[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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