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* [PATCH v2] staging: greybus: Constify static struct kobj_type gb_audio_module_type
@ 2024-03-14  6:52 Ayush Tiwari
  2024-03-14  7:39 ` Julia Lawall
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 2+ messages in thread
From: Ayush Tiwari @ 2024-03-14  6:52 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Larry.Finger, florian.c.schilhabel, gregkh, linux-kernel, linux-staging
  Cc: outreachy

Constify static struct kobj_type gb_audio_module_type to prevent
modification of data shared across many instances, ensuring that the
structure's usage is consistent and predictable throughout the driver
and allows the compiler to place it in read-only memory.

Signed-off-by: Ayush Tiwari <ayushtiw0110@gmail.com>
---

Changes in v2: incorporated changes in commit message as suggested by
Alison

 drivers/staging/greybus/audio_manager_module.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/staging/greybus/audio_manager_module.c b/drivers/staging/greybus/audio_manager_module.c
index 5f9dcbdbc191..4a4dfb42f50f 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/greybus/audio_manager_module.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/greybus/audio_manager_module.c
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ static struct attribute *gb_audio_module_default_attrs[] = {
 };
 ATTRIBUTE_GROUPS(gb_audio_module_default);
 
-static struct kobj_type gb_audio_module_type = {
+static const struct kobj_type gb_audio_module_type = {
 	.sysfs_ops = &gb_audio_module_sysfs_ops,
 	.release = gb_audio_module_release,
 	.default_groups = gb_audio_module_default_groups,
-- 
2.40.1


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* Re: [PATCH v2] staging: greybus: Constify static struct kobj_type gb_audio_module_type
  2024-03-14  6:52 [PATCH v2] staging: greybus: Constify static struct kobj_type gb_audio_module_type Ayush Tiwari
@ 2024-03-14  7:39 ` Julia Lawall
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 2+ messages in thread
From: Julia Lawall @ 2024-03-14  7:39 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Ayush Tiwari
  Cc: Larry.Finger, florian.c.schilhabel, gregkh, linux-kernel,
	linux-staging, outreachy



On Thu, 14 Mar 2024, Ayush Tiwari wrote:

> Constify static struct kobj_type gb_audio_module_type to prevent
> modification of data shared across many instances, ensuring that the
> structure's usage is consistent and predictable throughout the driver
> and allows the compiler to place it in read-only memory.

It would be helpful for the log message to include some hints about what
you have done to verify that the change is correct.

julia

>
> Signed-off-by: Ayush Tiwari <ayushtiw0110@gmail.com>
> ---
>
> Changes in v2: incorporated changes in commit message as suggested by
> Alison
>
>  drivers/staging/greybus/audio_manager_module.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/greybus/audio_manager_module.c b/drivers/staging/greybus/audio_manager_module.c
> index 5f9dcbdbc191..4a4dfb42f50f 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/greybus/audio_manager_module.c
> +++ b/drivers/staging/greybus/audio_manager_module.c
> @@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ static struct attribute *gb_audio_module_default_attrs[] = {
>  };
>  ATTRIBUTE_GROUPS(gb_audio_module_default);
>
> -static struct kobj_type gb_audio_module_type = {
> +static const struct kobj_type gb_audio_module_type = {
>  	.sysfs_ops = &gb_audio_module_sysfs_ops,
>  	.release = gb_audio_module_release,
>  	.default_groups = gb_audio_module_default_groups,
> --
> 2.40.1
>
>
>

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