The iio_device_type struct is never modified, mark it as const. This allows it to be placed in a read-only memory section, which will protect against accidental or deliberate modification. Signed-off-by: Lars-Peter Clausen <lars@xxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/iio/iio_core.h | 2 +- drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c | 2 +- 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/iio/iio_core.h b/drivers/iio/iio_core.h index 61e318431de9..501e286702ef 100644 --- a/drivers/iio/iio_core.h +++ b/drivers/iio/iio_core.h @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ struct iio_buffer; struct iio_chan_spec; struct iio_dev; -extern struct device_type iio_device_type; +extern const struct device_type iio_device_type; struct iio_dev_buffer_pair { struct iio_dev *indio_dev; diff --git a/drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c b/drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c index 463a63d5bf56..737518efa38f 100644 --- a/drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c +++ b/drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c @@ -1619,7 +1619,7 @@ static void iio_dev_release(struct device *device) kfree(iio_dev_opaque); } -struct device_type iio_device_type = { +const struct device_type iio_device_type = { .name = "iio_device", .release = iio_dev_release, }; -- 2.20.1