Since commit aed65af1cc2f ("drivers: make device_type const"), the driver core can properly handle constant struct device_type. Move the gadget_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/gadget/function/u_ether.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/u_ether.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/u_ether.c index 3c5a6f6ac341..444212c0b5a9 100644 --- a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/u_ether.c +++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/u_ether.c @@ -718,7 +718,7 @@ static const struct net_device_ops eth_netdev_ops = { .ndo_validate_addr = eth_validate_addr, }; -static struct device_type gadget_type = { +static const struct device_type gadget_type = { .name = "gadget", }; -- 2.43.0