linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 00/27] ata: optimize core code size on PATA only setups

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Message-ID: <7c1e3658-2405-03f5-37ed-b9951886d674@samsung.com>
Date:   Thu, 26 Mar 2020 17:17:04 +0100
From:   Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <b.zolnierkie@...sung.com>
To:     Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>
Cc:     Michael Schmitz <schmitzmic@...il.com>,
        Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>,
        Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>, linux-ide@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-m68k@...ts.linux-m68k.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 00/27] ata: optimize core code size on PATA only
 setups


On 3/26/20 4:16 PM, Jens Axboe wrote:
> On 3/17/20 8:43 AM, Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> There have been reports in the past of libata core code size
>> being a problem in migration from deprecated IDE subsystem on
>> legacy PATA only systems, i.e.:
>>
>> https://lore.kernel.org/linux-ide/db2838b7-4862-785b-3a1d-3bf09811340a@gmail.com/
>>
>> This patchset re-organizes libata core code to exclude SATA
>> specific code from being built for PATA only setups.
>>
>> The end result is up to 24% (by 23949 bytes, from 101769 bytes to
>> 77820 bytes) smaller libata core code size (as measured for m68k
>> arch using modified atari_defconfig) on affected setups.
>>
>> I've tested this patchset using pata_falcon driver under ARAnyM
>> emulator.
> 
> Bart, I'd like to get this into 5.7, can you rebase on current
> for-5.7/libata? As you know, I dropped the dprintk series, and it's
> now throwing rejects.

Sure, I've just posted v5 (I've rebased it on today's -next and
added Reviewed-by tags from Christoph).

Best regards,
--
Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz
Samsung R&D Institute Poland
Samsung Electronics