[U-Boot] [PATCH 3/3 v2] Replace CONFIG_SYS_GBL_DATA_SIZE by auto-generated value

Wolfgang Denk wd at denx.de
Wed Oct 27 20:41:46 CEST 2010


Dear Alessandro Rubini,

In message <20101026214042.GA2897 at morgana.i.gnudd.com> you wrote:
> > I am not convinced, as we don't have an array context here.
> 
> But sizeof(struct x) doesn't depend on how struct x is used.
> You can declare a pointer and then allocate for an array.
> 
> > I don't see that with
> > 
> > 	struct foo x;
> > 	struct foo y[N];
> > 
> > we have a guarantee that sizeof(x) == sizeof(y[0]). 
> 
> Yes, I see this requirement. But maybe we're already bikeshedding:
> I won't get offended if you keep the global +15 & ~15.

Please let me get -rc1 out, and all the urgent problems fixed first.
I will try to keep this in mind and re-check when there is a little
more time.  Thanks!

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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