Re: [PATCH 1/2] regulator: max77826: Constify struct regulator_desc
From: Iskren Chernev
Date: Mon Sep 09 2024 - 03:49:50 EST
Reviewed-by: Iskren Chernev <iskren.chernev@xxxxxxxxx>
On Sun, Sep 8, 2024 at 2:41 PM Christophe JAILLET
<christophe.jaillet@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> 'struct regulator_desc' is not modified in this driver.
>
> Constifying this structure moves some data to a read-only section, so
> increase overall security, especially when the structure holds some
> function pointers.
>
> On a x86_64, with allmodconfig:
> Before:
> ======
> text data bss dec hex filename
> 3906 5808 16 9730 2602 drivers/regulator/max77826-regulator.o
>
> After:
> =====
> text data bss dec hex filename
> 9218 496 16 9730 2602 drivers/regulator/max77826-regulator.o
>
> Signed-off-by: Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@xxxxxxxxxx>
> --
> Compile tested only
> ---
> drivers/regulator/max77826-regulator.c | 4 ++--
> 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/regulator/max77826-regulator.c b/drivers/regulator/max77826-regulator.c
> index 5590cdf615b7..376e3110c695 100644
> --- a/drivers/regulator/max77826-regulator.c
> +++ b/drivers/regulator/max77826-regulator.c
> @@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ enum max77826_regulators {
>
> struct max77826_regulator_info {
> struct regmap *regmap;
> - struct regulator_desc *rdesc;
> + const struct regulator_desc *rdesc;
> };
>
> static const struct regmap_config max77826_regmap_config = {
> @@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ static const struct regulator_ops max77826_buck_ops = {
> .set_voltage_time_sel = max77826_set_voltage_time_sel,
> };
>
> -static struct regulator_desc max77826_regulators_desc[] = {
> +static const struct regulator_desc max77826_regulators_desc[] = {
> MAX77826_LDO(1, NMOS),
> MAX77826_LDO(2, NMOS),
> MAX77826_LDO(3, NMOS),
> --
> 2.46.0
>