[U-Boot] [PATCH] env: Provide programmatic equivalent to 'setenv -f'

[Tom Rini]

On Tue, Nov 19, 2019 at 09:37:01PM +0000, Joe Hershberger wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 19, 2019 at 3:01 PM Simon Goldschmidt
> <simon.k.r.goldschmidt at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Heinrich Schuchardt <xypron.glpk at gmx.de> schrieb am Di., 19. Nov. 2019,
> > 21:56:
> >
> > > On 11/19/19 9:30 PM, Simon Goldschmidt wrote:
> > > > Am 19.11.2019 um 18:31 schrieb James Byrne:
> > > >> Add env_force() to provide an equivalent to 'setenv -f' that can be used
> > > >> programmatically.
> > > >>
> > > >> Also tighten up the definition of argv in _do_env_set() so that
> > > >> 'const char *' pointers are used.
> > > >>
> > > >> Signed-off-by: James Byrne <james.byrne at origamienergy.com>
> > > >
> > > > OK, I'm on CC, so I'll give my two cent:
> > > >
> > > > I always thought this code to be messed up a bit: I think it's better
> > > > programming style to have the "string argument parsing" code call real C
> > > > functions with typed arguments. The env code instead does it the other
> > > > way round (here, you add do_programmatic_env_set() that sets up an
> > > > argv[] array to call another function).
> > > >
> > > > I'm not a maintainer for the ENV code, but maybe that should be sorted
> > > > out instead of adding yet more code that goes this way?
> > >
> > > There is no maintainer for the ENV code. Simon makes a valid point here.
> > > By creating a function for setting variables and separating it from
> > > parsing arguments you get the function you need for forcing the value of
> > > a variable for free.
> > >
> >
> > Right. I thought someone had volunteered but a look at the maintainers file
> > proves me wrong.
> 
> I sent a patch [1] to Tom a while ago, but it hasn't made it in yet.
> 
> [1] - https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/1166740/

Sorry, I was waiting for an update where you move Wolfgang down to just
'R' for review, and fix the thinko on his last name :)

-- 
Tom
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