| Message ID | 1308851448-25139-3-git-send-email-dave.martin@linaro.org (mailing list archive) |
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diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/assembler.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/assembler.h index bc2d2d7..9e1e952 100644 --- a/arch/arm/include/asm/assembler.h +++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/assembler.h @@ -290,3 +290,11 @@ .macro ldrusr, reg, ptr, inc, cond=al, rept=1, abort=9001f usracc ldr, \reg, \ptr, \inc, \cond, \rept, \abort .endm + +/* Utility macro for declaring string literals */ + .macro string name:req, string + .type \name , #object +\name: + .asciz "\string" + .size \name , . - \name + .endm
Declaring strings in assembler source involves a certain amount of tedious boilerplate code in order to annotate the resulting symbol correctly. Encapsulating this boilerplate in a macro should help to avoid some duplication and the occasional mistake. Signed-off-by: Dave Martin <dave.martin@linaro.org> --- arch/arm/include/asm/assembler.h | 8 ++++++++ 1 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)