'struct config_item_type' is not modified in this driver.
This structure is only used with config_group_init_type_name() which takes
a const struct config_item_type* as a 3rd argument.
This also makes things consistent with 'netconsole_target_type' witch is
already const.
Constifying this structure moves some data to a read-only section, so
increase overall security, especially when the structure holds some
function pointers.
On a x86_64, with allmodconfig:
Before:
======
text data bss dec hex filename
33007 3952 1312 38271 957f drivers/net/netconsole.o
After:
=====
text data bss dec hex filename
33071 3888 1312 38271 957f drivers/net/netconsole.o
Signed-off-by: Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
Compile tested-only.
---
drivers/net/netconsole.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/netconsole.c b/drivers/net/netconsole.c
index ffedf7648bed..48b309e0a93a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/netconsole.c
+++ b/drivers/net/netconsole.c
@@ -778,7 +778,7 @@ static struct configfs_group_operations userdata_ops = {
.drop_item = userdatum_drop,
};
-static struct config_item_type userdata_type = {
+static const struct config_item_type userdata_type = {
.ct_item_ops = &userdatum_ops,
.ct_group_ops = &userdata_ops,
.ct_attrs = userdata_attrs,
--
2.46.0
