Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > 'struct mwifiex_if_ops' are not modified in these drivers. > > Constifying these structures 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, as an example: > Before: > ====== > text data bss dec hex filename > 61439 4367 32 65838 1012e drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/pcie.o > > After: > ===== > text data bss dec hex filename > 61699 4127 32 65858 10142 drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/pcie.o > > Signed-off-by: Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@xxxxxxxxxx> Patch applied to wireless-next.git, thanks. e50e30fa966e wifi: mwifiex: Constify struct mwifiex_if_ops -- https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-wireless/patch/03d524b72f20a0302e4de5e0ebdc20ab69469dec.1737308889.git.christophe.jaillet@xxxxxxxxxx/ https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/developers/documentation/submittingpatches
