Use const for the arrays that are used as "read only". Also, modify the prototype of vnt_control_out_blocks() function to use a pointer to a const type. The vnt_vt3184_al2230 array can't be converted to const as it's modified later. Then in the vnt_vt3184_init() function use two types of pointers (to const type and to no const type) to avoid the compiler warning: assignment discards 'const' qualifiers from pointer target type This way decrease the .data section and increase the .rodata section limiting the surface attack. Before this change: ------------------- drivers/staging/vt6656/baseband.o : section size addr .text 1278 0 .data 576 0 .bss 0 0 .rodata 319 0 .comment 45 0 .note.GNU-stack 0 0 .note.gnu.property 32 0 Total 2250 After this change: ------------------ drivers/staging/vt6656/baseband.o : section size addr .text 1278 0 .data 256 0 .bss 0 0 .rodata 640 0 .comment 45 0 .note.GNU-stack 0 0 .note.gnu.property 32 0 Total 2251 Signed-off-by: Oscar Carter <oscar.carter@xxxxxxx> --- drivers/staging/vt6656/baseband.c | 14 +++++++++----- drivers/staging/vt6656/usbpipe.c | 2 +- drivers/staging/vt6656/usbpipe.h | 2 +- 3 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/staging/vt6656/baseband.c b/drivers/staging/vt6656/baseband.c index 1d75acaec8f3..41ae779ec61f 100644 --- a/drivers/staging/vt6656/baseband.c +++ b/drivers/staging/vt6656/baseband.c @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ #include "rf.h" #include "usbpipe.h" -static u8 vnt_vt3184_agc[] = { +static const u8 vnt_vt3184_agc[] = { 0x00, 0x00, 0x02, 0x02, 0x04, 0x04, 0x06, 0x06, 0x08, 0x08, 0x0a, 0x0a, 0x0c, 0x0c, 0x0e, 0x0e, /* 0x0f */ 0x10, 0x10, 0x12, 0x12, 0x14, 0x14, 0x16, 0x16, @@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ static u8 vnt_vt3184_al2230[] = { }; /* {{RobertYu:20060515, new BB setting for VT3226D0 */ -static u8 vnt_vt3184_vt3226d0[] = { +static const u8 vnt_vt3184_vt3226d0[] = { 0x31, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x80, 0x00, 0x00, 0x70, 0x45, 0x2a, 0x76, 0x00, 0x00, 0x80, 0x00, /* 0x0f */ 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, @@ -243,7 +243,8 @@ int vnt_vt3184_init(struct vnt_private *priv) { int ret; u16 length; - u8 *addr; + u8 *addr = NULL; + const u8 *c_addr; u8 data; ret = vnt_control_in(priv, MESSAGE_TYPE_READ, 0, MESSAGE_REQUEST_EEPROM, @@ -275,7 +276,7 @@ int vnt_vt3184_init(struct vnt_private *priv) (priv->rf_type == RF_VT3342A0)) { priv->bb_rx_conf = vnt_vt3184_vt3226d0[10]; length = sizeof(vnt_vt3184_vt3226d0); - addr = vnt_vt3184_vt3226d0; + c_addr = vnt_vt3184_vt3226d0; priv->bb_vga[0] = 0x20; priv->bb_vga[1] = 0x10; @@ -291,8 +292,11 @@ int vnt_vt3184_init(struct vnt_private *priv) goto end; } + if (addr) + c_addr = addr; + ret = vnt_control_out_blocks(priv, VNT_REG_BLOCK_SIZE, - MESSAGE_REQUEST_BBREG, length, addr); + MESSAGE_REQUEST_BBREG, length, c_addr); if (ret) goto end; diff --git a/drivers/staging/vt6656/usbpipe.c b/drivers/staging/vt6656/usbpipe.c index 91b62c3dff7b..fb5e1b0dce6b 100644 --- a/drivers/staging/vt6656/usbpipe.c +++ b/drivers/staging/vt6656/usbpipe.c @@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ int vnt_control_out_u8(struct vnt_private *priv, u8 reg, u8 reg_off, u8 data) } int vnt_control_out_blocks(struct vnt_private *priv, - u16 block, u8 reg, u16 length, u8 *data) + u16 block, u8 reg, u16 length, const u8 *data) { int ret = 0, i; diff --git a/drivers/staging/vt6656/usbpipe.h b/drivers/staging/vt6656/usbpipe.h index 35697b58d748..1f0b2566c288 100644 --- a/drivers/staging/vt6656/usbpipe.h +++ b/drivers/staging/vt6656/usbpipe.h @@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ int vnt_control_out_u8(struct vnt_private *priv, u8 reg, u8 ref_off, u8 data); int vnt_control_in_u8(struct vnt_private *priv, u8 reg, u8 reg_off, u8 *data); int vnt_control_out_blocks(struct vnt_private *priv, - u16 block, u8 reg, u16 len, u8 *data); + u16 block, u8 reg, u16 len, const u8 *data); int vnt_start_interrupt_urb(struct vnt_private *priv); int vnt_submit_rx_urb(struct vnt_private *priv, struct vnt_rcb *rcb); -- 2.20.1 _______________________________________________ devel mailing list devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://driverdev.linuxdriverproject.org/mailman/listinfo/driverdev-devel