Re: [PATCH] xen/usb: Constify struct hc_driver

[Jürgen Groß]

On 26.10.25 11:51, Christophe JAILLET wrote:
> 'struct hc_driver' is not modified in this driver.
>
> Constifying this structure 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
>    52065	  23176	    256	  75497	  126e9	drivers/usb/host/xen-hcd.o
>
> After:
> =====
>     text	   data	    bss	    dec	    hex	filename
>    52897	  22344	    256	  75497	  126e9	drivers/usb/host/xen-hcd.o
>
> Signed-off-by: Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@xxxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Juergen Gross <jgross@xxxxxxxx>


Juergen

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