[U-Boot-Users] [PATCH] Functions added to extern for stand alone programs

[Wolfgang Denk]

In message <e68c55e80705231251s678d3e59g2db9ed3da3fce830 at mail.gmail.com> you wrote:
>
> > #define cond_extern(name) asm(".weak\t" #name "\n\t.set\t" #name ",
> > unimpl_extern")
> 
> I do not understand what this does. Does it work?

Yes, it does. See file: gcc.info,  node: Function Attributes,
section: 5.24 Declaring Attributes of Functions

> > static int unimpl_extern(void)
> > {
> >         return -ENOSYS; /* or something more appropriate */
> > }
> 
> How is this different that using the dummy function?

The main difference is that with "normal"  functions  you  must  make
sure  that the dummy function does not get compiled / linked when you
implement a real function. "Weak" are simply overwritten if any  user
provides  another  (real) function with the same name. No #ifdef mess
any more :-)

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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