Re: [PATCH 2/2 net-next] mlxsw: spectrum_router: Constify struct devlink_dpipe_table_ops
From: Ido Schimmel
Date: Mon Jun 03 2024 - 06:53:56 EST
On Sun, Jun 02, 2024 at 04:18:53PM +0200, Christophe JAILLET wrote:
> 'struct devlink_dpipe_table_ops' are not modified in this driver.
>
> Constifying these structures moves some data to a read-only section, so
> increase overall security.
>
> On a x86_64, with allmodconfig:
> Before:
> ======
> text data bss dec hex filename
> 15557 712 0 16269 3f8d drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_dpipe.o
>
> After:
> =====
> text data bss dec hex filename
> 15789 488 0 16277 3f95 drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_dpipe.o
>
> Signed-off-by: Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@xxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Ido Schimmel <idosch@xxxxxxxxxx>