[PATCH 05/40] spl: alloc: call full alloc functions if malloc pool is available

[Sughosh Ganu]

hi Simon,

On Fri, 26 Jul 2024 at 05:02, Simon Glass <sjg at chromium.org> wrote:
>
> Hi Sughosh,
>
> On Wed, 24 Jul 2024 at 00:03, Sughosh Ganu <sughosh.ganu at linaro.org> wrote:
> >
> > If the malloc simple functionality is enabled in SPL, it is not
> > possible to call the full-implementation alloc functions even after
> > the heap is set-up in ram memory. Check for this condition and
> > call the functions when enabled.
>
> Is this because you want to use lmb in SPL. Is that needed?

Yes, there was a discussion on this, and Tom [1], and you also [2] had
mentioned on the earlier series that we do need lmb in SPL. You had
mentioned that this would subsequently be needed for VPL too.

-sughosh

[1] - https://lists.denx.de/pipermail/u-boot/2024-July/558250.html
[2] - https://lists.denx.de/pipermail/u-boot/2024-July/558644.html

>
> BTW I'll send a patch to allow alist to run without realloc().
>
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Sughosh Ganu <sughosh.ganu at linaro.org>
> > ---
> > Changes since rfc: New patch
> >
> >  common/malloc_simple.c | 13 +++++++++++++
> >  1 file changed, 13 insertions(+)
>
> Regards,
> SImon