[PATCH] rcuscale: Constify struct rcu_scale_ops

From: Christophe JAILLET

Date: Sat Nov 07 2026 - 16:02:56 EST


'struct rcu_scale_ops' is 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:
Before:
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text data bss dec hex filename
45585 24946 2816 73347 11e83 kernel/rcu/rcuscale.o

After:
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text data bss dec hex filename
46545 23986 2816 73347 11e83 kernel/rcu/rcuscale.o

Signed-off-by: Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
Compile tested only.
---
kernel/rcu/rcuscale.c | 18 +++++++++---------
1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/rcu/rcuscale.c b/kernel/rcu/rcuscale.c
index 1097ec15879c..522f7bc2e693 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/rcuscale.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/rcuscale.c
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ struct rcu_scale_ops {
const char *name;
};

-static struct rcu_scale_ops *cur_ops;
+static const struct rcu_scale_ops *cur_ops;

/*
* Definitions for rcu scalability testing.
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ static void rcu_sync_scale_init(void)
{
}

-static struct rcu_scale_ops rcu_ops = {
+static const struct rcu_scale_ops rcu_ops = {
.ptype = RCU_FLAVOR,
.init = rcu_sync_scale_init,
.readlock = rcu_scale_read_lock,
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ static void srcu_scale_synchronize_expedited(void)
synchronize_srcu_expedited(srcu_ctlp);
}

-static struct rcu_scale_ops srcu_ops = {
+static const struct rcu_scale_ops srcu_ops = {
.ptype = SRCU_FLAVOR,
.init = rcu_sync_scale_init,
.readlock = srcu_scale_read_lock,
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ static void srcu_sync_scale_cleanup(void)
cleanup_srcu_struct(srcu_ctlp);
}

-static struct rcu_scale_ops srcud_ops = {
+static const struct rcu_scale_ops srcud_ops = {
.ptype = SRCU_FLAVOR,
.init = srcu_sync_scale_init,
.cleanup = srcu_sync_scale_cleanup,
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ static void rcu_tasks_scale_stats(void)
rcu_tasks_torture_stats_print(scale_type, SCALE_FLAG);
}

-static struct rcu_scale_ops tasks_ops = {
+static const struct rcu_scale_ops tasks_ops = {
.ptype = RCU_TASKS_FLAVOR,
.init = rcu_sync_scale_init,
.readlock = tasks_scale_read_lock,
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ static void rcu_tasks_rude_scale_stats(void)
rcu_tasks_rude_torture_stats_print(scale_type, SCALE_FLAG);
}

-static struct rcu_scale_ops tasks_rude_ops = {
+static const struct rcu_scale_ops tasks_rude_ops = {
.ptype = RCU_TASKS_RUDE_FLAVOR,
.init = rcu_sync_scale_init,
.readlock = tasks_rude_scale_read_lock,
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ static void tasks_trace_scale_read_unlock(int idx)
rcu_read_unlock_trace();
}

-static struct rcu_scale_ops tasks_tracing_ops = {
+static const struct rcu_scale_ops tasks_tracing_ops = {
.ptype = RCU_TASKS_FLAVOR,
.init = rcu_sync_scale_init,
.readlock = tasks_trace_scale_read_lock,
@@ -693,7 +693,7 @@ rcu_scale_writer(void *arg)
}

static void
-rcu_scale_print_module_parms(struct rcu_scale_ops *cur_ops, const char *tag)
+rcu_scale_print_module_parms(const struct rcu_scale_ops *cur_ops, const char *tag)
{
pr_alert("%s" SCALE_FLAG
"--- %s: gp_async=%d gp_async_max=%d gp_exp=%d holdoff=%d minruntime=%d nreaders=%d nwriters=%d nexp=%d exp_interval=%d writer_holdoff=%d writer_holdoff_jiffies=%d verbose=%d shutdown_secs=%d\n",
@@ -1109,7 +1109,7 @@ rcu_scale_init(void)
int firsterr = 0;
long i;
long j;
- static struct rcu_scale_ops *scale_ops[] = {
+ static const struct rcu_scale_ops *scale_ops[] = {
&rcu_ops, &srcu_ops, &srcud_ops, TASKS_OPS TASKS_RUDE_OPS TASKS_TRACING_OPS
};

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