linux-kernel - [PATCH] NFS: make kobj_type structures constant

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Date:   Fri, 10 Feb 2023 02:17:45 +0000
From:   Thomas Weißschuh <linux@...ssschuh.net>
To:     Trond Myklebust <trond.myklebust@...merspace.com>,
        Anna Schumaker <anna@...nel.org>
Cc:     linux-nfs@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Thomas Weißschuh <linux@...ssschuh.net>
Subject: [PATCH] NFS: make kobj_type structures constant

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>
---
 fs/nfs/sysfs.c | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/nfs/sysfs.c b/fs/nfs/sysfs.c
index 0cbcd2dfa732..791eaf42a8a1 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/sysfs.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/sysfs.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ static const struct kobj_ns_type_operations *nfs_netns_object_child_ns_type(
 	return &net_ns_type_operations;
 }
 
-static struct kobj_type nfs_netns_object_type = {
+static const struct kobj_type nfs_netns_object_type = {
 	.release = nfs_netns_object_release,
 	.sysfs_ops = &kobj_sysfs_ops,
 	.child_ns_type = nfs_netns_object_child_ns_type,
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ static struct attribute *nfs_netns_client_attrs[] = {
 };
 ATTRIBUTE_GROUPS(nfs_netns_client);
 
-static struct kobj_type nfs_netns_client_type = {
+static const struct kobj_type nfs_netns_client_type = {
 	.release = nfs_netns_client_release,
 	.default_groups = nfs_netns_client_groups,
 	.sysfs_ops = &kobj_sysfs_ops,

---
base-commit: e544a07438522ab3688416e6e2e34bf0ee6d8755
change-id: 20230210-kobj_type-nfs-15c077fc25f2

Best regards,
-- 
Thomas Weißschuh <linux@...ssschuh.net>