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1 /*
2  * include/linker_lists.h
3  *
4  * Implementation of linker-generated arrays
5  *
6  * Copyright (C) 2012 Marek Vasut <marex@denx.de>
7  *
8  * See file CREDITS for list of people who contributed to this
9  * project.
10  *
11  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
12  * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
13  * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
14  * the License, or (at your option) any later version.
15  */
16 #ifndef __LINKER_LISTS_H__
17 #define __LINKER_LISTS_H__
18 
19 /**
20  * ll_entry_declare() - Declare linker-generated array entry
21  * @_type:	Data type of the entry
22  * @_name:	Name of the entry
23  * @_section_u:	Subsection of u_boot_list in which this entry is placed
24  *		(with underscores instead of dots, for name concatenation)
25  * @_section_d:	Subsection of u_boot_list in which this entry is placed
26  *		(with dots, for section concatenation)
27  *
28  * This macro declares a variable that is placed into a linker-generated
29  * array. This is a basic building block for more advanced use of linker-
30  * generated arrays. The user is expected to build their own macro wrapper
31  * around this one.
32  *
33  * A variable declared using this macro must be compile-time initialized
34  * and is as such placed into subsection of special section, .u_boot_list.
35  * The subsection is specified by the _section_[u,d] parameter, see below.
36  * The base name of the variable is _name, yet the actual variable is
37  * declared as concatenation of
38  *
39  *   %_u_boot_list_ + @_section_u + _ + @_name
40  *
41  * which ensures name uniqueness. This variable shall never be refered
42  * directly though.
43  *
44  * Special precaution must be made when using this macro:
45  * 1) The _type must not contain the "static" keyword, otherwise the entry
46  *    is not generated.
47  *
48  * 2) The @_section_u and @_section_d variables must match, the only difference
49  *    is that in @_section_u is every dot "." character present in @_section_d
50  *    replaced by a single underscore "_" character in @_section_u. The actual
51  *    purpose of these parameters is to select proper subsection in the global
52  *    .u_boot_list section.
53  *
54  * 3) In case a section is declared that contains some array elements AND a
55  *    subsection of this section is declared and contains some elements, it is
56  *    imperative that the elements are of the same type.
57  *
58  * 4) In case an outer section is declared that contains some array elements
59  *    AND am inner subsection of this section is declared and contains some
60  *    elements, then when traversing the outer section, even the elements of
61  *    the inner sections are present in the array.
62  *
63  * Example:
64  * ll_entry_declare(struct my_sub_cmd, my_sub_cmd, cmd_sub, cmd.sub) = {
65  *         .x = 3,
66  *         .y = 4,
67  * };
68  */
69 #define ll_entry_declare(_type, _name, _section_u, _section_d)		\
70 	_type _u_boot_list_##_section_u##_##_name __attribute__((	\
71 			unused,	aligned(4),				\
72 			section(".u_boot_list."#_section_d"."#_name)))
73 
74 /**
75  * ll_entry_start() - Point to first entry of linker-generated array
76  * @_type:	Data type of the entry
77  * @_section_u:	Subsection of u_boot_list in which this entry is placed
78  *		(with underscores instead of dots)
79  *
80  * This function returns (_type *) pointer to the very first entry of a
81  * linker-generated array placed into subsection of .u_boot_list section
82  * specified by _section_u argument.
83  *
84  * Example:
85  * struct my_sub_cmd *msc = ll_entry_start(struct my_sub_cmd, cmd_sub);
86  */
87 #define ll_entry_start(_type, _section_u)				\
88 	({								\
89 		extern _type _u_boot_list_##_section_u##__start;	\
90 		_type *_ll_result = &_u_boot_list_##_section_u##__start;\
91 		_ll_result;						\
92 	})
93 
94 /**
95  * ll_entry_count() - Return the number of elements in linker-generated array
96  * @_type:	Data type of the entry
97  * @_section_u:	Subsection of u_boot_list in which this entry is placed
98  *		(with underscores instead of dots)
99  *
100  * This function returns the number of elements of a linker-generated array
101  * placed into subsection of .u_boot_list section specified by _section_u
102  * argument. The result is of an unsigned int type.
103  *
104  * Example:
105  * int i;
106  * const unsigned int count = ll_entry_count(struct my_sub_cmd, cmd_sub);
107  * struct my_sub_cmd *msc = ll_entry_start(struct my_sub_cmd, cmd_sub);
108  * for (i = 0; i < count; i++, msc++)
109  *         printf("Entry %i, x=%i y=%i\n", i, msc->x, msc->y);
110  */
111 #define ll_entry_count(_type, _section_u)				\
112 	({								\
113 		extern _type _u_boot_list_##_section_u##__start;	\
114 		extern _type _u_boot_list_##_section_u##__end;		\
115 		unsigned int _ll_result =				\
116 			&_u_boot_list_##_section_u##__end -		\
117 			&_u_boot_list_##_section_u##__start;		\
118 		_ll_result;						\
119 	})
120 
121 
122 /**
123  * ll_entry_get() - Retrieve entry from linker-generated array by name
124  * @_type:	Data type of the entry
125  * @_name:	Name of the entry
126  * @_section_u:	Subsection of u_boot_list in which this entry is placed
127  *		(with underscores instead of dots)
128  *
129  * This function returns a pointer to a particular entry in LG-array
130  * identified by the subsection of u_boot_list where the entry resides
131  * and it's name.
132  *
133  * Example:
134  * ll_entry_declare(struct my_sub_cmd, my_sub_cmd, cmd_sub, cmd.sub) = {
135  *         .x = 3,
136  *         .y = 4,
137  * };
138  * ...
139  * struct my_sub_cmd *c = ll_entry_get(struct my_sub_cmd, my_sub_cmd, cmd_sub);
140  */
141 #define ll_entry_get(_type, _name, _section_u)				\
142 	({								\
143 		extern _type _u_boot_list_##_section_u##_##_name;	\
144 		_type *_ll_result = &_u_boot_list_##_section_u##_##_name;\
145 		_ll_result;						\
146 	})
147 
148 #endif	/* __LINKER_LISTS_H__ */
149