[PATCH linux-next 1/1] phy: Sparx5 Eth SerDes: Use direct register operations

Andrew Lunn andrew at lunn.ch
Tue Mar 30 14:34:24 BST 2021


> > > +static int sparx5_sd25g28_apply_params(struct sparx5_serdes_macro *macro,
> > > +                                    struct sparx5_sd25g28_params *params)
> > >  {
> > > -     struct sparx5_serdes_regval item[] = {
> > 
> > Could you just add const here, and then it is no longer on the stack?
> > 
> >    Andrew
> 
> No it still counts against the stack even as a const structure.

I'm surprised. Maybe it needs static as well?

I'm just thinking you can get a much smaller patch if you don't need
to modify the table, just add additional qualifiers.

   Andrew



More information about the linux-arm-kernel mailing list