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rtld: Use uintptr_t instead of Elf_Addr for init/fini function pointers
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Authored by jhb on Jan 14 2026, 3:30 PM.
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Summary

This is a no-op on non-CHERI architectures, but is required for CHERI
where Elf_Addr is only an address and not a complete pointer.

While here, consistently use uintptr_t * for arrays of init/fini
function pointers.

Effort: CHERI upstreaming
Obtained from: CheriBSD
Sponsored by: AFRL, DARPA

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