我们知道了文件使用UBOOT_CMD,将cmd_tbl_t结构体存储在section中,但程序是如何查找和调用section中存储的数据结构呢?
继续看include/linker_lists.h中的关于link/**
/**
* A linker list is constructed by grouping together linker input
* sections, each containning one entry of the list. Each input section
* contains a constant initialized variable which holds the entry's
* content. Linker list input sections are constructed from the list
* and entry names, plus a prefix which allows grouping all lists
* together. Assuming _list and _entry are the list and entry names,
* then the corresponding input section name is
*
* _u_boot_list + _2_ + @_list + _2_ + @_entry
*
* and the C variable name is
*
* .u_boot_list_ + 2_ + @_list + _2_ + @_entry
*
* This ensures uniqueness for both input section and C variable name.
*
* Note that the names differ only in the first character, "." for the
* setion and "_" for the variable, so that the linker cannot confuse
* section and symbol names. From now on, both names will be referred
* to as
*
* %u_boot_list_ + 2_ + @_list + _2_ + @_entry
*
* Entry variables need never be referred to directly.
*
* The naming scheme for input sections allows grouping all linker lists
* into a single linker output section and grouping all entries for a
* single list.
*
* Note the two '_2_' constant components in the names: their presence
* allows putting a start and end symbols around a list, by mapping
* these symbols to sections names with components "1" (before) and
* "3" (after) instead of "2" (within).
* Start and end symbols for a list can generally be defined as
*
* %u_boot_list_2_ + @_list + _1_...
* %u_boot_list_2_ + @_list + _3_...
*
* Start and end symbols for the whole of the linker lists area can be
* defined as
*
* %u_boot_list_1_...
* %u_boot_list_3_...
*
* Here is an example of the sorted sections which result from a list
* "array" made up of three entries : "first", "second" and "third",
* iterated at least once.
*
* .u_boot_list_2_array_1
* .u_boot_list_2_array_2_first
* .u_boot_list_2_array_2_second
* .u_boot_list_2_array_2_third
* .u_boot_list_2_array_3
*
* If lists must be divided into sublists (e.g. for iterating only on
* part of a list), one can simply give the list a name of the form
* 'outer_2_inner', where 'outer' is the global list name and 'inner'
* is the sub-list name. Iterators for the whole list should use the
* global list name ("outer"); iterators for only a sub-list should use
* the full sub-list name ("outer_2_inner").
*
* Here is an example of the sections generated from a global list
* named "drivers", two sub-lists named "i2c" and "pci", and iterators
* defined for the whole list and each sub-list:
*
* %u_boot_list_2_drivers_1
* %u_boot_list_2_drivers_2_i2c_1
* %u_boot_list_2_drivers_2_i2c_2_first
* %u_boot_list_2_drivers_2_i2c_2_first
* %u_boot_list_2_drivers_2_i2c_2_second
* %u_boot_list_2_drivers_2_i2c_2_third
* %u_boot_list_2_drivers_2_i2c_3
* %u_boot_list_2_drivers_2_pci_1
* %u_boot_list_2_drivers_2_pci_2_first
* %u_boot_list_2_drivers_2_pci_2_second
* %u_boot_list_2_drivers_2_pci_2_third
* %u_boot_list_2_drivers_2_pci_3
* %u_boot_list_2_drivers_3
*/
uboot中使用ll_entry_declare()函数来声明一个结构体进入section。
/**
* ll_entry_declare() - Declare linker-generated array entry
* @_type: Data type of the entry
* @_name: Name of the entry
* @_list: name of the list. Should contain only characters allowed
* in a C variable name!
*
* This macro declares a variable that is placed into a linker-generated
* array. This is a basic building block for more advanced use of linker-
* generated arrays. The user is expected to build their own macro wrapper
* around this one.
*
* A variable declared using this macro must be compile-time initialized.
*
* Special precaution must be made when using this macro:
*
* 1) The _type must not contain the "static" keyword, otherwise the
* entry is generated and can be iterated but is listed in the map
* file and cannot be retrieved by name.
*
* 2) In case a section is declared that contains some array elements AND
* a subsection of this section is declared and contains some elements,
* it is imperative that the elements are of the same type.
*
* 4) In case an outer section is declared that contains some array elements
* AND an inner subsection of this section is declared and contains some
* elements, then when traversing the outer section, even the elements of
* the inner sections are present in the array.
*
* Example:
* ll_entry_declare(struct my_sub_cmd, my_sub_cmd, cmd_sub, cmd.sub) = {
* .x = 3,
* .y = 4,
* };
*/
#define ll_entry_declare(_type, _name, _list) \
_type _u_boot_list_2_##_list##_2_##_name __aligned(4) \
__attribute__((unused, \
section(".u_boot_list_2_"#_list"_2_"#_name)))
使用ll_entry_start,来获取某一section的起始位置。
/**
* We need a 0-byte-size type for iterator symbols, and the compiler
* does not allow defining objects of C type 'void'. Using an empty
* struct is allowed by the compiler, but causes gcc versions 4.4 and
* below to complain about aliasing. Therefore we use the next best
* thing: zero-sized arrays, which are both 0-byte-size and exempt from
* aliasing warnings.
*/
/**
* ll_entry_start() - Point to first entry of linker-generated array
* @_type: Data type of the entry
* @_list: Name of the list in which this entry is placed
*
* This function returns (_type *) pointer to the very first entry of a
* linker-generated array placed into subsection of .u_boot_list section
* specified by _list argument.
*
* Since this macro defines an array start symbol, its leftmost index
* must be 2 and its rightmost index must be 1.
*
* Example:
* struct my_sub_cmd *msc = ll_entry_start(struct my_sub_cmd, cmd_sub);
*/
#define ll_entry_start(_type, _list) \
({ \
static char start[0] __aligned(4) __attribute__((unused, \
section(".u_boot_list_2_"#_list"_1"))); \
(_type *)&start; \
})
使用ll_entry_end()来获取linker-generated array的末尾
/**
* ll_entry_end() - Point after last entry of linker-generated array
* @_type: Data type of the entry
* @_list: Name of the list in which this entry is placed
* (with underscores instead of dots)
*
* This function returns (_type *) pointer after the very last entry of
* a linker-generated array placed into subsection of .u_boot_list
* section specified by _list argument.
*
* Since this macro defines an array end symbol, its leftmost index
* must be 2 and its rightmost index must be 3.
*
* Example:
* struct my_sub_cmd *msc = ll_entry_end(struct my_sub_cmd, cmd_sub);
*/
#define ll_entry_end(_type, _list) \
({ \
static char end[0] __aligned(4) __attribute__((unused, \
section(".u_boot_list_2_"#_list"_3"))); \
(_type *)&end; \
})
使用ll_entry_count来获取一个section中的element的个数。
/**
* ll_entry_count() - Return the number of elements in linker-generated array
* @_type: Data type of the entry
* @_list: Name of the list of which the number of elements is computed
*
* This function returns the number of elements of a linker-generated array
* placed into subsection of .u_boot_list section specified by _list
* argument. The result is of an unsigned int type.
*
* Example:
* int i;
* const unsigned int count = ll_entry_count(struct my_sub_cmd, cmd_sub);
* struct my_sub_cmd *msc = ll_entry_start(struct my_sub_cmd, cmd_sub);
* for (i = 0; i < count; i++, msc++)
* printf("Entry %i, x=%i y=%i\n", i, msc->x, msc->y);
*/
#define ll_entry_count(_type, _list) \
({ \
_type *start = ll_entry_start(_type, _list); \
_type *end = ll_entry_end(_type, _list); \
unsigned int _ll_result = end - start; \
_ll_result; \
})
使用ll_entry_get()来获取一个section中的元素
/**
* ll_entry_get() - Retrieve entry from linker-generated array by name
* @_type: Data type of the entry
* @_name: Name of the entry
* @_list: Name of the list in which this entry is placed
*
* This function returns a pointer to a particular entry in LG-array
* identified by the subsection of u_boot_list where the entry resides
* and it's name.
*
* Example:
* ll_entry_declare(struct my_sub_cmd, my_sub_cmd, cmd_sub, cmd.sub) = {
* .x = 3,
* .y = 4,
* };
* ...
* struct my_sub_cmd *c = ll_entry_get(struct my_sub_cmd, my_sub_cmd, cmd_sub);
*/
#define ll_entry_get(_type, _name, _list) \
({ \
extern _type _u_boot_list_2_##_list##_2_##_name; \
_type *_ll_result = \
&_u_boot_list_2_##_list##_2_##_name; \
_ll_result; \
})
这些宏将返回section中的元素的地址。下面来看一个调用过程。
cmd_tbl_t *find_cmd (const char *cmd)
{
cmd_tbl_t *start = ll_entry_start(cmd_tbl_t, cmd);
const int len = ll_entry_count(cmd_tbl_t, cmd);
return find_cmd_tbl(cmd, start, len);
}
/***************************************************************************
* find command table entry for a command
*/
cmd_tbl_t *find_cmd_tbl (const char *cmd, cmd_tbl_t *table, int table_len)
{
cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp;
cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp_temp = table; /*Init value */
const char *p;
int len;
int n_found = 0;
if (!cmd)
return NULL;
/*
* Some commands allow length modifiers (like "cp.b");
* compare command name only until first dot.
*/
len = ((p = strchr(cmd, '.')) == NULL) ? strlen (cmd) : (p - cmd);
for (cmdtp = table;
cmdtp != table + table_len;
cmdtp++) {
if (strncmp (cmd, cmdtp->name, len) == 0) {
if (len == strlen (cmdtp->name))
return cmdtp; /* full match */
cmdtp_temp = cmdtp; /* abbreviated command ? */
n_found++;
}
}
if (n_found == 1) { /* exactly one match */
return cmdtp_temp;
}
return NULL; /* not found or ambiguous command */
}
首先通过ll_entry_start获取第一个元素,和元素总数,之后历遍整个section来比对命令名称,以匹配命令。