linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Input: cypress-sf - Constify struct i2c_device

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Message-ID: <ZzwHg2nCqUsxMwqg@google.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2024 19:35:31 -0800
From: Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
To: Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@...adoo.fr>
Cc: Yassine Oudjana <y.oudjana@...tonmail.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-input@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Input: cypress-sf - Constify struct i2c_device_id

On Fri, Nov 15, 2024 at 05:50:37PM +0100, Christophe JAILLET wrote:
> 'struct i2c_device_id' is not modified in this driver.
> 
> Constifying this structure moves some data to a read-only section, so
> increase overall security.
> 
> On a x86_64, with allmodconfig:
> Before:
> ======
>    text	   data	    bss	    dec	    hex	filename
>    6438	    618	      0	   7056	   1b90	drivers/input/keyboard/cypress-sf.o
> 
> After:
> =====
>    text	   data	    bss	    dec	    hex	filename
>    6502	    554	      0	   7056	   1b90	drivers/input/keyboard/cypress-sf.o
> 
> Signed-off-by: Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@...adoo.fr>

Applied, thank you.

-- 
Dmitry