[PATCH u-boot 08/39] linker_lists: prepare macros to avoid code repetition

Marek Behún marek.behun at nic.cz
Sun Mar 7 05:25:07 CET 2021


Prepare private macros expanding to linker list entry symbol name and
declaration to avoid nasty code repetition in the next patch.

We also avoid some code repetition in current code with these macros.

Signed-off-by: Marek Behún <marek.behun at nic.cz>
---
 include/linker_lists.h | 46 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linker_lists.h b/include/linker_lists.h
index 0259d34919..815a90691a 100644
--- a/include/linker_lists.h
+++ b/include/linker_lists.h
@@ -19,6 +19,27 @@
 
 #if !defined(__ASSEMBLY__)
 
+/**
+ * __llname() - Private macro expanding to symbol name for linker list entry
+ * @_name:	Name of the entry
+ * @_list:	name of the list. Should contain only characters allowed
+ *		in a C variable name!
+ */
+#define __llname(_name, _list) \
+		_u_boot_list_2_##_list##_2_##_name
+
+/**
+ * __lldecl() - Private macro expanding to declaration of linker list entry
+ * @_type:	Data type of the entry
+ * @_name:	Name of the entry
+ * @_list:	name of the list. Should contain only characters allowed
+ *		in a C variable name!
+ */
+#define __lldecl(_type, _name, _list)			\
+	_type __aligned(4) __attribute__((unused))	\
+	__section(".u_boot_list_2_"#_list"_2_"#_name)	\
+		__llname(_name, _list)
+
 /**
  * llsym() - Access a linker-generated array entry
  * @_type:	Data type of the entry
@@ -27,7 +48,7 @@
  *		in a C variable name!
  */
 #define llsym(_type, _name, _list) \
-		((_type *)&_u_boot_list_2_##_list##_2_##_name)
+		((_type *)&__llname(_name, _list))
 
 /**
  * ll_entry_declare() - Declare linker-generated array entry
@@ -67,10 +88,8 @@
  *           .y = 4,
  *   };
  */
-#define ll_entry_declare(_type, _name, _list)				\
-	_type _u_boot_list_2_##_list##_2_##_name __aligned(4)		\
-			__attribute__((unused))				\
-			__section(".u_boot_list_2_"#_list"_2_"#_name)
+#define ll_entry_declare(_type, _name, _list) \
+	__lldecl(_type, _name, _list)
 
 /**
  * ll_entry_declare_list() - Declare a list of link-generated array entries
@@ -90,10 +109,8 @@
  *        { .x = 1, .y = 7 }
  *   };
  */
-#define ll_entry_declare_list(_type, _name, _list)			\
-	_type _u_boot_list_2_##_list##_2_##_name[] __aligned(4)		\
-			__attribute__((unused))				\
-			__section(".u_boot_list_2_"#_list"_2_"#_name)
+#define ll_entry_declare_list(_type, _name, _list) \
+	__lldecl(_type, _name, _list)[]
 
 /*
  * We need a 0-byte-size type for iterator symbols, and the compiler
@@ -203,12 +220,11 @@
  *   ...
  *   struct my_sub_cmd *c = ll_entry_get(struct my_sub_cmd, my_sub_cmd, cmd_sub);
  */
-#define ll_entry_get(_type, _name, _list)				\
-	({								\
-		extern _type _u_boot_list_2_##_list##_2_##_name;	\
-		_type *_ll_result =					\
-			&_u_boot_list_2_##_list##_2_##_name;		\
-		_ll_result;						\
+#define ll_entry_get(_type, _name, _list)			\
+	({							\
+		extern _type __llname(_name, _list);		\
+		_type *_ll_result = &__llname(_name, _list);	\
+		_ll_result;					\
 	})
 
 /**
-- 
2.26.2



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