[U-Boot] [PATCH v3 09/15] env: Support multiple environments

[Maxime Ripard <maxime.ripard@bootlin.com>]

On Wed, Feb 07, 2018 at 08:45:46AM +0000, Joakim Tjernlund wrote:
> On Thu, 1970-01-01 at 00:00 +0000, Simon Goldschmidt wrote:
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> > 
> > On 06.02.2018 09:20, Joakim Tjernlund wrote:
> > > On Thu, 1970-01-01 at 00:00 +0000, Simon Goldschmidt wrote:
> > > 
> > > .....
> > > > > Reviewed-by: Andre Przywara <andre.przywara@arm.com>
> > > > > Reviewed-by: Simon Glass <sjg@chromium.org>
> > > > > Signed-off-by: Maxime Ripard <maxime.ripard@free-electrons.com>
> > > > > ---
> > > > >    env/env.c | 80 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------------
> > > > >    1 file changed, 50 insertions(+), 30 deletions(-)
> > > > > 
> > > > > diff --git a/env/env.c b/env/env.c
> > > > > index 906f28ee50a1..1182fdb545db 100644
> > > > > --- a/env/env.c
> > > > > +++ b/env/env.c
> > > > > @@ -26,6 +26,41 @@ static struct env_driver *_env_driver_lookup(enum env_location loc)
> > > > >        return NULL;
> > > > >    }
> > > > > 
> > > > > +static enum env_location env_locations[] = {
> > > 
> > > Don't use static/global variables. They cause a lot of relocation work/size
> > > and is less flexible.
> > 
> > In this specific case, I think this array should be const anyway, would
> > that prevent the relocation problems you see?
> 
> > 
> > > There is no way to #define ENVL_EEPROM to a function
> > > when a variable.
> > 
> > ENVL_EEPROM is an enum value, why would you define it to a function?
> 
> I got boards that very similar but differ in where/how env. is
> stored, like different flash so I need to be able to select at
> runtime how get my env., I haven't looked if this particular area is
> affected but ideally I would like if all env. related "constants"
> could be impl. with a function instead.

It's exactly the point of this entire serie though, and why we merged
it.

You just need to override env_get_location in your board, and return
the preferred location.

Maxime

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Maxime Ripard, Bootlin (formerly Free Electrons)
Embedded Linux and Kernel engineering
http://bootlin.com
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