[U-Boot-Users] Why are some global vars part of the image, and some not?

Wolfgang Denk
2006-11-06T20:26:11Z

In message <454F7440.5030709@freescale.com> you wrote:
>
> > No, this is NOT acceptable. Don't even think of it.
>
> I don't think refusing to think about alternatives is conducive to good
> software engineering.

The concept of BSS for using uninitialized data (meaning: implicitely
initialized to zero) is as old as C and Unix, actualy even older than
that (from IBM 7090 times, IIRC). It is simple, efficient, and
powerful.

I see zero reason to drop it.

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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