netdev - Re: [PATCH RFC 02/26] phy: convert swphy register generation to tabular form

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Message-ID: <568EC0EA.20900@gmail.com>
Date:	Thu, 07 Jan 2016 11:47:54 -0800
From:	Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
To:	Russell King <rmk+kernel@....linux.org.uk>,
	Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@...e-electrons.com>
CC:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC 02/26] phy: convert swphy register generation to tabular
 form

On 07/12/15 09:37, Russell King wrote:
> Convert the swphy register generation to tabular form which allows us
> to eliminate multiple switch() statements.  This results in a smaller
> object code size, more efficient, and easier to add support for faster
> speeds.
> 
> Before:
> 
> Idx Name          Size      VMA       LMA       File off  Algn
>   0 .text         00000164  00000000  00000000  00000034  2**2
> 
>    text    data     bss     dec     hex filename
>     388       0       0     388     184 swphy.o
> 
> After:
> 
> Idx Name          Size      VMA       LMA       File off  Algn
>   0 .text         000000fc  00000000  00000000  00000034  2**2
>   5 .rodata       00000028  00000000  00000000  00000138  2**2
> 
>    text    data     bss     dec     hex filename
>     324       0       0     324     144 swphy.o
> 
> Signed-off-by: Russell King <rmk+kernel@....linux.org.uk>

Reviewed-by: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
-- 
Florian