From: Marek Vasut <marex@denx.de>
To: u-boot@lists.denx.de
Subject: [U-Boot] [PATCH 2/3 V2] common: Implement support for linker-generated arrays
Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2012 18:53:13 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <201209261853.13836.marex@denx.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20120926070144.A4B452031A9@gemini.denx.de>
Dear Wolfgang Denk,
> Dear Marek,
>
> In message <201209252224.32686.marex@denx.de> you wrote:
> > > > ... Such array though can
> > > >
> > > > later be accessed and used via special accessor.
> > >
> > > Can you please translate this to me? I don't get what it means.
> >
> > That you call a function that returns the pointer to the first member of
> > the array.
>
> then please write this down?
I rewrote it, it made no sense.
> Do we always need such a function? Where is it coming from?
It's not a function, macro, sorry for the confusion
> Auto-generated? What about the memory footprint?
None, it's a macro. Doing exactly what &__u_boot_cmd... did, but instead of
doing it at n places, it does so at one place now and is expanded as needed.
> > You mean what ...
> >
> > /**
> >
> > *
> >
> > This? Kernel-doc style ...
>
> It violates the kernel CodyngStyle...
Yes, well ... let's discuss it.
> Best regards,
>
> Wolfgang Denk
Best regards,
Marek Vasut
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2012-09-26 16:53 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 45+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2012-09-24 1:21 [U-Boot] [RFC] [PATCH 0/3] Linker-generated arrays Marek Vasut
2012-09-24 1:21 ` [U-Boot] [PATCH 1/3] common: Add symbol handling for generic lists into Makefile Marek Vasut
2012-09-24 15:36 ` Joe Hershberger
2012-09-24 16:04 ` Marek Vasut
2012-09-24 17:00 ` Joe Hershberger
2012-09-24 17:08 ` Marek Vasut
2012-09-24 17:43 ` Joe Hershberger
2012-09-24 1:21 ` [U-Boot] [PATCH 2/3] common: Implement support for linker-generated arrays Marek Vasut
2012-09-24 16:30 ` Joe Hershberger
2012-09-24 16:52 ` Marek Vasut
2012-09-24 1:21 ` [U-Boot] [PATCH 3/3] common: Add .u_boot_list into all linker files Marek Vasut
2012-09-24 16:34 ` Joe Hershberger
2012-09-24 16:53 ` Marek Vasut
2012-09-24 17:06 ` Tom Rini
2012-09-24 17:09 ` Marek Vasut
2012-09-24 17:18 ` Tom Rini
2012-09-24 17:23 ` Joe Hershberger
2012-09-24 18:07 ` Tom Rini
2012-09-24 17:25 ` Marek Vasut
2012-09-24 17:29 ` [U-Boot] [RFC] [PATCH 0/3] Linker-generated arrays Tom Rini
2012-09-24 17:42 ` Marek Vasut
2012-09-25 16:11 ` [U-Boot] [RFC] [PATCH 0/3 v2] " Marek Vasut
2012-09-25 16:11 ` [U-Boot] [PATCH 1/3 V2] common: Add symbol handling for generic lists into Makefile Marek Vasut
2012-09-25 20:12 ` Wolfgang Denk
2012-09-25 20:22 ` Marek Vasut
2012-09-25 16:11 ` [U-Boot] [PATCH 2/3 V2] common: Implement support for linker-generated arrays Marek Vasut
2012-09-25 20:16 ` Wolfgang Denk
2012-09-25 20:24 ` Marek Vasut
2012-09-26 7:01 ` Wolfgang Denk
2012-09-26 16:53 ` Marek Vasut [this message]
2012-09-29 1:45 ` Joe Hershberger
2012-09-29 2:49 ` Marek Vasut
2012-09-25 16:12 ` [U-Boot] [PATCH 3/3 V2] common: Add .u_boot_list into all linker files Marek Vasut
2012-09-25 16:43 ` Otavio Salvador
2012-09-25 16:54 ` Marek Vasut
2012-09-25 20:17 ` Wolfgang Denk
2012-09-25 20:25 ` Marek Vasut
2012-09-29 1:34 ` [U-Boot] [PATCH 0/5 V2] Linker-generated arrays Marek Vasut
2012-09-29 1:34 ` [U-Boot] [PATCH 1/5] common: Add symbol handling for generic lists into Makefile Marek Vasut
2012-09-29 2:29 ` [U-Boot] [PATCH 1/5 V2] " Marek Vasut
2012-09-29 1:35 ` [U-Boot] [PATCH 2/5] common: Implement support for linker-generated arrays Marek Vasut
2012-09-29 1:35 ` [U-Boot] [PATCH 3/5] common: Add .u_boot_list into all linker files Marek Vasut
2012-09-29 1:35 ` [U-Boot] [PATCH 4/5] common: Convert the U-Boot commands to LG-arrays Marek Vasut
2012-09-29 1:35 ` [U-Boot] [PATCH 5/5] common: Discard the __u_boot_cmd section Marek Vasut
2012-09-29 2:44 ` [U-Boot] [PATCH 0/5 V2] Linker-generated arrays Marek Vasut
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