'struct configfs_item_operations' and 'configfs_group_operations' are not
modified in this driver.
Constifying these structures 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:
======
text data bss dec hex filename
100263 37808 2752 140823 22617 drivers/block/null_blk/main.o
After:
=====
text data bss dec hex filename
100423 37648 2752 140823 22617 drivers/block/null_blk/main.o
Signed-off-by: Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@wanadoo.fr>
Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk>
null_free_dev(dev);
}
-static struct configfs_item_operations nullb_device_ops = {
+static const struct configfs_item_operations nullb_device_ops = {
.release = nullb_device_release,
};
NULL,
};
-static struct configfs_group_operations nullb_group_ops = {
+static const struct configfs_group_operations nullb_group_ops = {
.make_group = nullb_group_make_group,
.drop_item = nullb_group_drop_item,
};