Re: b43: make const arrays static, reduces object code size
From: Kalle Valo
Date: Mon Sep 25 2017 - 04:30:51 EST
Colin Ian King <colin.king@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> From: Colin Ian King <colin.king@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Don't populate const arrays on the stack, instead make them static.
> Makes the object code smaller by over 60 bytes:
>
> Before:
> text data bss dec hex filename
> 14816 1296 0 16112 3ef0 b43/phy_ht.o
>
> After:
> text data bss dec hex filename
> 14551 1496 0 16047 3eaf b43/phy_ht.o
>
> (gcc 6.3.0, x86-64)
>
> Signed-off-by: Colin Ian King <colin.king@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Patch applied to wireless-drivers-next.git, thanks.
96cbe3d638e4 b43: make const arrays static, reduces object code size
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https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9966415/
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