_base += slide;
-    }
-
+    *virtual_base += slide;
     *entry_point = entry + slide;
-    if (_slide)
+    if (_slide) {
         *_slide = slide;
+    }
 
     if (ranges_count != NULL && ranges != NULL) {
         elf64_get_ranges(elf, slide, ranges, ranges_count);
     }
 
-    return 0;
-}
-
-int elf32_load(uint8_t *elf, uint32_t *entry_point, uint32_t *top, uint32_t alloc_type) {
-    struct elf32_hdr hdr;
-    memcpy(&hdr, elf + (0), sizeof(struct elf32_hdr));
-
-    if (strncmp((char *)hdr.ident, "\177ELF", 4)) {
-        printv("elf: Not a valid ELF file.\n");
-        return -1;
-    }
-
-    if (hdr.ident[EI_DATA] != BITS_LE) {
-        printv("elf: Not a Little-endian ELF file.\n");
-        return -1;
-    }
-
-    if (hdr.machine != ARCH_X86_32) {
-        printv("elf: Not an x86_32 ELF file.\n");
-        return -1;
-    }
-
-    uint32_t entry = hdr.entry;
-    bool entry_adjusted = false;
-
-    if (top)
-        *top = 0;
-
-    if (hdr.phdr_size < sizeof(struct elf32_phdr)) {
-        panic(true, "elf: phdr_size < sizeof(struct elf32_phdr)");
-    }
-
-    for (uint16_t i = 0; i < hdr.ph_num; i++) {
-        struct elf32_phdr phdr;
-        memcpy(&phdr, elf + (hdr.phoff + i * hdr.phdr_size),
-               sizeof(struct elf32_phdr));
-
-        if (phdr.p_type != PT_LOAD)
-            continue;
-
-        // Sanity checks
-        if (phdr.p_filesz > phdr.p_memsz) {
-            panic(true, "elf: p_filesz > p_memsz");
-        }
-
-        if (top) {
-            uint32_t this_top = phdr.p_paddr + phdr.p_memsz;
-            if (this_top > *top) {
-                *top = this_top;
-            }
-        }
-
-        memmap_alloc_range((size_t)phdr.p_paddr, (size_t)phdr.p_memsz, alloc_type, true, true, false, false);
-
-        memcpy((void *)(uintptr_t)phdr.p_paddr, elf + (phdr.p_offset), phdr.p_filesz);
-
-        size_t to_zero = (size_t)(phdr.p_memsz - phdr.p_filesz);
-
-        if (to_zero) {
-            void *ptr = (void *)(uintptr_t)(phdr.p_paddr + phdr.p_filesz);
-            memset(ptr, 0, to_zero);
-        }
-
-        if (!entry_adjusted && entry >= phdr.p_vaddr && entry < (phdr.p_vaddr + phdr.p_memsz)) {
-            entry -= phdr.p_vaddr;
-            entry += phdr.p_paddr;
-            entry_adjusted = true;
-        }
-    }
-
-    *entry_point = entry;
-
-    return 0;
+    return true;
 }
 
 bool elf32_load_elsewhere(uint8_t *elf, uint64_t *entry_point,
diff --git a/common/lib/elf.h b/common/lib/elf.h
index d611de20..98a7c9d1 100644
--- a/common/lib/elf.h
+++ b/common/lib/elf.h
@@ -26,13 +26,11 @@ struct elf_section_hdr_info {
 
 int elf_bits(uint8_t *elf);
 
-int elf64_load(uint8_t *elf, uint64_t *entry_point, uint64_t *top, uint64_t *_slide, uint32_t alloc_type, bool kaslr, struct elf_range **ranges, uint64_t *ranges_count, bool fully_virtual, uint64_t *physical_base, uint64_t *virtual_base, uint64_t *image_size, bool *is_reloc);
-int elf64_load_section(uint8_t *elf, void *buffer, const char *name, size_t limit, uint64_t slide);
-struct elf_section_hdr_info* elf64_section_hdr_info(uint8_t *elf);
+struct elf_section_hdr_info elf64_section_hdr_info(uint8_t *elf);
+struct elf_section_hdr_info elf32_section_hdr_info(uint8_t *elf);
 
-int elf32_load(uint8_t *elf, uint32_t *entry_point, uint32_t *top, uint32_t alloc_type);
-int elf32_load_section(uint8_t *elf, void *buffer, const char *name, size_t limit);
-struct elf_section_hdr_info* elf32_section_hdr_info(uint8_t *elf);
+bool elf64_load_section(uint8_t *elf, void *buffer, const char *name, size_t limit, uint64_t slide);
+bool elf64_load(uint8_t *elf, uint64_t *entry_point, uint64_t *_slide, uint32_t alloc_type, bool kaslr, struct elf_range **ranges, uint64_t *ranges_count, uint64_t *physical_base, uint64_t *virtual_base, uint64_t *image_size, bool *is_reloc);
 
 bool elf32_load_elsewhere(uint8_t *elf, uint64_t *entry_point,
                           struct elsewhere_range **ranges,
@@ -57,6 +55,7 @@ struct elf64_hdr {
     uint16_t sh_num;
     uint16_t shstrndx;
 };
+
 struct elf64_shdr {
     uint32_t sh_name;
     uint32_t sh_type;
@@ -69,6 +68,7 @@ struct elf64_shdr {
     uint64_t sh_addralign;
     uint64_t sh_entsize;
 };
+
 struct elf64_sym {
     uint32_t st_name;
     uint8_t  st_info;
diff --git a/common/protos/limine.c b/common/protos/limine.c
index b36fc5a8..5a33ae55 100644
--- a/common/protos/limine.c
+++ b/common/protos/limine.c
@@ -308,10 +308,10 @@ noreturn void limine_load(char *config, char *cmdline) {
     uint64_t image_size;
     bool is_reloc;
 
-    if (elf64_load(kernel, &entry_point, NULL, &slide,
+    if (!elf64_load(kernel, &entry_point, &slide,
                    MEMMAP_KERNEL_AND_MODULES, kaslr,
                    &ranges, &ranges_count,
-                   true, &physical_base, &virtual_base, &image_size,
+                   &physical_base, &virtual_base, &image_size,
                    &is_reloc)) {
         panic(true, "limine: ELF64 load failure");
     }
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ noreturn void limine_load(char *config, char *cmdline) {
     kaslr = kaslr && is_reloc;
 
     // Load requests
-    if (elf64_load_section(kernel, &requests, ".limine_reqs", 0, slide) == 0) {
+    if (elf64_load_section(kernel, &requests, ".limine_reqs", 0, slide)) {
         for (size_t i = 0; ; i++) {
             if (requests[i] == NULL) {
                 break;
diff --git a/common/protos/multiboot1.c b/common/protos/multiboot1.c
index 8f119576..cd7ec2f7 100644
--- a/common/protos/multiboot1.c
+++ b/common/protos/multiboot1.c
@@ -83,7 +83,8 @@ noreturn void multiboot1_load(char *config, char *cmdline) {
     if (header.magic + header.flags + header.checksum)
         panic(true, "multiboot1: Header checksum is invalid");
 
-    struct elf_section_hdr_info *section_hdr_info = NULL;
+    bool section_hdr_info_valid = false;
+    struct elf_section_hdr_info section_hdr_info = {0};
 
     uint64_t entry_point;
     struct elsewhere_range *ranges;
@@ -132,12 +133,14 @@ noreturn void multiboot1_load(char *config, char *cmdline) {
                     panic(true, "multiboot1: ELF32 load failure");
 
                 section_hdr_info = elf32_section_hdr_info(kernel);
+                section_hdr_info_valid = true;
                 break;
             case 64: {
                 if (!elf64_load_elsewhere(kernel, &entry_point, &ranges, &ranges_count))
                     panic(true, "multiboot1: ELF64 load failure");
 
                 section_hdr_info = elf64_section_hdr_info(kernel);
+                section_hdr_info_valid = true;
                 break;
             }
             default:
@@ -161,8 +164,8 @@ noreturn void multiboot1_load(char *config, char *cmdline) {
         cmdline,
         n_modules,
         modules_cmdlines_size,
-        section_hdr_info ? section_hdr_info->section_entry_size : 0,
-        section_hdr_info ? section_hdr_info->num : 0
+        section_hdr_info_valid ? section_hdr_info.section_entry_size : 0,
+        section_hdr_info_valid ? section_hdr_info.num : 0
     );
 
     // Realloc elsewhere ranges to include mb1 info, modules, and elf sections
@@ -170,7 +173,7 @@ noreturn void multiboot1_load(char *config, char *cmdline) {
         (ranges_count
        + 1 /* mb1 info range */
        + n_modules
-       + (section_hdr_info ? section_hdr_info->num : 0)));
+       + (section_hdr_info_valid ? section_hdr_info.num : 0)));
 
     memcpy(new_ranges, ranges, sizeof(struct elsewhere_range) * ranges_count);
     pmm_free(ranges, sizeof(struct elsewhere_range) * ranges_count);
@@ -197,20 +200,20 @@ noreturn void multiboot1_load(char *config, char *cmdline) {
     struct multiboot1_info *multiboot1_info =
         mb1_info_alloc(&mb1_info_raw, sizeof(struct multiboot1_info));
 
-    if (section_hdr_info != NULL) {
-        multiboot1_info->elf_sect.num = section_hdr_info->num;
-        multiboot1_info->elf_sect.size = section_hdr_info->section_entry_size;
-        multiboot1_info->elf_sect.shndx = section_hdr_info->str_section_idx;
+    if (section_hdr_info_valid == true) {
+        multiboot1_info->elf_sect.num = section_hdr_info.num;
+        multiboot1_info->elf_sect.size = section_hdr_info.section_entry_size;
+        multiboot1_info->elf_sect.shndx = section_hdr_info.str_section_idx;
 
         void *sections = mb1_info_alloc(&mb1_info_raw,
-            section_hdr_info->section_entry_size * section_hdr_info->num);
+            section_hdr_info.section_entry_size * section_hdr_info.num);
 
         multiboot1_info->elf_sect.addr = (uintptr_t)sections - mb1_info_slide;
 
-        memcpy(sections, kernel + section_hdr_info->section_offset, section_hdr_info->section_entry_size * section_hdr_info->num);
+        memcpy(sections, kernel + section_hdr_info.section_offset, section_hdr_info.section_entry_size * section_hdr_info.num);
 
-        for (size_t i = 0; i < section_hdr_info->num; i++) {
-            struct elf64_shdr *shdr = (void *)sections + i * section_hdr_info->section_entry_size;
+        for (size_t i = 0; i < section_hdr_info.num; i++) {
+            struct elf64_shdr *shdr = (void *)sections + i * section_hdr_info.section_entry_size;
 
             if (shdr->sh_addr != 0 || shdr->sh_size == 0) {
                 continue;
diff --git a/common/protos/multiboot2.c b/common/protos/multiboot2.c
index 64b4f544..f01dc096 100644
--- a/common/protos/multiboot2.c
+++ b/common/protos/multiboot2.c
@@ -188,7 +188,8 @@ noreturn void multiboot2_load(char *config, char* cmdline) {
         }
     }
 
-    struct elf_section_hdr_info *section_hdr_info = NULL;
+    bool section_hdr_info_valid = false;
+    struct elf_section_hdr_info section_hdr_info = {0};
 
     struct elsewhere_range *ranges;
     uint64_t ranges_count;
@@ -241,12 +242,14 @@ noreturn void multiboot2_load(char *config, char* cmdline) {
                     panic(true, "multiboot2: ELF32 load failure");
 
                 section_hdr_info = elf32_section_hdr_info(kernel);
+                section_hdr_info_valid = true;
                 break;
             case 64: {
                 if (!elf64_load_elsewhere(kernel, &e, &ranges, &ranges_count))
                     panic(true, "multiboot2: ELF64 load failure");
 
                 section_hdr_info = elf64_section_hdr_info(kernel);
+                section_hdr_info_valid = true;
                 break;
             }
             default:
@@ -293,8 +296,8 @@ noreturn void multiboot2_load(char *config, char* cmdline) {
     size_t mb2_info_size = get_multiboot2_info_size(
         cmdline,
         modules_size,
-        section_hdr_info ? section_hdr_info->section_entry_size : 0,
-        section_hdr_info ? section_hdr_info->num : 0,
+        section_hdr_info_valid ? section_hdr_info.section_entry_size : 0,
+        section_hdr_info_valid ? section_hdr_info.num : 0,
         smbios_tag_size
     );
 
@@ -305,7 +308,7 @@ noreturn void multiboot2_load(char *config, char* cmdline) {
         (ranges_count
        + 1 /* mb2 info range */
        + n_modules
-       + (section_hdr_info ? section_hdr_info->num : 0)));
+       + (section_hdr_info_valid ? section_hdr_info.num : 0)));
 
     memcpy(new_ranges, ranges, sizeof(struct elsewhere_range) * ranges_count);
     pmm_free(ranges, sizeof(struct elsewhere_range) * ranges_count);
@@ -333,25 +336,25 @@ noreturn void multiboot2_load(char *config, char* cmdline) {
     //////////////////////////////////////////////
     // Create ELF info tag
     //////////////////////////////////////////////
-    if (section_hdr_info == NULL) {
+    if (section_hdr_info_valid == false) {
         if (is_elf_info_requested) {
             panic(true, "multiboot2: Cannot return ELF file information");
         }
     } else {
-        uint32_t size = sizeof(struct multiboot_tag_elf_sections) + section_hdr_info->section_entry_size * section_hdr_info->num;
+        uint32_t size = sizeof(struct multiboot_tag_elf_sections) + section_hdr_info.section_entry_size * section_hdr_info.num;
         struct multiboot_tag_elf_sections *tag = (struct multiboot_tag_elf_sections*)(mb2_info + info_idx);
 
         tag->type = MULTIBOOT_TAG_TYPE_ELF_SECTIONS;
         tag->size = size;
 
-        tag->num = section_hdr_info->num;
-        tag->entsize = section_hdr_info->section_entry_size;
-        tag->shndx = section_hdr_info->str_section_idx;
+        tag->num = section_hdr_info.num;
+        tag->entsize = section_hdr_info.section_entry_size;
+        tag->shndx = section_hdr_info.str_section_idx;
 
-        memcpy(tag->sections, kernel + section_hdr_info->section_offset, section_hdr_info->section_entry_size * section_hdr_info->num);
+        memcpy(tag->sections, kernel + section_hdr_info.section_offset, section_hdr_info.section_entry_size * section_hdr_info.num);
 
-        for (size_t i = 0; i < section_hdr_info->num; i++) {
-            struct elf64_shdr *shdr = (void *)tag->sections + i * section_hdr_info->section_entry_size;
+        for (size_t i = 0; i < section_hdr_info.num; i++) {
+            struct elf64_shdr *shdr = (void *)tag->sections + i * section_hdr_info.section_entry_size;
 
             if (shdr->sh_addr != 0 || shdr->sh_size == 0) {
                 continue;
tab: 248 wrap: offon