Search Linux Wireless

Re: [PATCH 2/3][V2] rtlwifi: rtl8192de: make arrays static const, makes object smaller

[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

 



On 03/08/2021 16:09, Joe Perches wrote:
> On Tue, 2021-08-03 at 15:49 +0100, Colin King wrote:
>> Don't populate arrays the stack but instead make them static const. Replace
>> array channel_info with channel_all since it contains the same data as
>> channel_all. Makes object code smaller by 961 bytes.
> []
>> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8192de/phy.c b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8192de/phy.c
> []
>> @@ -160,6 +160,15 @@ static u32 targetchnl_2g[TARGET_CHNL_NUM_2G] = {
>>  	25711, 25658, 25606, 25554, 25502, 25451, 25328
>>  };
>>
>> +static const u8 channel_all[59] = {
> 
> I don't believe there is a significant value in sizing the array
> as 59 instead of letting the compiler count the elements.

I was reluctant to remove this as I supposed the original had it in for
a purpose, e.g. to ensure that the array was not populated with more
data than intended. Does it make much of a difference?

> 
>> +	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14,
>> +	36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50, 52, 54, 56, 58,
>> +	60, 62, 64, 100, 102, 104, 106, 108, 110, 112,
>> +	114, 116, 118, 120, 122, 124, 126, 128,	130,
>> +	132, 134, 136, 138, 140, 149, 151, 153, 155,
>> +	157, 159, 161, 163, 165
>> +};
> 
> 




[Index of Archives]     [Linux Host AP]     [ATH6KL]     [Linux Wireless Personal Area Network]     [Linux Bluetooth]     [Wireless Regulations]     [Linux Netdev]     [Kernel Newbies]     [Linux Kernel]     [IDE]     [Git]     [Netfilter]     [Bugtraq]     [Yosemite Hiking]     [MIPS Linux]     [ARM Linux]     [Linux RAID]

  Powered by Linux