linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] edac: constify attribute

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Date:   Mon, 17 Jul 2017 10:23:24 +0200
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:     Arvind Yadav <arvind.yadav.cs@...il.com>
Cc:     mchehab@...nel.org, linux-edac@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] edac: constify attribute_group structures.

On Mon, Jul 03, 2017 at 04:09:33PM +0530, Arvind Yadav wrote:
> attribute_groups are not supposed to change at runtime. All functions
> working with attribute_groups provided by <linux/sysfs.h> work with const
> attribute_group. So mark the non-const structs as const.
> 
> File size before:
>    text	   data	    bss	    dec	    hex	filename
>    6026	   2541	     12	   8579	   2183	drivers/edac/edac_mc_sysfs.o
> 
> File size After adding 'const':
>    text	   data	    bss	    dec	    hex	filename
>    6090	   2477	     12	   8579	   2183	drivers/edac/edac_mc_sysfs.o

What is that before/after thing supposed to tell me exactly?

> Signed-off-by: Arvind Yadav <arvind.yadav.cs@...il.com>
> ---
>  drivers/edac/edac_mc_sysfs.c | 6 +++---
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

Anyway, I've merged your two EDAC patches into one and applied it.

Thanks.

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    Boris.

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