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

From: Christophe JAILLET

Date: Mon May 25 2026 - 08:27:34 EST


'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 <christophe.jaillet@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
Compile tested only.
---
drivers/net/netconsole.c | 8 ++++----
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/netconsole.c b/drivers/net/netconsole.c
index d804d44af87c..8ecc2c71c699 100644
--- a/drivers/net/netconsole.c
+++ b/drivers/net/netconsole.c
@@ -1264,7 +1264,7 @@ static void userdatum_release(struct config_item *item)
kfree(to_userdatum(item));
}

-static struct configfs_item_operations userdatum_ops = {
+static const struct configfs_item_operations userdatum_ops = {
.release = userdatum_release,
};

@@ -1319,7 +1319,7 @@ static struct configfs_attribute *userdata_attrs[] = {
NULL,
};

-static struct configfs_group_operations userdata_ops = {
+static const struct configfs_group_operations userdata_ops = {
.make_item = userdatum_make_item,
.drop_item = userdatum_drop,
};
@@ -1370,7 +1370,7 @@ static void netconsole_target_release(struct config_item *item)
kfree(nt);
}

-static struct configfs_item_operations netconsole_target_item_ops = {
+static const struct configfs_item_operations netconsole_target_item_ops = {
.release = netconsole_target_release,
};

@@ -1480,7 +1480,7 @@ static void drop_netconsole_target(struct config_group *group,
config_item_put(&nt->group.cg_item);
}

-static struct configfs_group_operations netconsole_subsys_group_ops = {
+static const struct configfs_group_operations netconsole_subsys_group_ops = {
.make_group = make_netconsole_target,
.drop_item = drop_netconsole_target,
};
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2.54.0