pci_device_id are not supposed to change at runtime. All functions working with pci_device_id provided by <linux/pci.h> work with const pci_device_id. So mark the non-const structs as const.
File size before: text data bss dec hex filename 22781 464 128 23373 5b4d drivers/atm/nicstar.o File size After adding 'const': text data bss dec hex filename 22845 400 128 23373 5b4d drivers/atm/nicstar.o Signed-off-by: Arvind Yadav <arvind.yadav...@gmail.com> --- drivers/atm/nicstar.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/atm/nicstar.c b/drivers/atm/nicstar.c index d879f3b..9588d80 100644 --- a/drivers/atm/nicstar.c +++ b/drivers/atm/nicstar.c @@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ static void nicstar_remove_one(struct pci_dev *pcidev) kfree(card); } -static struct pci_device_id nicstar_pci_tbl[] = { +static const struct pci_device_id nicstar_pci_tbl[] = { { PCI_VDEVICE(IDT, PCI_DEVICE_ID_IDT_IDT77201), 0 }, {0,} /* terminate list */ }; -- 2.7.4