Re: [PATCH] block/rnbd: Constify struct kobj_type

From: Jens Axboe
Date: Tue Jul 09 2024 - 13:53:01 EST



On Mon, 08 Jul 2024 20:11:30 +0200, Christophe JAILLET wrote:
> 'struct kobj_type' is not modified in this driver. It is only used with
> kobject_init_and_add() which takes a "const struct kobj_type *" parameter.
>
> Constifying this structure moves some data to a read-only section, so
> increase overall security.
>
> On a x86_64, with allmodconfig, as an example:
> Before:
> ======
> text data bss dec hex filename
> 4082 792 8 4882 1312 drivers/block/rnbd/rnbd-srv-sysfs.o
>
> [...]

Applied, thanks!

[1/1] block/rnbd: Constify struct kobj_type
commit: e4eaca5e30c55c83c547974188afc2b2d02d4f0c

Best regards,
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Jens Axboe