linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 16/29] jfs: move jfs_xattr

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Date:   Tue, 3 Oct 2023 09:54:25 -0500
From:   Dave Kleikamp <dave.kleikamp@...cle.com>
To:     Wedson Almeida Filho <wedsonaf@...il.com>,
        Alexander Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
        Christian Brauner <brauner@...nel.org>,
        linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Wedson Almeida Filho <walmeida@...rosoft.com>,
        jfs-discussion@...ts.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [PATCH 16/29] jfs: move jfs_xattr_handlers to .rodata

On 9/30/23 12:00AM, Wedson Almeida Filho wrote:
> From: Wedson Almeida Filho <walmeida@...rosoft.com>
> 
> This makes it harder for accidental or malicious changes to
> jfs_xattr_handlers at runtime.
> 
> Cc: Dave Kleikamp <shaggy@...nel.org>
> Cc: jfs-discussion@...ts.sourceforge.net
> Signed-off-by: Wedson Almeida Filho <walmeida@...rosoft.com>

Reviewed-by: Dave Kleikamp <dave.kleikamp@...cle.com>

> ---
>   fs/jfs/jfs_xattr.h | 2 +-
>   fs/jfs/xattr.c     | 2 +-
>   2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/fs/jfs/jfs_xattr.h b/fs/jfs/jfs_xattr.h
> index 0d33816d251d..ec67d8554d2c 100644
> --- a/fs/jfs/jfs_xattr.h
> +++ b/fs/jfs/jfs_xattr.h
> @@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ extern int __jfs_setxattr(tid_t, struct inode *, const char *, const void *,
>   extern ssize_t __jfs_getxattr(struct inode *, const char *, void *, size_t);
>   extern ssize_t jfs_listxattr(struct dentry *, char *, size_t);
>   
> -extern const struct xattr_handler *jfs_xattr_handlers[];
> +extern const struct xattr_handler * const jfs_xattr_handlers[];
>   
>   #ifdef CONFIG_JFS_SECURITY
>   extern int jfs_init_security(tid_t, struct inode *, struct inode *,
> diff --git a/fs/jfs/xattr.c b/fs/jfs/xattr.c
> index 931e50018f88..001c900a2b4d 100644
> --- a/fs/jfs/xattr.c
> +++ b/fs/jfs/xattr.c
> @@ -985,7 +985,7 @@ static const struct xattr_handler jfs_trusted_xattr_handler = {
>   	.set = jfs_xattr_set,
>   };
>   
> -const struct xattr_handler *jfs_xattr_handlers[] = {
> +const struct xattr_handler * const jfs_xattr_handlers[] = {
>   	&jfs_os2_xattr_handler,
>   	&jfs_user_xattr_handler,
>   	&jfs_security_xattr_handler,