[U-Boot] [RFC] [PATCH 0/3] Linker-generated arrays

[Marek Vasut <marex@denx.de>]

Dear Tom Rini,

> On Mon, Sep 24, 2012 at 03:21:54AM +0200, Marek Vasut wrote:
> > This is a first stab at the linker-generated array. Basically, this
> > concept is a generic abstraction of how u_boot_cmd works today. The
> > patch 2/3 contains a huge pile of documentation which should clarify
> > most of the questions.
> > 
> > NOTE: Compile-testing in progress, but it works with m28evk and sandbox
> > 
> >       for now.
> > 
> > Marek Vasut (3):
> >   common: Add symbol handling for generic lists into Makefile
> >   common: Implement support for linker-generated arrays
> >   common: Add .u_boot_list into all linker files
> 
> So... it's a generic version of the u_boot_cmd infrastructure.  Do you
> start using this in DM?

Exactly

> Would it be a lot of work to make patch #4 be
> converting u_boot_cmd?

I don't want to. I want to do it in a separate patch. One reason is because this 
might be used where u_boot_cmd is not. Other reason is that this will eventually 
replace u_boot_cmd, but I want that in a separate patch (I do have that in 
works).

> Or do you just want to say, once folks are happy
> with this of course, that the first bits of DM will depend on this
> series being merged?

DM will depend on this, yes

> Thanks!

Best regards,
Marek Vasut