'struct btf_kind_operations' are not modified in this driver. Constifying this structures 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 184320 7091 548 191959 2edd7 kernel/bpf/btf.o After: ===== text data bss dec hex filename 184896 6515 548 191959 2edd7 kernel/bpf/btf.o Signed-off-by: Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@xxxxxxxxxx> --- Compile tested-only. --- kernel/bpf/btf.c | 18 +++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/kernel/bpf/btf.c b/kernel/bpf/btf.c index d2f87db9131e..432eda0f6550 100644 --- a/kernel/bpf/btf.c +++ b/kernel/bpf/btf.c @@ -2808,7 +2808,7 @@ static void btf_ref_type_log(struct btf_verifier_env *env, btf_verifier_log(env, "type_id=%u", t->type); } -static struct btf_kind_operations modifier_ops = { +static const struct btf_kind_operations modifier_ops = { .check_meta = btf_ref_type_check_meta, .resolve = btf_modifier_resolve, .check_member = btf_modifier_check_member, @@ -2817,7 +2817,7 @@ static struct btf_kind_operations modifier_ops = { .show = btf_modifier_show, }; -static struct btf_kind_operations ptr_ops = { +static const struct btf_kind_operations ptr_ops = { .check_meta = btf_ref_type_check_meta, .resolve = btf_ptr_resolve, .check_member = btf_ptr_check_member, @@ -2858,7 +2858,7 @@ static void btf_fwd_type_log(struct btf_verifier_env *env, btf_verifier_log(env, "%s", btf_type_kflag(t) ? "union" : "struct"); } -static struct btf_kind_operations fwd_ops = { +static const struct btf_kind_operations fwd_ops = { .check_meta = btf_fwd_check_meta, .resolve = btf_df_resolve, .check_member = btf_df_check_member, @@ -3109,7 +3109,7 @@ static void btf_array_show(const struct btf *btf, const struct btf_type *t, __btf_array_show(btf, t, type_id, data, bits_offset, show); } -static struct btf_kind_operations array_ops = { +static const struct btf_kind_operations array_ops = { .check_meta = btf_array_check_meta, .resolve = btf_array_resolve, .check_member = btf_array_check_member, @@ -4185,7 +4185,7 @@ static void btf_struct_show(const struct btf *btf, const struct btf_type *t, __btf_struct_show(btf, t, type_id, data, bits_offset, show); } -static struct btf_kind_operations struct_ops = { +static const struct btf_kind_operations struct_ops = { .check_meta = btf_struct_check_meta, .resolve = btf_struct_resolve, .check_member = btf_struct_check_member, @@ -4353,7 +4353,7 @@ static void btf_enum_show(const struct btf *btf, const struct btf_type *t, btf_show_end_type(show); } -static struct btf_kind_operations enum_ops = { +static const struct btf_kind_operations enum_ops = { .check_meta = btf_enum_check_meta, .resolve = btf_df_resolve, .check_member = btf_enum_check_member, @@ -4456,7 +4456,7 @@ static void btf_enum64_show(const struct btf *btf, const struct btf_type *t, btf_show_end_type(show); } -static struct btf_kind_operations enum64_ops = { +static const struct btf_kind_operations enum64_ops = { .check_meta = btf_enum64_check_meta, .resolve = btf_df_resolve, .check_member = btf_enum_check_member, @@ -4534,7 +4534,7 @@ static void btf_func_proto_log(struct btf_verifier_env *env, btf_verifier_log(env, ")"); } -static struct btf_kind_operations func_proto_ops = { +static const struct btf_kind_operations func_proto_ops = { .check_meta = btf_func_proto_check_meta, .resolve = btf_df_resolve, /* @@ -4592,7 +4592,7 @@ static int btf_func_resolve(struct btf_verifier_env *env, return 0; } -static struct btf_kind_operations func_ops = { +static const struct btf_kind_operations func_ops = { .check_meta = btf_func_check_meta, .resolve = btf_func_resolve, .check_member = btf_df_check_member, -- 2.46.0