The global.endianness variable makes it possible
to determine current endian mode from command
line or from script on bi-endian capable system.
Signed-off-by: Antony Pavlov <antonynpavlov@xxxxxxxxx>
---
common/globalvar.c | 10 ++++++++++
1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)
diff --git a/common/globalvar.c b/common/globalvar.c
index a55b38b00f..75ce6331b7 100644
--- a/common/globalvar.c
+++ b/common/globalvar.c
@@ -641,6 +641,8 @@ int globalvar_add_simple_ip(const char *name, IPaddr_t *ip)
static int globalvar_init(void)
{
+ const char *endianness;
+
register_device(&global_device);
if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NVVAR))
@@ -651,6 +653,13 @@ static int globalvar_init(void)
if (strlen(buildsystem_version_string) > 0)
globalvar_add_simple("buildsystem.version", buildsystem_version_string);
+ if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_CPU_BIG_ENDIAN))
+ endianness = "big";
+ else
+ endianness = "little";
+
+ globalvar_add_simple("endianness", endianness);
+
return 0;
}
pure_initcall(globalvar_init);
@@ -658,6 +667,7 @@ pure_initcall(globalvar_init);
BAREBOX_MAGICVAR(global.version, "The barebox version");
BAREBOX_MAGICVAR(global.buildsystem.version,
"version of buildsystem barebox was built with");
+BAREBOX_MAGICVAR(global.endianness, "The barebox endianness");
/**
* nvvar_save - save NV variables to persistent environment
--
2.31.1
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