linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] ata: Constify struct pci_device

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Message-Id: <173319941712.503679.15596945650956791315.b4-ty@kernel.org>
Date: Tue, 03 Dec 2024 05:16:57 +0100
From: Niklas Cassel <cassel@...nel.org>
To: Damien Le Moal <dlemoal@...nel.org>, 
 Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@...adoo.fr>
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org, 
 linux-ide@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ata: Constify struct pci_device_id

On Fri, 15 Nov 2024 22:08:55 +0100, Christophe JAILLET wrote:
> 'struct pci_device_id' is not modified in these drivers.
> 
> Constifying this structure moves some data to a read-only section, so
> increase overall security.
> 
> On a x86_64, with allmodconfig, as an example:
> Before:
> ======
>    text	   data	    bss	    dec	    hex	filename
>    4245	   1454	      4	   5703	   1647	drivers/ata/ata_generic.o
> 
> [...]

Applied to libata/linux.git (for-6.14), thanks!

[1/1] ata: Constify struct pci_device_id
      https://git.kernel.org/libata/linux/c/9986ce65

Kind regards,
Niklas