On Sun, Jan 12, 2025 at 03:14:50PM +0100, Christophe JAILLET wrote:
> 'struct mdio_device_id' is not modified in these drivers.
>
> Constifying these structures moves some data to a read-only section, so
> increase overall security.
>
> On a x86_64, with allmodconfig, as an example:
> Before:
> ======
> text data bss dec hex filename
> 27014 12792 0 39806 9b7e drivers/net/phy/broadcom.o
>
> After:
> =====
> text data bss dec hex filename
> 27206 12600 0 39806 9b7e drivers/net/phy/broadcom.o
>
> Signed-off-by: Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@xxxxxxxxxx>
Seems sensible.
Reviewed-by: Andrew Lunn <andrew@xxxxxxx>
Is the long terms goal to make MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE() enforce the
const?
Andrew
