From: Kalle Valo <kvalo@codeaurora.org>
To: Colin Ian King <colin.king-Z7WLFzj8eWMS+FvcfC7Uqw@public.gmane.org>
Cc: netdev-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org,
kernel-janitors-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org,
linux-wireless-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org,
b43-dev-IAPFreCvJWM7uuMidbF8XUB+6BGkLq7r@public.gmane.org,
linux-kernel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org
Subject: b43: make const arrays static, reduces object code size
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2017 08:30:45 +0000 (UTC) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20170925083045.14D4F6099A@smtp.codeaurora.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20170922153902.15372-1-colin.king@canonical.com>
Colin Ian King <colin.king@canonical.com> wrote:
> From: Colin Ian King <colin.king@canonical.com>
>
> 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@canonical.com>
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/
https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/developers/documentation/submittingpatches
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2017-09-22 15:39 [PATCH] b43: make const arrays static, reduces object code size Colin King
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