Re: [PATCH] video: fbdev: sis: make const array specialtv static, reduces object code size

From: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz
Date: Thu Oct 12 2017 - 11:30:59 EST


On Wednesday, September 13, 2017 04:41:37 PM Colin King wrote:
> From: Colin Ian King <colin.king@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Don't populate the const array specialtv on the stack, instead make it
> static. Makes the object code smaller by over 1100 bytes:
>
> Before:
> text data bss dec hex filename
> 179899 7504 0 187403 2dc0b drivers/video/fbdev/sis/init301.o
>
> After:
> text data bss dec hex filename
> 178720 7568 0 186288 2d7b0 drivers/video/fbdev/sis/init301.o
>
> (gcc version 7.2.0, x86_64)
>
> Signed-off-by: Colin Ian King <colin.king@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Patch queued for 4.15, thanks.

Best regards,
--
Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz
Samsung R&D Institute Poland
Samsung Electronics