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From: Andre Schwarz <andre.schwarz@matrix-vision.de>
To: u-boot@lists.denx.de
Subject: [U-Boot] Weak symbols: request for comments
Date: Fri, 05 Nov 2010 12:01:37 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <4CD3E411.509@matrix-vision.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4CD3DEFC.7010104@gmail.com>

Sebastien,

[snip]
> So, U-boot needs to be fixed.  I can see the following ways forward:
>
> 1.1) Stop using weak symbols; use pre-initialized function pointers
>        instead (possibly grouped in a struct, for cleanliness).
>        This has the benefit of offering a clear interface and being
>        independent of toolchain details.
>    

yep - this is my favorite.
Main goal should always be to be as clear as possible.



Regards,
Andr?

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  reply	other threads:[~2010-11-05 11:01 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 23+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2010-11-05 10:39 [U-Boot] Weak symbols: request for comments Sebastien Carlier
2010-11-05 11:01 ` Andre Schwarz [this message]
2010-11-05 11:16 ` Reinhard Meyer
2010-11-05 12:16   ` Sebastien Carlier
2010-11-05 12:23     ` Wolfgang Denk
2010-11-05 12:57       ` Sebastien Carlier
2010-11-06 14:28         ` [U-Boot] [PATCH] Switch from library archives to partial linking Sebastien Carlier
2010-11-06 17:21           ` Albert ARIBAUD
2010-11-07 14:16             ` Peter Tyser
2010-11-07 15:11               ` Sebastien Carlier
2010-11-07 15:30                 ` Andreas Bießmann
2010-11-07 16:18                   ` Sebastien Carlier
2010-11-07 16:54                     ` Andreas Bießmann
2010-11-10  4:41                 ` Mike Frysinger
2010-11-07 21:46           ` Wolfgang Denk
2010-11-07 22:24             ` Peter Tyser
2010-11-07 22:33               ` Wolfgang Denk
2010-11-05 12:30     ` [U-Boot] Weak symbols: request for comments Reinhard Meyer
2010-11-05 11:21 ` Andreas Bießmann
2010-11-05 12:04   ` Joakim Tjernlund
2010-11-05 12:14 ` Wolfgang Denk
2010-11-05 12:40   ` Sebastien Carlier
2010-11-05 15:00   ` Sebastien Carlier

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