Subject: Re: [PATCH] eth: dpaa2: constify dpaa2_ethtool_stats and dpaa2_ethtool_extras

From: Len Bao <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 30 May 2026 10:48:53 +0000

Hi Ioana,

On Mon, May 25, 2026 at 05:40:46PM +0300, Ioana Ciornei wrote:
> On Sat, May 23, 2026 at 03:07:35PM +0000, Len Bao wrote:
> > The 'dpaa2_ethtool_stats' and 'dpaa2_ethtool_extras' structures are
> > initialized in their declarations and never changed. So, constify them
> > to reduce the attack surface.
> > 
> > Before the patch (size dpaa2-ethtool.o):
> > 
> >    text	   data	    bss	    dec	    hex
> >   33433	   5992	      0	  39425	   9a01
> > 
> > After the patch (size dpaa2-ethtool.o):
> > 
> >    text	   data	    bss	    dec	    hex
> >   34937	   4488	      0	  39425	   9a01
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Len Bao <[email-masked]>
> 
> Reviewed-by: Ioana Ciornei <[email-masked]>

Thanks for the review.

> Next time, please mention the target tree name in the subject prefix. In
> this case, it would have been net-next.

Ok, next time I will do what you suggest. Thank you for the guidance.

Regards,
Len