'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 3516 5320 32 8868 22a4 drivers/regulator/mp5416.o After: ===== text data bss dec hex filename 8508 320 32 8860 229c drivers/regulator/mp5416.o Signed-off-by: Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@xxxxxxxxxx> -- Compile tested only --- drivers/regulator/mp5416.c | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/regulator/mp5416.c b/drivers/regulator/mp5416.c index 3457e650a994..e6794190cb68 100644 --- a/drivers/regulator/mp5416.c +++ b/drivers/regulator/mp5416.c @@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ static const struct regulator_ops mp5416_buck_ops = { .set_ramp_delay = regulator_set_ramp_delay_regmap, }; -static struct regulator_desc mp5416_regulators_desc[MP5416_MAX_REGULATORS] = { +static const struct regulator_desc mp5416_regulators_desc[MP5416_MAX_REGULATORS] = { MP5416BUCK("buck1", 1, mp5416_I_limits1, MP5416_REG_CTL1, BIT(0), 1), MP5416BUCK("buck2", 2, mp5416_I_limits2, MP5416_REG_CTL1, BIT(1), 2), MP5416BUCK("buck3", 3, mp5416_I_limits1, MP5416_REG_CTL1, BIT(2), 1), @@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ static struct regulator_desc mp5416_regulators_desc[MP5416_MAX_REGULATORS] = { MP5416LDO("ldo4", 4, BIT(1)), }; -static struct regulator_desc mp5496_regulators_desc[MP5416_MAX_REGULATORS] = { +static const struct regulator_desc mp5496_regulators_desc[MP5416_MAX_REGULATORS] = { MP5416BUCK("buck1", 1, mp5416_I_limits1, MP5416_REG_CTL1, BIT(0), 1), MP5416BUCK("buck2", 2, mp5416_I_limits2, MP5416_REG_CTL1, BIT(1), 1), MP5416BUCK("buck3", 3, mp5416_I_limits1, MP5416_REG_CTL1, BIT(2), 1), -- 2.46.0