PEL: Add a flatten() to Section base class
To prepare for supporting PEL sections that can be in any order,
which will probably be stored in a std::vector<unique_ptr<Section>>,
add a pure virtual function in the Section base class so this list
of sections can just be iterated on and have every object in it
flattened.
This flatten() call replaces the operator<<(Stream&, <object>)
functions currently in use, so also convert the operator>> to
unflatten() to make things consistent.
Signed-off-by: Matt Spinler <spinler@us.ibm.com>
Change-Id: Id68f16fe4197b389a8495c21539a64f9f583c800
diff --git a/extensions/openpower-pels/section.hpp b/extensions/openpower-pels/section.hpp
index 7214e17..d0f88e1 100644
--- a/extensions/openpower-pels/section.hpp
+++ b/extensions/openpower-pels/section.hpp
@@ -39,6 +39,13 @@
return _valid;
}
+ /**
+ * @brief Flatten the section into the stream
+ *
+ * @param[in] stream - The stream to write to
+ */
+ virtual void flatten(Stream& stream) = 0;
+
protected:
/**
* @brief Returns the flattened size of the section header