linux-kernel - [PATCH 1/2] RDMA/hfi1: Constify 'struct bin

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Message-Id: <20250114-sysfs-const-bin_attr-infiniband-v1-1-397aaa94d453@weissschuh.net>
Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2025 22:32:13 +0100
From: Thomas Weißschuh <linux@...ssschuh.net>
To: Dennis Dalessandro <dennis.dalessandro@...nelisnetworks.com>, 
 Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@...pe.ca>, Leon Romanovsky <leon@...nel.org>
Cc: linux-rdma@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, 
 Thomas Weißschuh <linux@...ssschuh.net>
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] RDMA/hfi1: 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/infiniband/hw/hfi1/sysfs.c | 14 +++++++-------
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/sysfs.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/sysfs.c
index d62ba5fdd80c876eedf572bde408131202548e9d..d94216c7d576f6418140e0d096314633aa42ab3b 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/sysfs.c
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ static struct hfi1_pportdata *hfi1_get_pportdata_kobj(struct kobject *kobj)
  * Congestion control table size followed by table entries
  */
 static ssize_t cc_table_bin_read(struct file *filp, struct kobject *kobj,
-				 struct bin_attribute *bin_attr, char *buf,
-				 loff_t pos, size_t count)
+				 const struct bin_attribute *bin_attr,
+				 char *buf, loff_t pos, size_t count)
 {
 	int ret;
 	struct hfi1_pportdata *ppd = hfi1_get_pportdata_kobj(kobj);
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ static ssize_t cc_table_bin_read(struct file *filp, struct kobject *kobj,
 
 	return count;
 }
-static BIN_ATTR_RO(cc_table_bin, PAGE_SIZE);
+static const BIN_ATTR_RO(cc_table_bin, PAGE_SIZE);
 
 /*
  * Congestion settings: port control, control map and an array of 16
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ static BIN_ATTR_RO(cc_table_bin, PAGE_SIZE);
  * trigger threshold and the minimum injection rate delay.
  */
 static ssize_t cc_setting_bin_read(struct file *filp, struct kobject *kobj,
-				   struct bin_attribute *bin_attr,
+				   const struct bin_attribute *bin_attr,
 				   char *buf, loff_t pos, size_t count)
 {
 	struct hfi1_pportdata *ppd = hfi1_get_pportdata_kobj(kobj);
@@ -93,9 +93,9 @@ static ssize_t cc_setting_bin_read(struct file *filp, struct kobject *kobj,
 
 	return count;
 }
-static BIN_ATTR_RO(cc_setting_bin, PAGE_SIZE);
+static const BIN_ATTR_RO(cc_setting_bin, PAGE_SIZE);
 
-static struct bin_attribute *port_cc_bin_attributes[] = {
+static const struct bin_attribute *const port_cc_bin_attributes[] = {
 	&bin_attr_cc_setting_bin,
 	&bin_attr_cc_table_bin,
 	NULL
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ static struct attribute *port_cc_attributes[] = {
 static const struct attribute_group port_cc_group = {
 	.name = "CCMgtA",
 	.attrs = port_cc_attributes,
-	.bin_attrs = port_cc_bin_attributes,
+	.bin_attrs_new = port_cc_bin_attributes,
 };
 
 /* Start sc2vl */

-- 
2.48.0