netdev - Re: [PATCH v2 3/3] staging: rtl8192e: Constify struct lib80211_crypto

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Message-ID: <2024081310-sepia-jargon-98f9@gregkh>
Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2024 10:53:19 +0200
From: Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To: Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@...adoo.fr>
Cc: stas.yakovlev@...il.com, kvalo@...nel.org, davem@...emloft.net,
	edumazet@...gle.com, kuba@...nel.org, pabeni@...hat.com,
	johannes@...solutions.net, linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 3/3] staging: rtl8192e: Constify struct
 lib80211_crypto_ops

On Mon, Aug 05, 2024 at 08:40:39AM +0200, Christophe JAILLET wrote:
> Now that functions in lib80211 handle "const struct lib80211_crypto_ops",
> some structure can be constified as well.
> 
> Constifying these structures moves some data to a read-only section, so
> increase overall security.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@...adoo.fr>
> ---
> Compile tested only.

Acked-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>