[U-Boot] [PATCH v2] net: ne2000: Divided a function of NE2000 driver

[Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD <plagnioj@jcrosoft.com>]

On 23:07 Wed 01 Oct     , Ben Warren wrote:
> Hi Nobuhiro-san,
> 
> Nobuhiro Iwamatsu wrote:
> > get_prom function was used __attriute__ , but it is not enable.
> > ax88796.o does not do link besides ne2000.o. When ld is carried
> > out, get_prom function of ax88796.c is ignored.
> > This problem is a thing by specifications of ld.
> > I checked and test this patch on SuperH and MIPS.
> >   
> You're seeing a common problem with weak functions - namely that they
> don't always get overridden. If there was a single function in ax88796.c
> that had strong static linkage there wouldn't be a problem. Using the
> weak attribute for get_prom() is an elegant solution that improves code
> re-use, so I'm wondering if there's a way it can be made to work.
> 
> If nobody has any suggestions over the next couple of days, I'll pull in
> this patch.
> 
> This get_prom() function was set as weak in commit
> 2ef7503a593c77a80c2a054011970227c4b62774, labeled " NE2000: Fix
> regresssion introduced by e710185aae90 on non AX88796" by
> Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD. It's a shame that this was done
> without testing...
The NE2000 is tested every modification and Release on qemu_mips by myself

And I've no problem on this board.

Best Regards,
J.