wifi: wlcore: testmode: Constify strutc nla_policy
Kalle Valo
kvalo at kernel.org
Mon Dec 9 07:58:50 PST 2024
Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet at wanadoo.fr> 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 <christophe.jaillet at wanadoo.fr>
> Reviewed-by: Jeff Johnson <quic_jjohnson at quicinc.com>
Patch applied to wireless-next.git, thanks.
01e767d6f783 wifi: wlcore: testmode: Constify strutc nla_policy
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https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-wireless/patch/78810e3ebb74ddbd3a4538f182bf1143b89baba7.1731332414.git.christophe.jaillet@wanadoo.fr/
https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/developers/documentation/submittingpatches
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