Since commit aed65af1cc2f ("drivers: make device_type const"), the driver
core can properly handle constant struct device_type. Move the br_type
variable to be a constant structure as well, placing it into read-only
memory which can not be modified at runtime.
Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Ricardo B. Marliere <ricardo@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
net/bridge/br_device.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/net/bridge/br_device.c b/net/bridge/br_device.c
index 717e9750614c..874cec75a818 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_device.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_device.c
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ static const struct net_device_ops br_netdev_ops = {
.ndo_fill_forward_path = br_fill_forward_path,
};
-static struct device_type br_type = {
+static const struct device_type br_type = {
.name = "bridge",
};
--
2.43.0
