[PATCH v2 5/5] driver core: Constify core device attributes
From: Thomas Weißschuh
Date: Mon May 04 2026 - 01:34:31 EST
To make sure these attributes are not modified by accident or by an
attacker, move them to read-only memory.
Signed-off-by: Thomas Weißschuh <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/base/core.c | 38 +++++++++++++++++++-------------------
1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/base/core.c b/drivers/base/core.c
index 6e2ee6d55a0b..08f832c2846f 100644
--- a/drivers/base/core.c
+++ b/drivers/base/core.c
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ void device_pm_move_to_tail(struct device *dev)
#define to_devlink(dev) container_of((dev), struct device_link, link_dev)
static ssize_t status_show(struct device *dev,
- struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
+ const struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
{
const char *output;
@@ -452,10 +452,10 @@ static ssize_t status_show(struct device *dev,
return sysfs_emit(buf, "%s\n", output);
}
-static DEVICE_ATTR_RO(status);
+static const DEVICE_ATTR_RO(status);
static ssize_t auto_remove_on_show(struct device *dev,
- struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
+ const struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
{
struct device_link *link = to_devlink(dev);
const char *output;
@@ -469,27 +469,27 @@ static ssize_t auto_remove_on_show(struct device *dev,
return sysfs_emit(buf, "%s\n", output);
}
-static DEVICE_ATTR_RO(auto_remove_on);
+static const DEVICE_ATTR_RO(auto_remove_on);
static ssize_t runtime_pm_show(struct device *dev,
- struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
+ const struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
{
struct device_link *link = to_devlink(dev);
return sysfs_emit(buf, "%d\n", device_link_test(link, DL_FLAG_PM_RUNTIME));
}
-static DEVICE_ATTR_RO(runtime_pm);
+static const DEVICE_ATTR_RO(runtime_pm);
static ssize_t sync_state_only_show(struct device *dev,
- struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
+ const struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
{
struct device_link *link = to_devlink(dev);
return sysfs_emit(buf, "%d\n", device_link_test(link, DL_FLAG_SYNC_STATE_ONLY));
}
-static DEVICE_ATTR_RO(sync_state_only);
+static const DEVICE_ATTR_RO(sync_state_only);
-static struct attribute *devlink_attrs[] = {
+static const struct attribute *const devlink_attrs[] = {
&dev_attr_status.attr,
&dev_attr_auto_remove_on.attr,
&dev_attr_runtime_pm.attr,
@@ -1233,7 +1233,7 @@ static void device_link_drop_managed(struct device_link *link)
}
static ssize_t waiting_for_supplier_show(struct device *dev,
- struct device_attribute *attr,
+ const struct device_attribute *attr,
char *buf)
{
bool val;
@@ -1244,7 +1244,7 @@ static ssize_t waiting_for_supplier_show(struct device *dev,
device_unlock(dev);
return sysfs_emit(buf, "%u\n", val);
}
-static DEVICE_ATTR_RO(waiting_for_supplier);
+static const DEVICE_ATTR_RO(waiting_for_supplier);
/**
* device_links_force_bind - Prepares device to be force bound
@@ -2726,7 +2726,7 @@ static const struct kset_uevent_ops device_uevent_ops = {
.uevent = dev_uevent,
};
-static ssize_t uevent_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
+static ssize_t uevent_show(struct device *dev, const struct device_attribute *attr,
char *buf)
{
struct kobject *top_kobj;
@@ -2769,7 +2769,7 @@ static ssize_t uevent_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
return len;
}
-static ssize_t uevent_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
+static ssize_t uevent_store(struct device *dev, const struct device_attribute *attr,
const char *buf, size_t count)
{
int rc;
@@ -2783,9 +2783,9 @@ static ssize_t uevent_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
return count;
}
-static DEVICE_ATTR_RW(uevent);
+static const DEVICE_ATTR_RW(uevent);
-static ssize_t online_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
+static ssize_t online_show(struct device *dev, const struct device_attribute *attr,
char *buf)
{
bool val;
@@ -2796,7 +2796,7 @@ static ssize_t online_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
return sysfs_emit(buf, "%u\n", val);
}
-static ssize_t online_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
+static ssize_t online_store(struct device *dev, const struct device_attribute *attr,
const char *buf, size_t count)
{
bool val;
@@ -2814,9 +2814,9 @@ static ssize_t online_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
unlock_device_hotplug();
return ret < 0 ? ret : count;
}
-static DEVICE_ATTR_RW(online);
+static const DEVICE_ATTR_RW(online);
-static ssize_t removable_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
+static ssize_t removable_show(struct device *dev, const struct device_attribute *attr,
char *buf)
{
const char *loc;
@@ -2833,7 +2833,7 @@ static ssize_t removable_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
}
return sysfs_emit(buf, "%s\n", loc);
}
-static DEVICE_ATTR_RO(removable);
+static const DEVICE_ATTR_RO(removable);
int device_add_groups(struct device *dev,
const struct attribute_group *const *groups)
--
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