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 7474 1205 24 8703 21ff drivers/platform/x86/fujitsu-laptop.o File size After adding 'const': text data bss dec hex filename 7538 1141 24 8703 21ff drivers/platform/x86/fujitsu-laptop.o Signed-off-by: Arvind Yadav <arvind.yadav.cs@xxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/platform/x86/fujitsu-laptop.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/fujitsu-laptop.c b/drivers/platform/x86/fujitsu-laptop.c index c1a8528..7973342 100644 --- a/drivers/platform/x86/fujitsu-laptop.c +++ b/drivers/platform/x86/fujitsu-laptop.c @@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ static ssize_t radios_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr, NULL }; -static struct attribute_group fujitsu_pf_attribute_group = { +static const struct attribute_group fujitsu_pf_attribute_group = { .attrs = fujitsu_pf_attributes }; -- 1.9.1