Re: [PATCH] 6fire: Convert byte_rev_table uses to bitrev8

[Joe Perches]

On Wed, 2014-10-29 at 10:42 +0800, Wang, Yalin wrote:
> > Use the inline function instead of directly indexing the array.
> > This allows some architectures with hardware instructions for bit reversals
> > to eliminate the array.
[]
> > On Sun, 2014-10-26 at 23:46 -0700, Joe Perches wrote:
> > > On Mon, 2014-10-27 at 14:37 +0800, Wang, Yalin wrote:
> > > > this change add CONFIG_HAVE_ARCH_BITREVERSE config option, so that
> > > > we can use arm/arm64 rbit instruction to do bitrev operation by
> > > > hardware.
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> I think the most safe way is change byte_rev_table[] to be satic,
> So that no driver can access it directly,
> The build error can remind the developer if they use byte_rev_table[]
> Directly .

You can do that with your later patch, but the
existing uses _must_ be converted first so you
don't break the build.



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