Using static const generally increases object text and decreases data size.
It also generally decreases overall object size.
text data bss dec hex filename
40197 56 8336 48589 bdcd drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800lib.o.new
40205 56 8336 48597 bdd5 drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800lib.o.old
Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <joe@perches.com> Acked-by: Gertjan van Wingerde <gwingerde@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>