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

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Date:   Thu, 16 Feb 2023 01:12:25 +0000
From:   Thomas Weißschuh <linux@...ssschuh.net>
To:     Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@...gle.com>
Cc:     linux-pci@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Thomas Weißschuh <linux@...ssschuh.net>
Subject: [PATCH] PCI/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/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>