Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [PATCH] lib/decompress_unxz.c: removing all memory helper functions | From | Joe Perches <> | Date | Thu, 31 May 2012 19:54:51 -0700 |
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On Thu, 2012-05-31 at 20:48 -0600, Thavatchai Makphaibulcboke wrote: > On 05/28/2012 01:03 AM, Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD wrote: > > > can we do not duplicate those functions? > > 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.
Maybe provide __weak default functions that can be overridden by any arch that could or wants to improve on the defaults.
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