linux-kernel - [PATCH] padata: Make kobj

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Message-Id: <20230217-kobj_type-padata-v1-1-e70b6cab4875@weissschuh.net>
Date:   Fri, 17 Feb 2023 03:17:49 +0000
From:   Thomas Weißschuh <linux@...ssschuh.net>
To:     Steffen Klassert <steffen.klassert@...unet.com>,
        Daniel Jordan <daniel.m.jordan@...cle.com>
Cc:     linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Thomas Weißschuh <linux@...ssschuh.net>
Subject: [PATCH] padata: 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>
---
 kernel/padata.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/kernel/padata.c b/kernel/padata.c
index e007b8a4b738..106d08ee9ce2 100644
--- a/kernel/padata.c
+++ b/kernel/padata.c
@@ -967,7 +967,7 @@ static const struct sysfs_ops padata_sysfs_ops = {
 	.store = padata_sysfs_store,
 };
 
-static struct kobj_type padata_attr_type = {
+static const struct kobj_type padata_attr_type = {
 	.sysfs_ops = &padata_sysfs_ops,
 	.default_groups = padata_default_groups,
 	.release = padata_sysfs_release,

---
base-commit: 3ac88fa4605ec98e545fb3ad0154f575fda2de5f
change-id: 20230217-kobj_type-padata-288edceca728

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