Re: [PATCH 2/3][V2] rtlwifi: rtl8192de: make arrays static const, makes object smaller

[Joe Perches]

On Tue, 2021-08-03 at 15:49 +0100, Colin King wrote:
> Don't populate arrays the stack but instead make them static const. Replace
> array channel_info with channel_all since it contains the same data as
> channel_all. Makes object code smaller by 961 bytes.
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> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8192de/phy.c b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8192de/phy.c
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> @@ -160,6 +160,15 @@ static u32 targetchnl_2g[TARGET_CHNL_NUM_2G] = {
>  	25711, 25658, 25606, 25554, 25502, 25451, 25328
>  };
> 
> +static const u8 channel_all[59] = {

I don't believe there is a significant value in sizing the array
as 59 instead of letting the compiler count the elements.

> +	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14,
> +	36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50, 52, 54, 56, 58,
> +	60, 62, 64, 100, 102, 104, 106, 108, 110, 112,
> +	114, 116, 118, 120, 122, 124, 126, 128,	130,
> +	132, 134, 136, 138, 140, 149, 151, 153, 155,
> +	157, 159, 161, 163, 165
> +};