[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2] net/i40e: remove weak symbols

2016-10-10 Thread Wu, Jingjing
as.monjalon at 6wind.com > Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2] net/i40e: remove weak symbols > > Using weak symbols have a few issues with static linking: > > - normally the linker searches the .o files already linked, if your weak > one is there, it won't check if there is a s

[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2] net/i40e: remove weak symbols

2016-09-27 Thread Zoltan Kiss
On 14/09/16 15:42, Ferruh Yigit wrote: > On 7/20/2016 6:11 PM, Zoltan Kiss wrote: >> Using weak symbols have a few issues with static linking: >> >> - normally the linker searches the .o files already linked, if your weak >>one is there, it won't check if there is a strong version >> - unless t

[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2] net/i40e: remove weak symbols

2016-09-14 Thread Ferruh Yigit
On 7/20/2016 6:11 PM, Zoltan Kiss wrote: > Using weak symbols have a few issues with static linking: > > - normally the linker searches the .o files already linked, if your weak > one is there, it won't check if there is a strong version > - unless the symbol is directly referred, but it's not t

[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2] net/i40e: remove weak symbols

2016-07-26 Thread Zoltan Kiss
Hi, I forgot to add the i40 maintainers as well. Would anyone like to weigh in? Regards, Zoltan On 22/07/16 12:34, Zoltan Kiss wrote: > > > On 21/07/16 19:58, bynes adam wrote: >> On Wed, Jul 20, 2016 at 06:11:16PM +0100, Zoltan Kiss wrote: >> Hi, Kiss >>> Using weak symbols have a few issues w

[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2] net/i40e: remove weak symbols

2016-07-22 Thread Zoltan Kiss
On 21/07/16 19:58, bynes adam wrote: > On Wed, Jul 20, 2016 at 06:11:16PM +0100, Zoltan Kiss wrote: > Hi, Kiss >> Using weak symbols have a few issues with static linking: >> >> - normally the linker searches the .o files already linked, if your weak >> one is there, it won't check if there is

[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2] net/i40e: remove weak symbols

2016-07-21 Thread bynes adam
On Wed, Jul 20, 2016 at 06:11:16PM +0100, Zoltan Kiss wrote: Hi, Kiss > Using weak symbols have a few issues with static linking: > > - normally the linker searches the .o files already linked, if your weak > one is there, it won't check if there is a strong version > - unless the symbol is dire

[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2] net/i40e: remove weak symbols

2016-07-20 Thread Zoltan Kiss
Using weak symbols have a few issues with static linking: - normally the linker searches the .o files already linked, if your weak one is there, it won't check if there is a strong version - unless the symbol is directly referred, but it's not the right thing to rely on - or --whole-archive sp