On Fri, Dec 6, 2024 at 11:26 PM Christophe JAILLET
<christophe.jaillet@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 'struct img_ascii_lcd_config' is not modified in this driver.
>
> Constifying this structure moves some data to a read-only section, so
> increase overall security, especially when the structure holds some
> function pointers.
>
> On a x86_64, with allmodconfig:
> Before:
> ======
> text data bss dec hex filename
> 6110 728 0 6838 1ab6 drivers/auxdisplay/img-ascii-lcd.o
>
> After:
> =====
> text data bss dec hex filename
> 6198 632 0 6830 1aae drivers/auxdisplay/img-ascii-lcd.o
>
> Signed-off-by: Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@xxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
Geert
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