linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 03/17] Add system pointer argument to shared EFI stub related functions so they no longer use global system table pointer as they did when part of eboot.c.

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Date:	Wed, 7 Aug 2013 22:55:54 +0100
From:	Matt Fleming <matt@...sole-pimps.org>
To:	Roy Franz <roy.franz@...aro.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-efi@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, matt.fleming@...el.com,
	Russell King - ARM Linux <linux@....linux.org.uk>,
	Leif Lindholm <leif.lindholm@...aro.org>,
	Dave Martin <dave.martin@....com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 03/17] Add system pointer argument to shared EFI stub
 related functions so they no longer use global system table pointer as they
 did when part of eboot.c.

On Wed, 07 Aug, at 10:10:54AM, Roy Franz wrote:
> I went this way since the shared code is in a separate file - I really
> didn't like using a global variable as part of the interface to
> the shared code.  This has the nice side benefit of allowing the ARM
> stub to not use any global variables, so we don't have to do
> any GOT fixups to relocate the code - it is position independent if we
> don't use global variables.

OK, that would be a win. Please include this rationale in the patch.

-- 
Matt Fleming, Intel Open Source Technology Center
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