Hi Tom,

On Tue, 11 Jun 2024 at 15:01, Tom Rini <tr...@konsulko.com> wrote:
>
> On Tue, Jun 11, 2024 at 12:52:22PM -0600, Simon Glass wrote:
> > Hi Sughosh,
> >
> > On Fri, 7 Jun 2024 at 12:53, Sughosh Ganu <sughosh.g...@linaro.org> wrote:
> > >
> > > With the move of the LMB structure to a persistent state, there is no
> > > need to declare the variable locally, and pass it as part of the LMB
> > > API's. Remove all local variable instances and change the API's
> > > correspondingly.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Sughosh Ganu <sughosh.g...@linaro.org>
> > > ---
> > >  arch/arc/lib/cache.c                 |   4 +-
> > >  arch/arm/lib/stack.c                 |   4 +-
> > >  arch/arm/mach-apple/board.c          |  17 ++-
> > >  arch/arm/mach-snapdragon/board.c     |  17 ++-
> > >  arch/arm/mach-stm32mp/dram_init.c    |   7 +-
> > >  arch/arm/mach-stm32mp/stm32mp1/cpu.c |   6 +-
> > >  arch/m68k/lib/bootm.c                |   7 +-
> > >  arch/microblaze/lib/bootm.c          |   4 +-
> > >  arch/mips/lib/bootm.c                |   9 +-
> > >  arch/nios2/lib/bootm.c               |   4 +-
> > >  arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/mp.c        |   4 +-
> > >  arch/powerpc/include/asm/mp.h        |   4 +-
> > >  arch/powerpc/lib/bootm.c             |  14 +-
> > >  arch/riscv/lib/bootm.c               |   4 +-
> > >  arch/sh/lib/bootm.c                  |   4 +-
> > >  arch/x86/lib/bootm.c                 |   4 +-
> > >  arch/xtensa/lib/bootm.c              |   4 +-
> > >  board/xilinx/common/board.c          |   7 +-
> > >  boot/bootm.c                         |  26 ++--
> > >  boot/bootm_os.c                      |   5 +-
> > >  boot/image-board.c                   |  32 ++---
> > >  boot/image-fdt.c                     |  29 ++---
> > >  cmd/bdinfo.c                         |   6 +-
> > >  cmd/booti.c                          |   2 +-
> > >  cmd/bootz.c                          |   2 +-
> > >  cmd/load.c                           |   7 +-
> > >  drivers/iommu/apple_dart.c           |   7 +-
> > >  drivers/iommu/sandbox_iommu.c        |  15 +--
> > >  fs/fs.c                              |   7 +-
> > >  include/image.h                      |  22 +---
> > >  include/lmb.h                        |  39 +++---
> > >  lib/lmb.c                            |  81 ++++++------
> > >  net/tftp.c                           |   5 +-
> > >  net/wget.c                           |   5 +-
> > >  test/cmd/bdinfo.c                    |   2 +-
> > >  test/lib/lmb.c                       | 187 +++++++++++++--------------
> > >  36 files changed, 270 insertions(+), 333 deletions(-)
> >
> > This isn't necessary...and it will make things harder. You can have a
> > global 'lmb' while still allowing passing a different pointer when
> > needed.
>
> There's only one reservation checking system and list of known
> reservations, keep in mind.

There is only one driver model, too, but we use a pointer. It makes
tests much easier.

In fact I see elsewhere in this series that it causes problems with
tests. Best to use a pointer so it is easy to update.

Regards,
Simon

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