linux-kernel - [PATCH] xen: sysfs: make kobj

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Message-Id: <20230216-kobj_type-xen-v1-1-742423de7d71@weissschuh.net>
Date:   Thu, 16 Feb 2023 01:10:59 +0000
From:   Thomas Weißschuh <linux@...ssschuh.net>
To:     Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>,
        Stefano Stabellini <sstabellini@...nel.org>,
        Oleksandr Tyshchenko <oleksandr_tyshchenko@...m.com>
Cc:     xen-devel@...ts.xenproject.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Thomas Weißschuh <linux@...ssschuh.net>
Subject: [PATCH] xen: sysfs: make kobj_type structure 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 definition to prevent
modification at runtime.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Weißschuh <linux@...ssschuh.net>
---
 drivers/xen/sys-hypervisor.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/xen/sys-hypervisor.c b/drivers/xen/sys-hypervisor.c
index fcb0792f090e..ef62acb354a7 100644
--- a/drivers/xen/sys-hypervisor.c
+++ b/drivers/xen/sys-hypervisor.c
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ static const struct sysfs_ops hyp_sysfs_ops = {
 	.store = hyp_sysfs_store,
 };
 
-static struct kobj_type hyp_sysfs_kobj_type = {
+static const struct kobj_type hyp_sysfs_kobj_type = {
 	.sysfs_ops = &hyp_sysfs_ops,
 };
 

---
base-commit: 033c40a89f55525139fd5b6342281b09b97d05bf
change-id: 20230216-kobj_type-xen-d902500cb4ee

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