[PATCH] hv_netvsc: make const array ver_list static, reduces object code size

David Miller davem at davemloft.net
Mon Sep 25 23:25:37 UTC 2017


From: Colin King <colin.king at canonical.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2017 16:50:23 +0100

> From: Colin Ian King <colin.king at canonical.com>
> 
> Don't populate const array ver_list on the stack, instead make it
> static. Makes the object code smaller by over 400 bytes:
> 
> Before:
>    text	   data	    bss	    dec	    hex	filename
>   18444	   3168	    320	  21932	   55ac	drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc.o
> 
> After:
>    text	   data	    bss	    dec	    hex	filename
>   17950	   3224	    320	  21494	   53f6	drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc.o
> 
> (gcc 6.3.0, x86-64)
> 
> Signed-off-by: Colin Ian King <colin.king at canonical.com>

Applied to net-next, thanks.


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