attribute_groups are not supposed to change at runtime. All functions working with attribute_groups provided by <linux/sysfs.h> work with const attribute_group. So mark the non-const structs as const. File size before: text data bss dec hex filename 6932 1016 48 7996 1f3c drivers/platform/x86/alienware-wmi.o File size After adding 'const': text data bss dec hex filename 7060 888 48 7996 1f64 drivers/platform/x86/alienware-wmi.o Signed-off-by: Arvind Yadav <arvind.yadav.cs@xxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/platform/x86/alienware-wmi.c | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/alienware-wmi.c b/drivers/platform/x86/alienware-wmi.c index 9866fec..0831b42 100644 --- a/drivers/platform/x86/alienware-wmi.c +++ b/drivers/platform/x86/alienware-wmi.c @@ -604,7 +604,7 @@ static DEVICE_ATTR(source, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR, show_hdmi_source, NULL, }; -static struct attribute_group hdmi_attribute_group = { +static const struct attribute_group hdmi_attribute_group = { .name = "hdmi", .attrs = hdmi_attrs, }; @@ -660,7 +660,7 @@ static ssize_t show_amplifier_status(struct device *dev, NULL, }; -static struct attribute_group amplifier_attribute_group = { +static const struct attribute_group amplifier_attribute_group = { .name = "amplifier", .attrs = amplifier_attrs, }; @@ -741,7 +741,7 @@ static ssize_t toggle_deepsleep(struct device *dev, NULL, }; -static struct attribute_group deepsleep_attribute_group = { +static const struct attribute_group deepsleep_attribute_group = { .name = "deepsleep", .attrs = deepsleep_attrs, }; -- 1.9.1