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SubjectRe: [PATCH] ALSA: drivers: make array 'names' const, reduces object code size
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Hi,

On Nov 27 2017 21:58, Colin King wrote:
> From: Colin Ian King <colin.king@canonical.com>
>
> Don't populate array 'names' on the stack but instead make them static.
> Makes the object code smaller by 50 bytes:
>
> Before:
> text data bss dec hex filename
> 21237 9192 1120 31549 7b3d linux/sound/drivers/dummy.o
>
> After:
> text data bss dec hex filename
> 21095 9280 1120 31495 7b07 linux/sound/drivers/dummy.o
>
> (gcc version 7.2.0 x86_64)
>
> Signed-off-by: Colin Ian King <colin.king@canonical.com>
> ---
> sound/drivers/dummy.c | 2 +-
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/sound/drivers/dummy.c b/sound/drivers/dummy.c
> index 7b2b1f766b00..69db45bc0197 100644
> --- a/sound/drivers/dummy.c
> +++ b/sound/drivers/dummy.c
> @@ -830,7 +830,7 @@ static int snd_dummy_capsrc_put(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol, struct snd_ctl_el
> static int snd_dummy_iobox_info(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
> struct snd_ctl_elem_info *info)
> {
> - const char *const names[] = { "None", "CD Player" };
> + static const char *const names[] = { "None", "CD Player" };
>
> return snd_ctl_enum_info(info, 1, 2, names);
> }

Total size of snd-dummy.ko increases but this patch has an advantage to
have the symbol in read-only section. This looks good to me.

Reviewed-by: Takashi Sakamoto <o-takashi@sakamocchi.jp>

Another issue is addressed by the others, but here I focus on the
original intention of this patch.


Thanks

Takashi Sakamoto

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