Since commit ee6d3dd4ed48 ("driver core: make kobj_type constant.") the driver core allows the usage of const struct kobj_type. Take advantage of this to constify the structure definitions to prevent modification at runtime. Signed-off-by: Thomas Weißschuh <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- fs/char_dev.c | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/fs/char_dev.c b/fs/char_dev.c index 13deb45f1ec6..b33331cb97cd 100644 --- a/fs/char_dev.c +++ b/fs/char_dev.c @@ -624,11 +624,11 @@ static void cdev_dynamic_release(struct kobject *kobj) kobject_put(parent); } -static struct kobj_type ktype_cdev_default = { +static const struct kobj_type ktype_cdev_default = { .release = cdev_default_release, }; -static struct kobj_type ktype_cdev_dynamic = { +static const struct kobj_type ktype_cdev_dynamic = { .release = cdev_dynamic_release, }; --- base-commit: 033c40a89f55525139fd5b6342281b09b97d05bf change-id: 20230216-kobj_type-chardev-f0d84e96be2e Best regards, -- Thomas Weißschuh <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>