'struct tty_ldisc_ops' is not modified in this driver.
Constifying this structure moves some data to a read-only section, so
increases overall security, especially when the structure holds some
function pointers.
On a x86_64, with allmodconfig:
Before:
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text data bss dec hex filename
11454 3352 256 15062 3ad6 net/nfc/nci/uart.o
After:
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text data bss dec hex filename
11646 3160 256 15062 3ad6 net/nfc/nci/uart.o
Signed-off-by: Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@wanadoo.fr>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/c756755a72cdfde2877a18ddee01eaa4f633c220.1778443960.git.christophe.jaillet@wanadoo.fr
Signed-off-by: David Heidelberg <david@ixit.cz>
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nci_uart_set_config);
-static struct tty_ldisc_ops nci_uart_ldisc = {
+static const struct tty_ldisc_ops nci_uart_ldisc = {
.owner = THIS_MODULE,
.num = N_NCI,
.name = "n_nci",