Hi!
> +/******************************************************************************
> +
> ******************************************************************************
> + ** NOTE: Special Rules for Globale Variables
> **
They are global, not globale.
> + ** All global variables that are explicitly initialized (including
> **
> + ** explicitly initialized to zero), are only initialized once, during
> **
> + ** configuration time, and not again on reset. This means that they
> **
> + ** preserve their current contents across resets, which is needed for some
> **
> + ** special cases involving communication with external modules. In
> **
> + ** addition, this avoids paying the price to have the memory initialized,
> **
> + ** even for zeroed data, provided it is explicitly set to zero in the code,
> **
> + ** and doesn't rely on implicit initialization.
> **
> +
> ******************************************************************************
> +
Is this sane thing to do? How does it work for variables in other
sources?
What penalty is there for just redoing initialization from scratch
each time?
Thanks,
Pavel
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