'struct regulator_desc' is not modified in this driver. 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 13982 2118 16 16116 3ef4 drivers/regulator/da9211-regulator.o After: ===== text data bss dec hex filename 14622 1478 16 16116 3ef4 drivers/regulator/da9211-regulator.o Signed-off-by: Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@xxxxxxxxxx> -- Compile tested only --- drivers/regulator/da9211-regulator.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/regulator/da9211-regulator.c b/drivers/regulator/da9211-regulator.c index d8b39ea3de0e..d4f14d7ea8cf 100644 --- a/drivers/regulator/da9211-regulator.c +++ b/drivers/regulator/da9211-regulator.c @@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ static const struct regulator_ops da9211_buck_ops = { .of_map_mode = da9211_map_buck_mode,\ } -static struct regulator_desc da9211_regulators[] = { +static const struct regulator_desc da9211_regulators[] = { DA9211_BUCK(BUCKA), DA9211_BUCK(BUCKB), }; -- 2.46.0