[U-Boot] Are typedefs discouraged?

[Wolfgang Denk]

Dear Reinhard Meyer,

In message <4CCD305D.50600 at emk-elektronik.de> you wrote:
> Hi All,
> 
> WARNING: do not add new typedefs
> #64: FILE: arch/arm/include/asm/arch-at91/at91_shdwn.h:19:
> +typedef struct at91_shdwn {
> 
> total: 0 errors, 1 warnings, 45 lines checked
> 
> xx has style problems, please review.  If any of these errors
> are false positives report them to the maintainer, see
> CHECKPATCH in MAINTAINERS.
> 
> I assume that "rule" does not apply to u-boot, and such warnings
> can be ignored?

No.

> However why would typedefs be discouraged in kernel?

Please read "Chapter 5: Typedefs" in the "CodingStyle" document.

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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