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