From b642730be93149baa7556e5791393168ab396175 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: José Fonseca Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2008 17:35:24 +0900 Subject: Code reorganization: move files into their places. This is in a separate commit to ensure renames are properly preserved. --- src/gallium/README.portability | 43 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 43 insertions(+) create mode 100644 src/gallium/README.portability (limited to 'src/gallium/README.portability') diff --git a/src/gallium/README.portability b/src/gallium/README.portability new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..c70ca774da0 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/gallium/README.portability @@ -0,0 +1,43 @@ + CROSS-PLATFORM PORTABILITY GUIDELINES FOR GALLIUM3D + + += General Considerations = + +The state tracker and winsys driver support a rather limited number of +platforms. However, the pipe drivers are meant to run in a wide number of +platforms. Hence the pipe drivers, the auxiliary modules, and all public +headers in general, should stricly follow these guidelines to ensure + + += Compiler Support = + +* Include the p_compiler.h. + +* Don't use the 'inline' keyword, use the INLINE macro in p_compiler.h instead. + +* Cast explicitly when converting to integer types of smaller sizes. + +* Cast explicitly when converting between float, double and integral types. + +* Don't use named struct initializers. + +* Don't use variable number of macro arguments. Use static inline functions +instead. + + += Standard Library = + +* Avoid including standard library headers. Most standard library functions are +not available in Windows Kernel Mode. Use the appropriate p_*.h include. + +== Memory Allocation == + +* Use MALLOC, CALLOC, FREE instead of the malloc, calloc, free functions. + +* Use align_pointer() function defined in p_util.h for aligning pointers in a +portable way. + +== Debugging == + +TODO + -- cgit v1.2.3