[U-Boot] [PATCH 2/3 V2] common: Implement support for linker-generated arrays

Marek Vasut marex at denx.de
Tue Sep 25 22:24:32 CEST 2012


Dear Wolfgang Denk,

> Dear Marek Vasut,
> 
> In message <1348589520-14395-3-git-send-email-marex at denx.de> you wrote:
> > This patch adds support for linker-generated array. These arrays
> > are a generalization of the U-Boot command declaration approach.
> 
> ...
> 
> >                                         ... Such array though can
> > 
> > later be accessed and used via special accessor.
> 
> Can you please translate this to me?  I don't get what it means.

That you call a function that returns the pointer to the first member of the 
array.

> 
> > The actual implementation relies on placing any variable that is to
> > represent an element of LG-array into subsection of .u_boot_list
> 
> "into subsection" ? Do you mean "into a subsection", or "into a
> specific subsection" or what?


... into a matching subsection ...

> ...
> 
> > --- /dev/null
> > +++ b/include/linker_lists.h
> 
> ...
> 
> > +/**
> > + * ll_entry_declare() - Declare linker-generated array entry
> 
> ...
> 
> Incorrect multiline comment style. Please fix globally.

You mean what ...

/**
 *

This? Kernel-doc style ...

> Best regards,
> 
> Wolfgang Denk

Best regards,
Marek Vasut


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