The mmc_host_ops structure is only stored in the ops field of an mmc_host structure, which is declared as const. Thus the mmc_host_ops structure itself can be const. Done with the help of Coccinelle. // <smpl> @r disable optional_qualifier@ identifier i; position p; @@ static struct mmc_host_ops i@p = { ... }; @ok1@ struct mmc_host *mmc; identifier r.i; position p; @@ mmc->ops = &i@p @bad@ position p != {r.p,ok1.p}; identifier r.i; struct mmc_host_ops e; @@ e@i@p @depends on !bad disable optional_qualifier@ identifier r.i; @@ static +const struct mmc_host_ops i = { ... }; // </smpl> Signed-off-by: Julia Lawall <Julia.Lawall@xxxxxxx> --- drivers/mmc/host/bcm2835.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/bcm2835.c b/drivers/mmc/host/bcm2835.c index abba9a2..229dc18 100644 --- a/drivers/mmc/host/bcm2835.c +++ b/drivers/mmc/host/bcm2835.c @@ -1252,7 +1252,7 @@ static void bcm2835_set_ios(struct mmc_host *mmc, struct mmc_ios *ios) mutex_unlock(&host->mutex); } -static struct mmc_host_ops bcm2835_ops = { +static const struct mmc_host_ops bcm2835_ops = { .request = bcm2835_request, .set_ios = bcm2835_set_ios, .hw_reset = bcm2835_reset, -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe kernel-janitors" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html