diff --git a/target/arm/arch_dump.c b/target/arm/arch_dump.c
index b1f040e..2d8e41a 100644
--- a/target/arm/arch_dump.c
+++ b/target/arm/arch_dump.c
@@ -232,12 +232,11 @@
 #endif
 
 int arm_cpu_write_elf64_note(WriteCoreDumpFunction f, CPUState *cs,
-                             int cpuid, void *opaque)
+                             int cpuid, DumpState *s)
 {
     struct aarch64_note note;
     ARMCPU *cpu = ARM_CPU(cs);
     CPUARMState *env = &cpu->env;
-    DumpState *s = opaque;
     uint64_t pstate, sp;
     int ret, i;
 
@@ -360,12 +359,11 @@
 }
 
 int arm_cpu_write_elf32_note(WriteCoreDumpFunction f, CPUState *cs,
-                             int cpuid, void *opaque)
+                             int cpuid, DumpState *s)
 {
     struct arm_note note;
     ARMCPU *cpu = ARM_CPU(cs);
     CPUARMState *env = &cpu->env;
-    DumpState *s = opaque;
     int ret, i;
     bool fpvalid = cpu_isar_feature(aa32_vfp_simd, cpu);
 
diff --git a/target/arm/cpu.h b/target/arm/cpu.h
index 429ed42..85dc263 100644
--- a/target/arm/cpu.h
+++ b/target/arm/cpu.h
@@ -1102,9 +1102,9 @@
 const char *arm_gdb_get_dynamic_xml(CPUState *cpu, const char *xmlname);
 
 int arm_cpu_write_elf64_note(WriteCoreDumpFunction f, CPUState *cs,
-                             int cpuid, void *opaque);
+                             int cpuid, DumpState *s);
 int arm_cpu_write_elf32_note(WriteCoreDumpFunction f, CPUState *cs,
-                             int cpuid, void *opaque);
+                             int cpuid, DumpState *s);
 
 #ifdef TARGET_AARCH64
 int aarch64_cpu_gdb_read_register(CPUState *cpu, GByteArray *buf, int reg);
diff --git a/target/i386/arch_dump.c b/target/i386/arch_dump.c
index 004141f..c290910 100644
--- a/target/i386/arch_dump.c
+++ b/target/i386/arch_dump.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 
 static int x86_64_write_elf64_note(WriteCoreDumpFunction f,
                                    CPUX86State *env, int id,
-                                   void *opaque)
+                                   DumpState *s)
 {
     x86_64_user_regs_struct regs;
     Elf64_Nhdr *note;
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
     buf += descsz - sizeof(x86_64_user_regs_struct)-sizeof(target_ulong);
     memcpy(buf, &regs, sizeof(x86_64_user_regs_struct));
 
-    ret = f(note, note_size, opaque);
+    ret = f(note, note_size, s);
     g_free(note);
     if (ret < 0) {
         return -1;
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@
 }
 
 static int x86_write_elf64_note(WriteCoreDumpFunction f, CPUX86State *env,
-                                int id, void *opaque)
+                                int id, DumpState *s)
 {
     x86_elf_prstatus prstatus;
     Elf64_Nhdr *note;
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@
     buf += ROUND_UP(name_size, 4);
     memcpy(buf, &prstatus, sizeof(prstatus));
 
-    ret = f(note, note_size, opaque);
+    ret = f(note, note_size, s);
     g_free(note);
     if (ret < 0) {
         return -1;
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@
 }
 
 int x86_cpu_write_elf64_note(WriteCoreDumpFunction f, CPUState *cs,
-                             int cpuid, void *opaque)
+                             int cpuid, DumpState *s)
 {
     X86CPU *cpu = X86_CPU(cs);
     int ret;
@@ -189,10 +189,10 @@
     bool lma = !!(first_x86_cpu->env.hflags & HF_LMA_MASK);
 
     if (lma) {
-        ret = x86_64_write_elf64_note(f, &cpu->env, cpuid, opaque);
+        ret = x86_64_write_elf64_note(f, &cpu->env, cpuid, s);
     } else {
 #endif
-        ret = x86_write_elf64_note(f, &cpu->env, cpuid, opaque);
+        ret = x86_write_elf64_note(f, &cpu->env, cpuid, s);
 #ifdef TARGET_X86_64
     }
 #endif
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@
 }
 
 int x86_cpu_write_elf32_note(WriteCoreDumpFunction f, CPUState *cs,
-                             int cpuid, void *opaque)
+                             int cpuid, DumpState *s)
 {
     X86CPU *cpu = X86_CPU(cs);
     x86_elf_prstatus prstatus;
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@
     buf += ROUND_UP(name_size, 4);
     memcpy(buf, &prstatus, sizeof(prstatus));
 
-    ret = f(note, note_size, opaque);
+    ret = f(note, note_size, s);
     g_free(note);
     if (ret < 0) {
         return -1;
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@
 
 static inline int cpu_write_qemu_note(WriteCoreDumpFunction f,
                                       CPUX86State *env,
-                                      void *opaque,
+                                      DumpState *s,
                                       int type)
 {
     QEMUCPUState state;
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@
     buf += ROUND_UP(name_size, 4);
     memcpy(buf, &state, sizeof(state));
 
-    ret = f(note, note_size, opaque);
+    ret = f(note, note_size, s);
     g_free(note);
     if (ret < 0) {
         return -1;
@@ -379,19 +379,19 @@
 }
 
 int x86_cpu_write_elf64_qemunote(WriteCoreDumpFunction f, CPUState *cs,
-                                 void *opaque)
+                                 DumpState *s)
 {
     X86CPU *cpu = X86_CPU(cs);
 
-    return cpu_write_qemu_note(f, &cpu->env, opaque, 1);
+    return cpu_write_qemu_note(f, &cpu->env, s, 1);
 }
 
 int x86_cpu_write_elf32_qemunote(WriteCoreDumpFunction f, CPUState *cs,
-                                 void *opaque)
+                                 DumpState *s)
 {
     X86CPU *cpu = X86_CPU(cs);
 
-    return cpu_write_qemu_note(f, &cpu->env, opaque, 0);
+    return cpu_write_qemu_note(f, &cpu->env, s, 0);
 }
 
 int cpu_get_dump_info(ArchDumpInfo *info,
diff --git a/target/i386/cpu.h b/target/i386/cpu.h
index 82004b6..b75108d 100644
--- a/target/i386/cpu.h
+++ b/target/i386/cpu.h
@@ -1938,13 +1938,13 @@
 int x86_cpu_pending_interrupt(CPUState *cs, int interrupt_request);
 
 int x86_cpu_write_elf64_note(WriteCoreDumpFunction f, CPUState *cpu,
-                             int cpuid, void *opaque);
+                             int cpuid, DumpState *s);
 int x86_cpu_write_elf32_note(WriteCoreDumpFunction f, CPUState *cpu,
-                             int cpuid, void *opaque);
+                             int cpuid, DumpState *s);
 int x86_cpu_write_elf64_qemunote(WriteCoreDumpFunction f, CPUState *cpu,
-                                 void *opaque);
+                                 DumpState *s);
 int x86_cpu_write_elf32_qemunote(WriteCoreDumpFunction f, CPUState *cpu,
-                                 void *opaque);
+                                 DumpState *s);
 
 void x86_cpu_get_memory_mapping(CPUState *cpu, MemoryMappingList *list,
                                 Error **errp);
diff --git a/target/ppc/arch_dump.c b/target/ppc/arch_dump.c
index 1139cea..f58e635 100644
--- a/target/ppc/arch_dump.c
+++ b/target/ppc/arch_dump.c
@@ -270,23 +270,23 @@
 static int ppc_write_all_elf_notes(const char *note_name,
                                    WriteCoreDumpFunction f,
                                    PowerPCCPU *cpu, int id,
-                                   void *opaque)
+                                   DumpState *s)
 {
-    NoteFuncArg arg = { .state = opaque };
+    NoteFuncArg arg = { .state = s };
     int ret = -1;
     int note_size;
     const NoteFuncDesc *nf;
 
     for (nf = note_func; nf->note_contents_func; nf++) {
-        arg.note.hdr.n_namesz = cpu_to_dump32(opaque, sizeof(arg.note.name));
-        arg.note.hdr.n_descsz = cpu_to_dump32(opaque, nf->contents_size);
+        arg.note.hdr.n_namesz = cpu_to_dump32(s, sizeof(arg.note.name));
+        arg.note.hdr.n_descsz = cpu_to_dump32(s, nf->contents_size);
         strncpy(arg.note.name, note_name, sizeof(arg.note.name));
 
         (*nf->note_contents_func)(&arg, cpu);
 
         note_size =
             sizeof(arg.note) - sizeof(arg.note.contents) + nf->contents_size;
-        ret = f(&arg.note, note_size, opaque);
+        ret = f(&arg.note, note_size, s);
         if (ret < 0) {
             return -1;
         }
@@ -295,15 +295,15 @@
 }
 
 int ppc64_cpu_write_elf64_note(WriteCoreDumpFunction f, CPUState *cs,
-                               int cpuid, void *opaque)
+                               int cpuid, DumpState *s)
 {
     PowerPCCPU *cpu = POWERPC_CPU(cs);
-    return ppc_write_all_elf_notes("CORE", f, cpu, cpuid, opaque);
+    return ppc_write_all_elf_notes("CORE", f, cpu, cpuid, s);
 }
 
 int ppc32_cpu_write_elf32_note(WriteCoreDumpFunction f, CPUState *cs,
-                               int cpuid, void *opaque)
+                               int cpuid, DumpState *s)
 {
     PowerPCCPU *cpu = POWERPC_CPU(cs);
-    return ppc_write_all_elf_notes("CORE", f, cpu, cpuid, opaque);
+    return ppc_write_all_elf_notes("CORE", f, cpu, cpuid, s);
 }
diff --git a/target/ppc/cpu.h b/target/ppc/cpu.h
index 7f73e2a..cca6c4e 100644
--- a/target/ppc/cpu.h
+++ b/target/ppc/cpu.h
@@ -1354,9 +1354,9 @@
 const char *ppc_gdb_get_dynamic_xml(CPUState *cs, const char *xml_name);
 #endif
 int ppc64_cpu_write_elf64_note(WriteCoreDumpFunction f, CPUState *cs,
-                               int cpuid, void *opaque);
+                               int cpuid, DumpState *s);
 int ppc32_cpu_write_elf32_note(WriteCoreDumpFunction f, CPUState *cs,
-                               int cpuid, void *opaque);
+                               int cpuid, DumpState *s);
 #ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
 void ppc_cpu_do_interrupt(CPUState *cpu);
 bool ppc_cpu_exec_interrupt(CPUState *cpu, int int_req);
diff --git a/target/riscv/arch_dump.c b/target/riscv/arch_dump.c
index 709f621..736a232 100644
--- a/target/riscv/arch_dump.c
+++ b/target/riscv/arch_dump.c
@@ -64,12 +64,11 @@
 }
 
 int riscv_cpu_write_elf64_note(WriteCoreDumpFunction f, CPUState *cs,
-                               int cpuid, void *opaque)
+                               int cpuid, DumpState *s)
 {
     struct riscv64_note note;
     RISCVCPU *cpu = RISCV_CPU(cs);
     CPURISCVState *env = &cpu->env;
-    DumpState *s = opaque;
     int ret, i = 0;
     const char name[] = "CORE";
 
@@ -134,12 +133,11 @@
 }
 
 int riscv_cpu_write_elf32_note(WriteCoreDumpFunction f, CPUState *cs,
-                               int cpuid, void *opaque)
+                               int cpuid, DumpState *s)
 {
     struct riscv32_note note;
     RISCVCPU *cpu = RISCV_CPU(cs);
     CPURISCVState *env = &cpu->env;
-    DumpState *s = opaque;
     int ret, i;
     const char name[] = "CORE";
 
diff --git a/target/riscv/cpu.h b/target/riscv/cpu.h
index b131fa8..3a9e250 100644
--- a/target/riscv/cpu.h
+++ b/target/riscv/cpu.h
@@ -534,9 +534,9 @@
 const char *riscv_cpu_get_trap_name(target_ulong cause, bool async);
 void riscv_cpu_do_interrupt(CPUState *cpu);
 int riscv_cpu_write_elf64_note(WriteCoreDumpFunction f, CPUState *cs,
-                               int cpuid, void *opaque);
+                               int cpuid, DumpState *s);
 int riscv_cpu_write_elf32_note(WriteCoreDumpFunction f, CPUState *cs,
-                               int cpuid, void *opaque);
+                               int cpuid, DumpState *s);
 int riscv_cpu_gdb_read_register(CPUState *cpu, GByteArray *buf, int reg);
 int riscv_cpu_gdb_write_register(CPUState *cpu, uint8_t *buf, int reg);
 int riscv_cpu_hviprio_index2irq(int index, int *out_irq, int *out_rdzero);
diff --git a/target/s390x/arch_dump.c b/target/s390x/arch_dump.c
index 08daf93..f60a149 100644
--- a/target/s390x/arch_dump.c
+++ b/target/s390x/arch_dump.c
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@
 static int s390x_write_elf64_notes(const char *note_name,
                                        WriteCoreDumpFunction f,
                                        S390CPU *cpu, int id,
-                                       void *opaque,
+                                       DumpState *s,
                                        const NoteFuncDesc *funcs)
 {
     Note note;
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@
         (*nf->note_contents_func)(&note, cpu, id);
 
         note_size = sizeof(note) - sizeof(note.contents) + nf->contents_size;
-        ret = f(&note, note_size, opaque);
+        ret = f(&note, note_size, s);
 
         if (ret < 0) {
             return -1;
@@ -235,16 +235,16 @@
 
 
 int s390_cpu_write_elf64_note(WriteCoreDumpFunction f, CPUState *cs,
-                              int cpuid, void *opaque)
+                              int cpuid, DumpState *s)
 {
     S390CPU *cpu = S390_CPU(cs);
     int r;
 
-    r = s390x_write_elf64_notes("CORE", f, cpu, cpuid, opaque, note_core);
+    r = s390x_write_elf64_notes("CORE", f, cpu, cpuid, s, note_core);
     if (r) {
         return r;
     }
-    return s390x_write_elf64_notes("LINUX", f, cpu, cpuid, opaque, note_linux);
+    return s390x_write_elf64_notes("LINUX", f, cpu, cpuid, s, note_linux);
 }
 
 int cpu_get_dump_info(ArchDumpInfo *info,
diff --git a/target/s390x/s390x-internal.h b/target/s390x/s390x-internal.h
index 6aba7fd..b5ae0ae 100644
--- a/target/s390x/s390x-internal.h
+++ b/target/s390x/s390x-internal.h
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@
 
 /* arch_dump.c */
 int s390_cpu_write_elf64_note(WriteCoreDumpFunction f, CPUState *cs,
-                              int cpuid, void *opaque);
+                              int cpuid, DumpState *s);
 
 
 /* cc_helper.c */