diff --git a/examples/execve.py b/examples/execve.py
index fc1598f..1fc215a 100644
--- a/examples/execve.py
+++ b/examples/execve.py
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 from pythonbpf.decorators import tracepoint
+from ctypes import c_void_p, c_int32
 
 @tracepoint("syscalls:sys_enter_execve")
-def trace_execve(ctx) -> int:
+def trace_execve(ctx: c_void_p) -> c_int32:
     print("execve called\n")
-    return 0
+    return c_int32(0)
 
 LICENSE = "GPL"
diff --git a/pythonbpf/codegen.py b/pythonbpf/codegen.py
index 335eb10..74b6031 100644
--- a/pythonbpf/codegen.py
+++ b/pythonbpf/codegen.py
@@ -1,10 +1,16 @@
 import ast
 from llvmlite import ir
 from .license_pass import license_processing
+from .functions_pass import functions_processing
 
 def processor(source_code, filename, module):
     tree = ast.parse(source_code, filename)
-    license_processing(tree, module)
+    print(ast.dump(tree))
+    section_names = []
+    section_names.append(license_processing(tree, module))
+    section_names.append(functions_processing(tree, module))
+    if any(name is None for name in section_names):
+        print("Processing failed")
 
 def compile_to_ir(filename: str, output: str):
     with open(filename) as f:
diff --git a/pythonbpf/functions_pass.py b/pythonbpf/functions_pass.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ee58229
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pythonbpf/functions_pass.py
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+from llvmlite import ir
+import ast
+
+def emit_function(module: ir.Module, license_str: str):
+    license_bytes = license_str.encode("utf8") + b"\x00"
+    elems = [ir.Constant(ir.IntType(8), b) for b in license_bytes]
+    ty = ir.ArrayType(ir.IntType(8), len(elems))
+
+    gvar = ir.GlobalVariable(module, ty, name="LICENSE")
+
+    gvar.initializer = ir.Constant(ty, elems)  # type: ignore
+
+    gvar.align = 1                      # type: ignore
+    gvar.linkage = "dso_local"          # type: ignore
+    gvar.global_constant = False
+    gvar.section = "license"            # type: ignore
+
+    return gvar
+
+def functions_processing(tree, module):
+    bpf_functions = []
+    helper_functions = []
+    for node in tree.body:
+        section_name = ""
+        if isinstance(node, ast.FunctionDef):
+            if len(node.decorator_list) == 1:
+                bpf_functions.append(node)
+            else:
+                if 'helper_functions' not in locals():
+                    helper_functions.append(node)
+    
+    
diff --git a/pythonbpf/license_pass.py b/pythonbpf/license_pass.py
index 7013077..0f986a0 100644
--- a/pythonbpf/license_pass.py
+++ b/pythonbpf/license_pass.py
@@ -12,12 +12,13 @@ def emit_license(module: ir.Module, license_str: str):
 
     gvar.align = 1                      # type: ignore
     gvar.linkage = "dso_local"          # type: ignore
-    gvar.global_constant = False        # must be global, not constant
+    gvar.global_constant = False
     gvar.section = "license"            # type: ignore
 
     return gvar
 
 def license_processing(tree, module):
+    """Process the LICENSE assignment in the given AST tree and return the section name"""
     count = 0
     for node in tree.body:
         if isinstance(node, ast.Assign):
@@ -27,7 +28,10 @@ def license_processing(tree, module):
                         count += 1
                         if isinstance(node.value, ast.Constant) and isinstance(node.value.value, str):
                             emit_license(module, node.value.value)
+                            return "LICENSE"
                         else:
                             print("ERROR: LICENSE must be a string literal")
+                            return None
                     else:
                         print("ERROR: LICENSE already assigned")
+                        return None
diff --git a/pythonbpf/type_deducer.py b/pythonbpf/type_deducer.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2f58a1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pythonbpf/type_deducer.py
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import ctypes
+from llvmlite import ir
+
+def ctypes_to_ir(ctype):
+    if ctype is ctypes.c_int32:
+        return ir.IntType(32)
+    if ctype is ctypes.c_int64:
+        return ir.IntType(64)
+    if ctype is ctypes.c_uint8:
+        return ir.IntType(8)
+    if ctype is ctypes.c_double:
+        return ir.DoubleType()
+    if ctype is ctypes.c_float:
+        return ir.FloatType()
+
+    # pointers
+    if hasattr(ctype, "_type_") and hasattr(ctype, "_length_"):
+        # ctypes array
+        return ir.ArrayType(ctypes_to_ir(ctype._type_), ctype._length_)
+
+    # if hasattr(ctype, "_type_") and issubclass(ctype, ctypes._Pointer):
+    #     return ir.PointerType(ctypes_to_ir(ctype._type_))
+
+    # structs
+    if issubclass(ctype, ctypes.Structure):
+        fields = [ctypes_to_ir(f[1]) for f in ctype._fields_]
+        return ir.LiteralStructType(fields)
+
+    raise NotImplementedError(f"No mapping for {ctype}")