"struct ocfs2_stack_operations" are not modified in this driver. Constifying this structure moves some data to a read-only section, so increase overall security. In order to do it, "struct ocfs2_stack_plugin" also needs to be adjusted to this new const qualifier. On a x86_64, with allmodconfig: Before: ====== text data bss dec hex filename 6241 644 0 6885 1ae5 fs/ocfs2/stack_o2cb.o After: ===== text data bss dec hex filename 6337 548 0 6885 1ae5 fs/ocfs2/stack_o2cb.o Signed-off-by: Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@xxxxxxxxxx> --- fs/ocfs2/stack_o2cb.c | 2 +- fs/ocfs2/stack_user.c | 2 +- fs/ocfs2/stackglue.h | 2 +- 3 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/stack_o2cb.c b/fs/ocfs2/stack_o2cb.c index c973c03f6fd8..10157d9d7a9c 100644 --- a/fs/ocfs2/stack_o2cb.c +++ b/fs/ocfs2/stack_o2cb.c @@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ static int o2cb_cluster_this_node(struct ocfs2_cluster_connection *conn, return 0; } -static struct ocfs2_stack_operations o2cb_stack_ops = { +static const struct ocfs2_stack_operations o2cb_stack_ops = { .connect = o2cb_cluster_connect, .disconnect = o2cb_cluster_disconnect, .this_node = o2cb_cluster_this_node, diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/stack_user.c b/fs/ocfs2/stack_user.c index c11406cd87a8..77edcd70f72c 100644 --- a/fs/ocfs2/stack_user.c +++ b/fs/ocfs2/stack_user.c @@ -1065,7 +1065,7 @@ static int user_cluster_this_node(struct ocfs2_cluster_connection *conn, return 0; } -static struct ocfs2_stack_operations ocfs2_user_plugin_ops = { +static const struct ocfs2_stack_operations ocfs2_user_plugin_ops = { .connect = user_cluster_connect, .disconnect = user_cluster_disconnect, .this_node = user_cluster_this_node, diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/stackglue.h b/fs/ocfs2/stackglue.h index 3636847fae19..02ab072c528a 100644 --- a/fs/ocfs2/stackglue.h +++ b/fs/ocfs2/stackglue.h @@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ struct ocfs2_stack_operations { */ struct ocfs2_stack_plugin { char *sp_name; - struct ocfs2_stack_operations *sp_ops; + const struct ocfs2_stack_operations *sp_ops; struct module *sp_owner; /* These are managed by the stackglue code. */ -- 2.45.2