diff --git a/headers/private/kernel/arch/elf.h b/headers/private/kernel/arch/elf.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..130ce3362e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/headers/private/kernel/arch/elf.h
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/*
+** Copyright 2002, Travis Geiselbrecht. All rights reserved.
+** Distributed under the terms of the NewOS License.
+*/
+#ifndef _KERNEL_ARCH_ELF_H
+#define _KERNEL_ARCH_ELF_H
+
+struct Elf32_Rel;
+struct Elf32_Rela;
+struct elf_image_info;
+
+extern int arch_elf_relocate_rel(struct elf_image_info *image, const char *sym_prepend,
+	struct elf_image_info *resolve_image, struct Elf32_Rel *rel, int rel_len);
+extern int arch_elf_relocate_rela(struct elf_image_info *image, const char *sym_prepend,
+	struct elf_image_info *resolve_image, struct Elf32_Rela *rel, int rel_len);
+
+//#include <arch_elf.h>
+
+#endif	/* _KERNEL_ARCH_ELF_H */
diff --git a/headers/private/kernel/elf_priv.h b/headers/private/kernel/elf_priv.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..300641bc06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/headers/private/kernel/elf_priv.h
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+/*
+** Copyright 2001-2002, Travis Geiselbrecht. All rights reserved.
+** Distributed under the terms of the NewOS License.
+*/
+#ifndef _KERNEL_ELF_PRIV_H
+#define _KERNEL_ELF_PRIV_H
+
+#include <elf32.h>
+
+
+struct elf_region {
+	region_id id;
+	addr start;
+	addr size;
+	long delta;
+};
+
+struct elf_image_info {
+	struct elf_image_info *next;
+	char *name;
+	image_id id;
+	int32 ref_count;
+	void *vnode;
+	struct elf_region regions[2]; // describes the text and data regions
+	addr dynamic_ptr; // pointer to the dynamic section
+	struct elf_linked_image *linked_images;
+
+	struct Elf32_Ehdr *eheader;
+
+	// pointer to symbol participation data structures
+	char *needed;
+	unsigned int *symhash;
+	struct Elf32_Sym *syms;
+	char *strtab;
+	struct Elf32_Rel *rel;
+	int rel_len;
+	struct Elf32_Rela *rela;
+	int rela_len;
+	struct Elf32_Rel *pltrel;
+	int pltrel_len;
+	int pltrel_type;
+};
+
+
+#define STRING(image, offset) ((char *)(&(image)->strtab[(offset)]))
+#define SYMNAME(image, sym) STRING(image, (sym)->st_name)
+#define SYMBOL(image, num) ((struct Elf32_Sym *)&(image)->syms[num])
+#define HASHTABSIZE(image) ((image)->symhash[0])
+#define HASHBUCKETS(image) ((unsigned int *)&(image)->symhash[2])
+#define HASHCHAINS(image) ((unsigned int *)&(image)->symhash[2+HASHTABSIZE(image)])
+
+extern int elf_resolve_symbol(struct elf_image_info *image, struct Elf32_Sym *sym,
+	struct elf_image_info *shared_image, const char *sym_prepend, addr *sym_addr);
+
+#endif	/* _KERNEL_ELF_PRIV_H */