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From: Alessandro Rubini <rubini-list@gnudd.com>
To: u-boot@lists.denx.de
Subject: [U-Boot] [PATCH] ppc: transform init_sequence into a function.
Date: Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:54:57 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20091127145456.GA21440@mail.gnudd.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <OF012B1DA7.446FFBCD-ONC125767B.004DD4EE-C125767B.00508FF3@tran smode.se>

> I think most of the ugliness comes from the #ifdef hell in this list.
> replacing the #ifdefs is another matter so looking behind
> the #ifdef mess, I don't think it looks too bad.

I think the approach I took with lib_arm/board.c may apply as well.
A simple weak init_nop(), no change at all in board code and
no more "CONFIG_BOARD_EARLY_INIT_F" kind of stuff.

>> This is much more ugly, and I cannot see why it would be easier to
>> debug.
> 
> You can set breakpoints anywhere you like. When it crashes in here
> somewhere, it isn't easy to tell where it did so.

I agree it is uglier (and I've discussed with Joakim offlist), this is
a very strong point. I never had problems with the u-boot init
function, I had serious issues with kernel initcalls.

Whils debug_initcall is great and good in the kernel, we can't do with
printf ini u-boot, not in the first steps, at least.

So while I strongly prefer data structures to a burst of "if () goto error;",
I think Joakim has a point here -- after I argued against it offlist.

/alessandro

  parent reply	other threads:[~2009-11-27 14:54 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 33+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
     [not found] <OF012B1DA7.446FFBCD-ONC125767B.004DD4EE-C125767B.00508FF3@trans mode.se>
2009-11-27 10:32 ` [U-Boot] [PATCH] ppc: transform init_sequence into a function Joakim Tjernlund
2009-11-27 14:06   ` Wolfgang Denk
2009-11-27 14:39     ` Joakim Tjernlund
2009-11-27 20:18       ` Wolfgang Denk
2009-11-28 13:56         ` Joakim Tjernlund
2009-11-30 12:36         ` Joakim Tjernlund
2009-11-30 21:02           ` Wolfgang Denk
2009-11-30 22:27             ` Joakim Tjernlund
2009-11-30 23:27               ` Wolfgang Denk
2009-12-01 10:43                 ` Detlev Zundel
     [not found]     ` <OF012B1DA7.446FFBCD-ONC125767B.004DD4EE-C125767B.00508FF3@tran smode.se>
2009-11-27 14:54       ` Alessandro Rubini [this message]
2009-11-27 15:01         ` Joakim Tjernlund
2010-12-06 17:59 Joakim Tjernlund
2010-12-06 20:09 ` Wolfgang Denk
2010-12-06 20:42   ` Joakim Tjernlund
2010-12-06 21:33     ` Scott Wood
2010-12-06 22:36       ` Graeme Russ
2010-12-06 22:49         ` Scott Wood
2010-12-06 23:04           ` Graeme Russ
2010-12-06 23:12             ` Scott Wood
2010-12-06 23:13             ` Wolfgang Denk
2010-12-07  0:07           ` Joakim Tjernlund
2010-12-07  0:21             ` Scott Wood
2010-12-07  0:41               ` Joakim Tjernlund
2010-12-07  0:59                 ` Scott Wood
2010-12-06 23:09         ` Wolfgang Denk
2010-12-06 22:36     ` Wolfgang Denk
2010-12-06 23:06       ` Graeme Russ
2010-12-07  0:32       ` Joakim Tjernlund
2010-12-07  6:34         ` Wolfgang Denk
2010-12-07  9:08           ` Joakim Tjernlund
2010-12-07 13:07             ` Wolfgang Denk
2010-12-07 13:57               ` Joakim Tjernlund

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