'struct kobj_type' is not modified. It is only used in kobject_init()
which takes a 'const struct kobj_type *ktype' parameter.
Constifying this structure moves some data to a read-only section,
so increase over all security.
On a x86_64, compiled with ppc64 defconfig:
Before:
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text data bss dec hex filename
1885 368 16 2269 8dd arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/vas-sysfs.o
After:
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text data bss dec hex filename
1981 272 16 2269 8dd arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/vas-sysfs.o
Signed-off-by: Huang Xiaojia <huangxiaojia2@huawei.com>
Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman <mpe@ellerman.id.au>
Link: https://msgid.link/20240826150957.3500237-3-huangxiaojia2@huawei.com
.store = vas_type_store,
};
-static struct kobj_type vas_def_attr_type = {
+static const struct kobj_type vas_def_attr_type = {
.release = vas_type_release,
.sysfs_ops = &vas_sysfs_ops,
.default_groups = vas_def_capab_groups,
};
-static struct kobj_type vas_qos_attr_type = {
+static const struct kobj_type vas_qos_attr_type = {
.release = vas_type_release,
.sysfs_ops = &vas_sysfs_ops,
.default_groups = vas_qos_capab_groups,