linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] cxl/port: make cxl_bus

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Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2024 08:38:39 -0700
From: Dave Jiang <dave.jiang@...el.com>
To: "Ricardo B. Marliere" <ricardo@...liere.net>,
 Davidlohr Bueso <dave@...olabs.net>,
 Jonathan Cameron <jonathan.cameron@...wei.com>,
 Alison Schofield <alison.schofield@...el.com>,
 Vishal Verma <vishal.l.verma@...el.com>, Ira Weiny <ira.weiny@...el.com>,
 Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>
Cc: linux-cxl@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
 Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] cxl/port: make cxl_bus_type const



On 2/13/24 7:46 AM, Ricardo B. Marliere wrote:
> Since commit d492cc2573a0 ("driver core: device.h: make struct
> bus_type a const *"), the driver core can properly handle constant
> struct bus_type, move the cxl_bus_type  variable to be a constant
> structure as well, placing it into read-only memory which can not be
> modified at runtime.
> 
> Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
> Suggested-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
> Signed-off-by: Ricardo B. Marliere <ricardo@...liere.net>

Reviewed-by: Dave Jiang <dave.jiang@...el.com>
> ---
>  drivers/cxl/core/port.c | 2 +-
>  drivers/cxl/cxl.h       | 2 +-
>  2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/cxl/core/port.c b/drivers/cxl/core/port.c
> index e59d9d37aa65..a73c1d1dd4c4 100644
> --- a/drivers/cxl/core/port.c
> +++ b/drivers/cxl/core/port.c
> @@ -2197,7 +2197,7 @@ static const struct attribute_group *cxl_bus_attribute_groups[] = {
>  	NULL,
>  };
>  
> -struct bus_type cxl_bus_type = {
> +const struct bus_type cxl_bus_type = {
>  	.name = "cxl",
>  	.uevent = cxl_bus_uevent,
>  	.match = cxl_bus_match,
> diff --git a/drivers/cxl/cxl.h b/drivers/cxl/cxl.h
> index b6017c0c57b4..122015f7a558 100644
> --- a/drivers/cxl/cxl.h
> +++ b/drivers/cxl/cxl.h
> @@ -803,7 +803,7 @@ int cxl_dvsec_rr_decode(struct device *dev, int dvsec,
>  
>  bool is_cxl_region(struct device *dev);
>  
> -extern struct bus_type cxl_bus_type;
> +extern const struct bus_type cxl_bus_type;
>  
>  struct cxl_driver {
>  	const char *name;
> 
> ---
> base-commit: 716f4aaa7b48a55c73d632d0657b35342b1fefd7
> change-id: 20240213-bus_cleanup-cxl-ce6b8a16eb0b
> 
> Best regards,