linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] PCI/sysfs: Make kobj

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Date:   Thu, 16 Feb 2023 12:01:54 -0600
From:   Bjorn Helgaas <helgaas@...nel.org>
To:     Thomas Weißschuh <linux@...ssschuh.net>
Cc:     Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@...gle.com>, linux-pci@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] PCI/sysfs: Make kobj_type structure constant

On Thu, Feb 16, 2023 at 01:12:25AM +0000, 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 definition to prevent
> modification at runtime.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Weißschuh <linux@...ssschuh.net>

Applied to pci/misc for v6.13, thanks, Thomas!

> ---
>  drivers/pci/slot.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/pci/slot.c b/drivers/pci/slot.c
> index a0c67191a8b9..0f87cade10f7 100644
> --- a/drivers/pci/slot.c
> +++ b/drivers/pci/slot.c
> @@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ static struct attribute *pci_slot_default_attrs[] = {
>  };
>  ATTRIBUTE_GROUPS(pci_slot_default);
>  
> -static struct kobj_type pci_slot_ktype = {
> +static const struct kobj_type pci_slot_ktype = {
>  	.sysfs_ops = &pci_slot_sysfs_ops,
>  	.release = &pci_slot_release,
>  	.default_groups = pci_slot_default_groups,
> 
> ---
> base-commit: 033c40a89f55525139fd5b6342281b09b97d05bf
> change-id: 20230216-kobj_type-pci-56120c1c0bcb
> 
> Best regards,
> -- 
> Thomas Weißschuh <linux@...ssschuh.net>
>