Re: brcmsmac: make const array ucode_ofdm_rates static, reduces object code size

From: Kalle Valo
Date: Mon Sep 25 2017 - 04:23:42 EST


Colin Ian King <colin.king@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: Colin Ian King <colin.king@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Don't populate const array ucode_ofdm_rates on the stack, instead make it
> static. Makes the object code smaller by 100 bytes:
>
> Before:
> text data bss dec hex filename
> 39482 564 0 40046 9c6e phy_cmn.o
>
> After
> text data bss dec hex filename
> 39326 620 0 39946 9c0a phy_cmn.o
>
> (gcc 6.3.0, x86-64)
>
> Signed-off-by: Colin Ian King <colin.king@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Acked-by: Arend van Spriel <arend.vanspriel@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

Patch applied to wireless-drivers-next.git, thanks.

d5633bb2c62a brcmsmac: make const array ucode_ofdm_rates static, reduces object code size

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