On Monday 17 November 2008 16:17:54 Graeme Russ wrote: > I have a quick question I would like the groups opinion on: > > What is the rule-of-thumb for defining a function as weak versus using > conditional compilation (or #defines)? > > For example, I am doing some work on cleaning up the structure and design > of the i386 / sc520 code. Specifically, some functionality such as > interrupts, timers and CPU reset have more 'powerful' implementations in > the sc520. > > Should I declare these functions as weak in the core i386 code and use a > config #define to override or should I seperate the functions out into > seperate source files and use conditional compilation?
i wonder if weak functions that are always satisfied and used unconditionally result in larger code, or if this is only a problem for people whose linkers lack lazy relaxation support ? -mike
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