linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 5/5] tty: make tty_class a static const structure

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Message-ID: <00c3f7a5-6948-995a-9254-115f57cddbcb@kernel.org>
Date:   Mon, 3 Apr 2023 07:47:54 +0200
From:   Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@...nel.org>
To:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     rafael@...nel.org,
        Ilpo Järvinen <ilpo.jarvinen@...ux.intel.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 5/5] tty: make tty_class a static const structure

On 02. 04. 23, 19:58, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> Now that the driver core allows for struct class to be in read-only
> memory, move the tty_class structure to be declared at build time
> placing it into read-only memory, instead of having to be dynamically
> allocated at boot time.
> 
> Cc: Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@...nel.org>
> Cc: "Ilpo Järvinen" <ilpo.jarvinen@...ux.intel.com>
> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
> ---
> Jiri and Ilpo, this is part of the larger driver-core changes to make it
> possible to move struct class into read-only memory and is used as proof
> that this all works properly.  I'll take it throught the driver-core
> tree as it shoudn't conflict with any tty.git changes.

FWIW

Reviewed-by: Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@...nel.org>

thanks,
-- 
js
suse labs