[U-Boot] [PATCH 1/2] FAT: remove ifdefs to make the code more readable

[Richard Genoud]

2012/12/13 Marek Vasut <marex at denx.de>:
> Dear Richard Genoud,
>
>> 2012/12/13 Marek Vasut <marex at denx.de>:
>> > Dear Richard Genoud,
>> >
>> >> ifdefs in the code are making it harder to read.
>> >> The use of simple if(VFAT_ENABLED) makes no more code and is cleaner.
>> >> (the code is discarded by the compiler and linker instead of the
>> >> preprocessor.)
>> >>
>> >> and bonus, now the code compiles even if CONFIG_SUPPORT_VFAT is not
>> >> defined.
>> >>
>> >> Signed-off-by: Richard Genoud <richard.genoud at gmail.com>
>> >> ---
>> >>
>> >>  fs/fat/fat.c       |   55
>> >>
>> >> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------------ fs/fat/fat_write.c |
>> >> 11 ++-------
>> >>
>> >>  2 files changed, 32 insertions(+), 34 deletions(-)
>> >>
>> >> diff --git a/fs/fat/fat.c b/fs/fat/fat.c
>> >> index 393c378..c79e3e3 100644
>> >> --- a/fs/fat/fat.c
>> >> +++ b/fs/fat/fat.c
>> >> @@ -34,6 +34,12 @@
>> >>
>> >>  #include <malloc.h>
>> >>  #include <linux/compiler.h>
>> >>
>> >> +#ifdef CONFIG_SUPPORT_VFAT
>> >> +#define VFAT_ENABLED 1
>> >> +#else
>> >> +#define VFAT_ENABLED 0
>> >> +#endif
>> >
>> > [...]
>> >
>> > Make it static const int maybe ?
>>
>> I hesitate to make them static const, I can't figure why it's better
>> to use static const variable instead of defines.
>> Could you enlighten me ?
>
> Because you get the type-checking. Preprocessor is evil ;-)
>
> Best regards,
> Marek Vasut

Ok ! Thanks, I'll resend it with the change.


Richard.