Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 31 May 2012 20:38:40 -0700 | From | "H. Peter Anvin" <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] lib/decompress_unxz.c: removing all memory helper functions |
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On 05/31/2012 07:48 PM, Thavatchai Makphaibulcboke wrote: > On 05/28/2012 01:03 AM, Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD wrote: > >> can we do not duplicate those functions? >> >> Best Regards, >> J. > > Thanks J for the comment. Unfortunately, there is no easy way to share > files among different architectures' preboot environment. We have the > choices either to have each architecture define its own copies or the > decompressor defines them. I believe the former is preferable. As > Lasse also pointed out, this way any specific architecture could provide > an architectural dependent optimized version, if it chooses to. >
We could always make a source code library, like we already in effect have for the compression functions themselves.
-hpa
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