Thread (34 messages) 34 messages, 5 authors, 2013-08-13

[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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From: Matt Fleming <hidden>
Date: 2013-08-07 21:56:04
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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.

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Matt Fleming, Intel Open Source Technology Center
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