[PATCH net-next] net: phy: Constify struct mdio_device_id

[Christophe JAILLET]

Le 12/01/2025 à 17:46, Andrew Lunn a écrit :
> On Sun, Jan 12, 2025 at 03:14:50PM +0100, Christophe JAILLET wrote:
>> 'struct mdio_device_id' is not modified in these drivers.
>>
>> Constifying these structures 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
>>    27014	  12792	      0	  39806	   9b7e	drivers/net/phy/broadcom.o
>>
>> After:
>> =====
>>     text	   data	    bss	    dec	    hex	filename
>>    27206	  12600	      0	  39806	   9b7e	drivers/net/phy/broadcom.o
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet at wanadoo.fr>
> 
> Seems sensible.
> 
> Reviewed-by: Andrew Lunn <andrew at lunn.ch>
> 
> Is the long terms goal to make MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE() enforce the
> const?

It was not my initial goal, but I can give it a look if you think it's 
worth it.

But some other constifications will be needed before that.

CJ

> 
>      Andrew
> 
>