linux-kernel - [tip: ras/core] x86/MCE/AMD: Make kobj

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Date:   Mon, 06 Mar 2023 09:12:15 -0000
From:   tip-bot2 for Thomas Weißschuh 
        <tip-bot2@...utronix.de>
To:     linux-tip-commits@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     linux@...ssschuh.net, "Borislav Petkov (AMD)" <bp@...en8.de>,
        x86@...nel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [tip: ras/core] x86/MCE/AMD: Make kobj_type structure constant

The following commit has been merged into the ras/core branch of tip:

Commit-ID:     7214b32b6f4c6c1385a52f2e3a7107f28349f505
Gitweb:        https://git.kernel.org/tip/7214b32b6f4c6c1385a52f2e3a7107f28349f505
Author:        Thomas Weißschuh <linux@...ssschuh.net>
AuthorDate:    Fri, 17 Feb 2023 03:20:05 
Committer:     Borislav Petkov (AMD) <bp@...en8.de>
CommitterDate: Mon, 06 Mar 2023 09:57:27 +01:00

x86/MCE/AMD: Make kobj_type structure constant

Since

  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>
Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov (AMD) <bp@...en8.de>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20230217-kobj_type-mce-amd-v1-1-40ef94816444@weissschuh.net
---
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/amd.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/amd.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/amd.c
index 23c5072..4881893 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/amd.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/amd.c
@@ -1029,7 +1029,7 @@ static const struct sysfs_ops threshold_ops = {
 
 static void threshold_block_release(struct kobject *kobj);
 
-static struct kobj_type threshold_ktype = {
+static const struct kobj_type threshold_ktype = {
 	.sysfs_ops		= &threshold_ops,
 	.default_groups		= default_groups,
 	.release		= threshold_block_release,