Re: wifi: wlcore: testmode: Constify strutc nla_policy
From: Kalle Valo <kvalo@kernel.org>
Date: 2024-12-09 15:58:52
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Christophe JAILLET [off-list ref] wrote:
'struct nla_policy' is not modified in this driver. Constifying this structure moves some data to a read-only section, so increase overall security, especially when the structure holds some function pointers. On a x86_64, with allmodconfig: Before: ====== text data bss dec hex filename 5062 528 0 5590 15d6 drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/testmode.o After: ===== text data bss dec hex filename 5178 404 0 5582 15ce drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/testmode.o Signed-off-by: Christophe JAILLET <redacted> Reviewed-by: Jeff Johnson <redacted>
Patch applied to wireless-next.git, thanks. 01e767d6f783 wifi: wlcore: testmode: Constify strutc nla_policy -- https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-wireless/patch/78810e3ebb74ddbd3a4538f182bf1143b89baba7.1731332414.git.christophe.jaillet@wanadoo.fr/ https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/developers/documentation/submittingpatches