'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:
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text data bss dec hex filename
5037 1528 64 6629 19e5 drivers/iio/industrialio-sw-device.o
5509 1528 64 7101 1bbd drivers/iio/industrialio-sw-trigger.o
After:
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text data bss dec hex filename
5133 1432 64 6629 19e5 drivers/iio/industrialio-sw-device.o
5605 1432 64 7101 1bbd drivers/iio/industrialio-sw-trigger.o
Signed-off-by: Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@wanadoo.fr>
Signed-off-by: Jonathan Cameron <Jonathan.Cameron@huawei.com>
config_item_put(item);
}
-static struct configfs_group_operations device_ops = {
+static const struct configfs_group_operations device_ops = {
.make_group = &device_make_group,
.drop_item = &device_drop_group,
};
config_item_put(item);
}
-static struct configfs_group_operations trigger_ops = {
+static const struct configfs_group_operations trigger_ops = {
.make_group = &trigger_make_group,
.drop_item = &trigger_drop_group,
};