Wireshark-dev: [Wireshark-dev] Why are ett[] arrays static?

From: Jeff Morriss <jeff.morriss.ws@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2018 10:51:48 -0400
Is it just me or is there no reason for ett[] arrays:

    /* Setup protocol subtree array */
    static gint *ett[] = {
        &ett_PROTOABBREV

to be static?

It seems to me that making it static is just wasting space (keeping the array around forever)?