[PATCH v2] libmisc: More useful default configuration

[Sebastian Huber]

On 04/12/14 08:25, Chris Johns wrote:
> On 4/12/2014 5:30 pm, Sebastian Huber wrote:
>>
>> On 04/12/14 00:00, Joel Sherrill wrote:
>>> On December 3, 2014 4:53:23 PM EST, Chris Johns<chrisj at rtems.org> 
>>> wrote:
>>>> >On 3/12/2014 7:46 pm, Sebastian Huber wrote:
>>>>> >>The dummy.c is a de-facto default configuration so use unlimited
>>>> >objects
>>>>> >>and the stack checker.  This makes it easier for new RTEMS users
>>>> >which
>>>>> >>will likely use this file if they just work with the usual main()
>>>>> >>function as the application entry point.  Provide proper arguments
>>>> >for
>>>>> >>main() using the BSP command line.  Add spare user extensions and
>>>>> >>drivers.
>>>> >
>>>> >I am still confused. Does this mean we have 2 pieces of code doing 
>>>> the
>>>> >same thing ?
>>>> >
>>>> >If this is to be the one 'main' reference we have when I think it 
>>>> needs
>>>> >
>>>> >a name that suites. The current name dummy should go. Plus what 
>>>> happens
>>>> >
>>>> >to the code in bspinit.c ?
>>> It should be in cpukit. Merge two into one and rename dummy.c
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> The bspinit.c only provides a Init() function that calls main().  It
>> doesn't provide a configuration.
>
> Ah of course. Why not move the bspinit.c one into the cpukit and use 
> that rather than add another copy ?

Should we really initialize the network by default?

>
>> If you look at the README file in the
>> dummy directory, then I am not sure if we should rename this file.
>
> It also says it should never run and your commit comment says 
> otherwise. This has been confusing me. 

Ok, is someone using this dummy.c as described in this README?  I think 
this dummy.c file name very confusing, but I don't want to break 
existing scripts in the wild.

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