From ccdce3508ca330e1c2af7fe187abbc5137a72d46 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "J. Nick Koston" <nick@home-assistant.io>
Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2025 14:37:29 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] must still be in ram on 8266

---
 esphome/components/sntp/sntp_component.h | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/esphome/components/sntp/sntp_component.h b/esphome/components/sntp/sntp_component.h
index bd6877cc5c..d22d7c669d 100644
--- a/esphome/components/sntp/sntp_component.h
+++ b/esphome/components/sntp/sntp_component.h
@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@ class SNTPComponent : public time::RealTimeClock {
   void time_synced();
 
  protected:
-  // Store const char pointers - compiler stores string literals in flash on all platforms
+  // Store const char pointers to string literals
+  // ESP8266: strings in rodata (RAM), but avoids std::string overhead (~24 bytes each)
+  // Other platforms: strings in flash
   std::array<const char *, SNTP_SERVER_COUNT> servers_;
   bool has_time_{false};