attribute_groups are not supposed to change at runtime. All functions working with attribute_groups provided by <linux/sysfs.h> work with const attribute_group. So mark the non-const structs as const. File size before: text data bss dec hex filename 6122 636 24 6782 1a7e fs/ecryptfs/main.o File size After adding 'const': text data bss dec hex filename 6186 604 24 6814 1a9e fs/ecryptfs/main.o Signed-off-by: Arvind Yadav <arvind.yadav.cs@xxxxxxxxx> --- fs/ecryptfs/main.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/main.c b/fs/ecryptfs/main.c index 9014479..eea4c0f 100644 --- a/fs/ecryptfs/main.c +++ b/fs/ecryptfs/main.c @@ -782,7 +782,7 @@ static ssize_t version_show(struct kobject *kobj, NULL, }; -static struct attribute_group attr_group = { +static const struct attribute_group attr_group = { .attrs = attributes, }; -- 1.9.1 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe ecryptfs" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html