+/**
+ * load_elf_phdrs() - load ELF program headers
+ * @elf_ex: ELF header of the binary whose program headers should be loaded
+ * @elf_file: the opened ELF binary file
+ *
+ * Loads ELF program headers from the binary file elf_file, which has the ELF
+ * header pointed to by elf_ex, into a newly allocated array. The caller is
+ * responsible for freeing the allocated data. Returns an ERR_PTR upon failure.
+ */
+static struct elf_phdr *load_elf_phdrs(struct elfhdr *elf_ex,
+ struct file *elf_file)
+{
+ struct elf_phdr *elf_phdata = NULL;
+ int retval, size, err = -1;
+
+ /*
+ * If the size of this structure has changed, then punt, since
+ * we will be doing the wrong thing.
+ */
+ if (elf_ex->e_phentsize != sizeof(struct elf_phdr))
+ goto out;
+
+ /* Sanity check the number of program headers... */
+ if (elf_ex->e_phnum < 1 ||
+ elf_ex->e_phnum > 65536U / sizeof(struct elf_phdr))
+ goto out;
+
+ /* ...and their total size. */
+ size = sizeof(struct elf_phdr) * elf_ex->e_phnum;
+ if (size > ELF_MIN_ALIGN)
+ goto out;
+
+ elf_phdata = kmalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
+ if (!elf_phdata)
+ goto out;
+
+ /* Read in the program headers */
+ retval = kernel_read(elf_file, elf_ex->e_phoff,
+ (char *)elf_phdata, size);
+ if (retval != size) {
+ err = (retval < 0) ? retval : -EIO;
+ goto out;
+ }
+
+ /* Success! */
+ err = 0;
+out:
+ if (err) {
+ kfree(elf_phdata);
+ elf_phdata = NULL;
+ }
+ return elf_phdata;
+}
+
+#ifndef CONFIG_ARCH_BINFMT_ELF_STATE
+
+/**
+ * struct arch_elf_state - arch-specific ELF loading state
+ *
+ * This structure is used to preserve architecture specific data during
+ * the loading of an ELF file, throughout the checking of architecture
+ * specific ELF headers & through to the point where the ELF load is
+ * known to be proceeding (ie. SET_PERSONALITY).
+ *
+ * This implementation is a dummy for architectures which require no
+ * specific state.
+ */
+struct arch_elf_state {
+};
+
+#define INIT_ARCH_ELF_STATE {}
+
+/**
+ * arch_elf_pt_proc() - check a PT_LOPROC..PT_HIPROC ELF program header
+ * @ehdr: The main ELF header
+ * @phdr: The program header to check
+ * @elf: The open ELF file
+ * @is_interp: True if the phdr is from the interpreter of the ELF being
+ * loaded, else false.
+ * @state: Architecture-specific state preserved throughout the process
+ * of loading the ELF.
+ *
+ * Inspects the program header phdr to validate its correctness and/or
+ * suitability for the system. Called once per ELF program header in the
+ * range PT_LOPROC to PT_HIPROC, for both the ELF being loaded and its
+ * interpreter.
+ *
+ * Return: Zero to proceed with the ELF load, non-zero to fail the ELF load
+ * with that return code.
+ */
+static inline int arch_elf_pt_proc(struct elfhdr *ehdr,
+ struct elf_phdr *phdr,
+ struct file *elf, bool is_interp,
+ struct arch_elf_state *state)
+{
+ /* Dummy implementation, always proceed */
+ return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * arch_check_elf() - check a PT_LOPROC..PT_HIPROC ELF program header
+ * @ehdr: The main ELF header
+ * @has_interp: True if the ELF has an interpreter, else false.
+ * @state: Architecture-specific state preserved throughout the process
+ * of loading the ELF.
+ *
+ * Provides a final opportunity for architecture code to reject the loading
+ * of the ELF & cause an exec syscall to return an error. This is called after
+ * all program headers to be checked by arch_elf_pt_proc have been.
+ *
+ * Return: Zero to proceed with the ELF load, non-zero to fail the ELF load
+ * with that return code.
+ */
+static inline int arch_check_elf(struct elfhdr *ehdr, bool has_interp,
+ struct arch_elf_state *state)
+{
+ /* Dummy implementation, always proceed */
+ return 0;
+}
+
+#endif /* !CONFIG_ARCH_BINFMT_ELF_STATE */