Larry Johnson wrote: > Kumar Gala wrote: >> I was wondering if there was any reason we avoid C99 features in u- >> boot source. > > Maybe the best reason is that the Linux kernel avoids them,
Linux has a lot more inertia than a smaller project such as u-boot. > and staying consistent with the Linux coding style saves a lot of time and > headaches. IMO, this is worth the occasional clumsiness that results. Code seems to flow from Linux to u-boot more than the reverse -- I don't see much of a problem with being more permissive. > BTW, the Linux kernel does not avoid all C99 features. For example, it > relies heavily on named initialization of structs. However, AFAICT, it > shuns those C99 feature that originated in C++. I suspect that has more to do with people's feelings toward C++ than any unbiased assessment of the merits of the features. -Scott _______________________________________________ U-Boot mailing list U-Boot@lists.denx.de http://lists.denx.de/mailman/listinfo/u-boot
