linux-kernel - [PATCH 7/9] misc: eeprom/idt_89hpesx: Constify 'struct bin

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Message-Id: <20241216-sysfs-const-bin_attr-misc-drivers-v1-7-d50ff7b21367@weissschuh.net>
Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2024 12:33:02 +0100
From: Thomas Weißschuh <linux@...ssschuh.net>
To: Frederic Barrat <fbarrat@...ux.ibm.com>, 
 Andrew Donnellan <ajd@...ux.ibm.com>, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>, 
 Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc: linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, 
 Thomas Weißschuh <linux@...ssschuh.net>
Subject: [PATCH 7/9] misc: eeprom/idt_89hpesx: Constify 'struct
 bin_attribute'

The sysfs core now allows instances of 'struct bin_attribute' to be
moved into read-only memory. Make use of that to protect them against
accidental or malicious modifications.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Weißschuh <linux@...ssschuh.net>
---
 drivers/misc/eeprom/idt_89hpesx.c | 6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/misc/eeprom/idt_89hpesx.c b/drivers/misc/eeprom/idt_89hpesx.c
index 43421fe37d338874ff1c2949497c64ebf0143106..1fc632ebf22f560088084519e5ad8e8b37958368 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/eeprom/idt_89hpesx.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/eeprom/idt_89hpesx.c
@@ -847,7 +847,7 @@ static int idt_csr_read(struct idt_89hpesx_dev *pdev, u16 csraddr, u32 *data)
  * @count:	Number of bytes to write
  */
 static ssize_t eeprom_write(struct file *filp, struct kobject *kobj,
-			    struct bin_attribute *attr,
+			    const struct bin_attribute *attr,
 			    char *buf, loff_t off, size_t count)
 {
 	struct idt_89hpesx_dev *pdev;
@@ -871,7 +871,7 @@ static ssize_t eeprom_write(struct file *filp, struct kobject *kobj,
  * @count:	Number of bytes to write
  */
 static ssize_t eeprom_read(struct file *filp, struct kobject *kobj,
-			   struct bin_attribute *attr,
+			   const struct bin_attribute *attr,
 			   char *buf, loff_t off, size_t count)
 {
 	struct idt_89hpesx_dev *pdev;
@@ -1017,7 +1017,7 @@ static ssize_t idt_dbgfs_csr_read(struct file *filep, char __user *ubuf,
  * NOTE Size will be changed in compliance with OF node. EEPROM attribute will
  * be read-only as well if the corresponding flag is specified in OF node.
  */
-static BIN_ATTR_RW(eeprom, EEPROM_DEF_SIZE);
+static const BIN_ATTR_RW(eeprom, EEPROM_DEF_SIZE);
 
 /*
  * csr_dbgfs_ops - CSR debugfs-node read/write operations

-- 
2.47.1