[PATCH] dibs: change dibs_class to a const struct

From: Jori Koolstra

Date: Mon Mar 02 2026 - 11:36:31 EST


The class_create() call has been deprecated in favor of class_register()
as the driver core now allows for a struct class to be in read-only
memory. Change dibs_class to be a const struct class and drop the
class_create() call.

Suggested-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Jori Koolstra <jkoolstra@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/dibs/dibs_main.c | 14 ++++++++------
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/dibs/dibs_main.c b/drivers/dibs/dibs_main.c
index f1816361b74d..14c3e2d84902 100644
--- a/drivers/dibs/dibs_main.c
+++ b/drivers/dibs/dibs_main.c
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@
MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Direct Internal Buffer Sharing class");
MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");

-static struct class *dibs_class;
+static const struct class dibs_class = {
+ .name = "dibs",
+};

/* use an array rather a list for fast mapping: */
static struct dibs_client *clients[MAX_DIBS_CLIENTS];
@@ -137,7 +139,7 @@ struct dibs_dev *dibs_dev_alloc(void)
if (!dibs)
return dibs;
dibs->dev.release = dibs_dev_release;
- dibs->dev.class = dibs_class;
+ dibs->dev.class = &dibs_class;
device_initialize(&dibs->dev);

return dibs;
@@ -253,9 +255,9 @@ static int __init dibs_init(void)
{
int rc;

- dibs_class = class_create("dibs");
- if (IS_ERR(dibs_class))
- return PTR_ERR(dibs_class);
+ rc = class_register(&dibs_class);
+ if (rc)
+ return rc;

rc = dibs_loopback_init();
if (rc)
@@ -267,7 +269,7 @@ static int __init dibs_init(void)
static void __exit dibs_exit(void)
{
dibs_loopback_exit();
- class_destroy(dibs_class);
+ class_unregister(&dibs_class);
}

subsys_initcall(dibs_init);

base-commit: d466c332e106fe666d1e2f5a24d08e308bebbfa1
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2.53.0