[dpdk-dev] [PATCH 01/10] eal: add shorthand __rte_weak macro

[Keith Wiles]

Signed-off-by: Keith Wiles <keith.wiles at intel.com>
---
 lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_common.h | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_common.h b/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_common.h
index 069c13ec7..2c4535b1a 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_common.h
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_common.h
@@ -68,6 +68,11 @@ typedef uint16_t unaligned_uint16_t;
 /******* Macro to mark functions and fields scheduled for removal *****/
 #define __rte_deprecated	__attribute__((__deprecated__))
 
+/**
+ * short definition to mark a function or variable to a weak reference.
+ */
+#define __rte_weak		__attribute__((__weak__))
+
 /*********** Macros to eliminate unused variable warnings ********/
 
 /**
-- 
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