linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 00/27] ata: optimize core code size on PATA only setups

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Message-ID: <7f6f4944-5e3b-3a78-718a-c7faafab85fa@kernel.dk>
Date:   Thu, 26 Mar 2020 10:28:54 -0600
From:   Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>
To:     Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <b.zolnierkie@...sung.com>
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 v5 00/27] ata: optimize core code size on PATA only setups

On 3/26/20 9:57 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.

Thanks, applied.

-- 
Jens Axboe