Re: [PATCH v4 00/27] ata: optimize core code size on PATA only setups

From: Jens Axboe
Date: Thu Mar 26 2020 - 11:16:50 EST


On 3/17/20 8:43 AM, Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz wrote:
> Hi,
>
> There have been reports in the past of libata core code size
> being a problem in migration from deprecated IDE subsystem on
> legacy PATA only systems, i.e.:
>
> https://lore.kernel.org/linux-ide/db2838b7-4862-785b-3a1d-3bf09811340a@xxxxxxxxx/
>
> This patchset re-organizes libata core code to exclude SATA
> specific code from being built for PATA only setups.
>
> The end result is up to 24% (by 23949 bytes, from 101769 bytes to
> 77820 bytes) smaller libata core code size (as measured for m68k
> arch using modified atari_defconfig) on affected setups.
>
> I've tested this patchset using pata_falcon driver under ARAnyM
> emulator.

Bart, I'd like to get this into 5.7, can you rebase on current
for-5.7/libata? As you know, I dropped the dprintk series, and it's
now throwing rejects.

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Jens Axboe