linux-ext4 - Re: [PATCH] ext4: make kobj

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Date:   Fri, 17 Feb 2023 16:39:41 +0100
From:   Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>
To:     Thomas Weißschuh <linux@...ssschuh.net>
Cc:     Theodore Ts'o <tytso@....edu>,
        Andreas Dilger <adilger.kernel@...ger.ca>,
        linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ext4: make kobj_type structures constant

On Thu 09-02-23 03:18:35, Thomas Weißschuh wrote:
> Since commit ee6d3dd4ed48 ("driver core: make kobj_type constant.")
> the driver core allows the usage of const struct kobj_type.
> 
> Take advantage of this to constify the structure definitions to prevent
> modification at runtime.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Weißschuh <linux@...ssschuh.net>

Looks good. Feel free to add:

Reviewed-by: Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>

								Honza

> ---
>  fs/ext4/sysfs.c | 4 ++--
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/fs/ext4/sysfs.c b/fs/ext4/sysfs.c
> index d233c24ea342..364e3da49b03 100644
> --- a/fs/ext4/sysfs.c
> +++ b/fs/ext4/sysfs.c
> @@ -496,13 +496,13 @@ static const struct sysfs_ops ext4_attr_ops = {
>  	.store	= ext4_attr_store,
>  };
>  
> -static struct kobj_type ext4_sb_ktype = {
> +static const struct kobj_type ext4_sb_ktype = {
>  	.default_groups = ext4_groups,
>  	.sysfs_ops	= &ext4_attr_ops,
>  	.release	= ext4_sb_release,
>  };
>  
> -static struct kobj_type ext4_feat_ktype = {
> +static const struct kobj_type ext4_feat_ktype = {
>  	.default_groups = ext4_feat_groups,
>  	.sysfs_ops	= &ext4_attr_ops,
>  	.release	= (void (*)(struct kobject *))kfree,
> 
> ---
> base-commit: 0983f6bf2bfc0789b51ddf7315f644ff4da50acb
> change-id: 20230209-kobj_type-ext4-962d5425769a
> 
> Best regards,
> -- 
> Thomas Weißschuh <linux@...ssschuh.net>
> 
-- 
Jan Kara <jack@...e.com>
SUSE Labs, CR