Re: [PATCH net-next] net/9p/usbg: Constify struct configfs_item_operations

Dominique Martinet <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.linux.kernel,gmane.linux.kernel.janitors
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Christophe JAILLET wrote on Sat, May 16, 2026 at 11:08:28AM +0200:
> 'struct configfs_item_operations' 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:
> ======
>    text	   data	    bss	    dec	    hex	filename
>   25167	   9336	    256	  34759	   87c7	net/9p/trans_usbg.o
> 
> After:
> =====
>    text	   data	    bss	    dec	    hex	filename
>   25231	   9272	    256	  34759	   87c7	net/9p/trans_usbg.o
> 
> Signed-off-by: Christophe JAILLET <[email protected]>

Thanks, this makes sense -- I've picked it up in the 9p tree

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Dominique
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