Re: [PATCH] cpuidle: sysfs: make kobj_type structures constant

From: Rafael J. Wysocki
Date: Thu Feb 09 2023 - 15:06:05 EST


On Tue, Feb 7, 2023 at 8:55 PM Thomas Weißschuh <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Since commit ee6d3dd4ed48 ("driver core: make kobj_type constant.")
> the driver core allows the usage of const struct kobj_type.
>
> Take advantage of this to constify the structure definitions to prevent
> modification at runtime.
>
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Weißschuh <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/cpuidle/sysfs.c | 6 +++---
> 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/cpuidle/sysfs.c b/drivers/cpuidle/sysfs.c
> index 2b496a53cbca..48948b171749 100644
> --- a/drivers/cpuidle/sysfs.c
> +++ b/drivers/cpuidle/sysfs.c
> @@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ static void cpuidle_sysfs_release(struct kobject *kobj)
> complete(&kdev->kobj_unregister);
> }
>
> -static struct kobj_type ktype_cpuidle = {
> +static const struct kobj_type ktype_cpuidle = {
> .sysfs_ops = &cpuidle_sysfs_ops,
> .release = cpuidle_sysfs_release,
> };
> @@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ static void cpuidle_state_sysfs_release(struct kobject *kobj)
> complete(&state_obj->kobj_unregister);
> }
>
> -static struct kobj_type ktype_state_cpuidle = {
> +static const struct kobj_type ktype_state_cpuidle = {
> .sysfs_ops = &cpuidle_state_sysfs_ops,
> .default_groups = cpuidle_state_default_groups,
> .release = cpuidle_state_sysfs_release,
> @@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ static struct attribute *cpuidle_driver_default_attrs[] = {
> };
> ATTRIBUTE_GROUPS(cpuidle_driver_default);
>
> -static struct kobj_type ktype_driver_cpuidle = {
> +static const struct kobj_type ktype_driver_cpuidle = {
> .sysfs_ops = &cpuidle_driver_sysfs_ops,
> .default_groups = cpuidle_driver_default_groups,
> .release = cpuidle_driver_sysfs_release,
>
> ---

Applied as 6.3 material, thanks!