netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] mlxsw: spectrum_acl_flex_keys: Constify struct mlxsw_afk_element

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Message-ID: <20241004122922.GG1310185@kernel.org>
Date: Fri, 4 Oct 2024 13:29:22 +0100
From: Simon Horman <horms@...nel.org>
To: Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@...adoo.fr>
Cc: Ido Schimmel <idosch@...dia.com>, Petr Machata <petrm@...dia.com>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
	Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>, Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] mlxsw: spectrum_acl_flex_keys: Constify struct
 mlxsw_afk_element_inst

On Fri, Oct 04, 2024 at 07:26:05AM +0200, Christophe JAILLET wrote:
> 'struct mlxsw_afk_element_inst' are not modified in these drivers.
> 
> Constifying these structures moves some data to a read-only section, so
> increases overall security.
> 
> Update a few functions and struct mlxsw_afk_block accordingly.
> 
> On a x86_64, with allmodconfig, as an example:
> Before:
> ======
>    text	   data	    bss	    dec	    hex	filename
>    4278	   4032	      0	   8310	   2076	drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_acl_flex_keys.o
> 
> After:
> =====
>    text	   data	    bss	    dec	    hex	filename
>    7934	    352	      0	   8286	   205e	drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_acl_flex_keys.o
> 
> Signed-off-by: Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@...adoo.fr>
> ---
> Compile tested only

Reviewed-by: Simon Horman <horms@...nel.org>