> If you play the "smaller executable object code" card, people expect that
> you provide the actual numbers, too.
I can offer another bit of information for this software development discussion.
The affected source file can be compiled for the processor architecture “x86_64”
by a tool like “GCC 6.4.1+r251631-1.3” from the software distribution
“openSUSE Tumbleweed” with the following command example.
my_cc=/usr/bin/gcc-6 \
&& my_module=drivers/net/usb/sr9800.ko \
&& git checkout next-20171009 \
&& make -j4 CC="${my_cc}" HOSTCC="${my_cc}" allmodconfig "${my_module}" \
&& size "${my_module}" \
&& git checkout ':/^sr9800: Use common error handling code in
sr9800_phy_powerup' \
&& make -j4 CC="${my_cc}" HOSTCC="${my_cc}" allmodconfig "${my_module}" \
&& size "${my_module}"
Do you find the following details useful for further clarification?
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Regards,
Markus
