linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] lib/decompress_unxz.c: removing all memory helper functions

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Message-ID: <4FC83940.9010708@zytor.com>
Date:	Thu, 31 May 2012 20:38:40 -0700
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Thavatchai Makphaibulcboke <thavatchai.makpahibulchoke@...com>
CC:	Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD <plagnioj@...osoft.com>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] lib/decompress_unxz.c: removing all memory helper functions

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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