Using static const generally increases object text and decreases data size.
It also generally decreases overall object size.

   text	   data	    bss	    dec	    hex	filename
   3650	     56	    704	   4410	   113a	drivers/net/wireless/libertas/rx.o.new
   3695	     56	    704	   4455	   1167	drivers/net/wireless/libertas/rx.o.old
  27328	    964	   5240	  33532	   82fc	drivers/net/wireless/libertas/cfg.o.new
  27328	    964	   5240	  33532	   82fc	drivers/net/wireless/libertas/cfg.o.old

Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <joe@perches.com>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>