Re: [PATCH net-next] netconsole: Constify struct configfs_item_operations and configfs_group_operations

Breno Leitao <[email protected]>
Newsgroups org.kernel.vger.kernel-janitors,org.kernel.vger.linux-kernel,org.kernel.vger.netdev
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On Mon, May 25, 2026 at 02:23:00PM +0000, Christophe JAILLET wrote:
> '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, as an example:
> Before:
> ======
>    text	   data	    bss	    dec	    hex	filename
>   64259	  24272	    608	  89139	  15c33	drivers/net/netconsole.o
> 
> After:
> =====
>    text	   data	    bss	    dec	    hex	filename
>   64579	  23952	    608	  89139	  15c33	drivers/net/netconsole.o
> 
> Signed-off-by: Christophe JAILLET <[email protected]>

Reviewed-by: Breno Leitao <[email protected]>
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