pci_device_id are not supposed to change at runtime. All functions working with pci_device_id provided by <linux/pci.h> work with const pci_device_id. So mark the non-const structs as const. File size before: text data bss dec hex filename 4030 1280 0 5310 14be tty/serial/8250/8250_exar.o File size After adding 'const': text data bss dec hex filename 4958 352 0 5310 14be tty/serial/8250/8250_exar.o Signed-off-by: Arvind Yadav <arvind.yadav.cs@xxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_exar.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_exar.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_exar.c index b5c98e5..6f031fc 100644 --- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_exar.c +++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_exar.c @@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ static const struct exar8250_board pbn_exar_XR17V8358 = { (kernel_ulong_t)&bd \ } -static struct pci_device_id exar_pci_tbl[] = { +static const struct pci_device_id exar_pci_tbl[] = { CONNECT_DEVICE(XR17C152, UART_2_232, pbn_connect), CONNECT_DEVICE(XR17C154, UART_4_232, pbn_connect), CONNECT_DEVICE(XR17C158, UART_8_232, pbn_connect), -- 2.7.4 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-serial" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html