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SubjectRe: [PATCH] lib/decompress_unxz.c: removing all memory helper functions
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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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