Re: [RFC PATCH V2 0/1] making order in file2alias

[Alessandro Rubini <rubini@gnudd.com>]

> But splitting 15-line functions into separate files?  Less compact, less
> simple.

Personally, I'm more interested in the addition of new busses (as
drop-in files) than the split up of current ones. But I see your point.

>> >   step 1: create the ELF section so ENTRY() lines can leave the array
>> >           (and change name accordingly).
>> > 
>> >   step 2: each ENTRY() line can be moved just after the associated code
>> >           (this means that a new bus is just a single hunk, not 2 of them)
>> > 
>> >   step 3: I create the headers needed to move code and ENTRY in separate
>> >           files. This is some movement around, not trivial so it may
>> >           deserve a patch in itself.

> If you *really* want to use separate files, then this patch will let you
> do it.  You'll need to expose some stuff in a header though.

Fine with me. This is 1 and 2 of my list above. And the "need to
expose" is my step 3. So I agree with this.

thanks
/alessandro