Since commit aed65af1cc2f ("drivers: make device_type const"), the driver core can properly handle constant struct device_type. Move the usb_phy_dev_type variable to be a constant structure as well, placing it into read-only memory which can not be modified at runtime. Signed-off-by: Ricardo B. Marliere <ricardo@xxxxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/usb/phy/phy.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/usb/phy/phy.c b/drivers/usb/phy/phy.c index 4b468bde19cf..06e0fb23566c 100644 --- a/drivers/usb/phy/phy.c +++ b/drivers/usb/phy/phy.c @@ -699,7 +699,7 @@ int usb_add_phy(struct usb_phy *x, enum usb_phy_type type) } EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(usb_add_phy); -static struct device_type usb_phy_dev_type = { +static const struct device_type usb_phy_dev_type = { .name = "usb_phy", .uevent = usb_phy_uevent, }; -- 2.43.0