kexec_elf_load(9)

💖 NAME 💖

okay so bestie, this is the manual page for kexec_elf_load(9) — yes, the Kernel API Manual one — and its whole gig is to load ELF executable image. that's the name, that's the vibe, periodt. ✨

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

int kexec_elf_load (struct kimage *image , struct elfhdr *ehdr , struct
kexec_elf_info *elf_info , struct kexec_buf *kbuf , unsigned long
*lowest_load_addr );

like, look at that signature. five arguments. main character energy fr fr. 💅

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• image — the page literally says -- undescribed -- 😭 so no extra lore from me, that's all the tea we get.
• ehdr — also -- undescribed -- 🫶 the manpage is keeping secrets, not me.
• elf_info — -- undescribed -- again 💀 iconic minimalism honestly.
• kbuf — -- undescribed -- 🙈 yep, still nothing more.
• lowest_load_addr — okay this one does have lore: on return, it will be the address where the first PT_LOAD section will be loaded in memory. ⭐

🌈 RETURN 🌈

• 0 on success 🎉 slay.
• a negative value on failure 😭 not slay, but at least it tells you.

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

• Kernel file ./kernel/kexec_elf.c
• elf_is_ehdr_sane(9)
• elf_is_phdr_sane(9)
• elf_read_phdrs(9)
• elf_read_from_buffer(9)
• kexec_free_elf_info(9)
• kexec_build_elf_info(9)

go read those too, iykyk 👑✨

💌 cute little sign-off: this page is from ./kernel, dated October 2026. kexec_elf_load(9) out — mwah, bye bestie 💋💅