All callers of malloc should already do error checking, and may even be able
to continue without the alloc succeeding.
Moreover, common/malloc_simple.c is the only user of .rodata.str1.1 in
common/built-in.o when building the SPL, triggering this gcc bug:
https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=54303
Causing .rodata to grow with e.g. 0xc21 bytes, nullifying all benefits of
using malloc_simple in the first place.
Signed-off-by: Hans de Goede <hdegoede@redhat.com>
Acked-by: Simon Glass <sjg@chromium.org>
The simple malloc() implementation is used when memory is tight. It provides
a simple buffer with an incrementing pointer.
At present the implementation is inside dlmalloc. Move it into its own file
so that it is easier to find.
Rather than using relocation as a signal that the full malloc() is
available, add a special GD_FLG_FULL_MALLOC_INIT flag. This signals that the
simple malloc() should no longer be used.
In some cases, such as SPL, even the code space used by the full malloc() is
wasteful. Add a CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_SIMPLE option to provide only the simple
malloc. In this case the full malloc is not available at all. It saves about
1KB of code space and about 0.5KB of data on Thumb 2.
Acked-by: Tom Rini <trini@ti.com>
Signed-off-by: Simon Glass <sjg@chromium.org>
Hans de Goede
Simon Glass