Functions working with attribute_groups provided by <linux/sysfs.h> work with const attribute_group. These attribute_group structures do not change at runtime so mark them as const.
File size before: text data bss dec hex filename 2033 1448 0 3481 d99 drivers/atm/adummy.o File size after: text data bss dec hex filename 2129 1352 0 3481 d99 drivers/atm/adummy.o This change was made with the help of Coccinelle. Signed-off-by: Amitoj Kaur Chawla <amitoj1...@gmail.com> --- drivers/atm/adummy.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/atm/adummy.c b/drivers/atm/adummy.c index 1fd25e8..da27ddf 100644 --- a/drivers/atm/adummy.c +++ b/drivers/atm/adummy.c @@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ static struct attribute *adummy_attrs[] = { NULL }; -static struct attribute_group adummy_group_attrs = { +static const struct attribute_group adummy_group_attrs = { .name = NULL, /* We want them in dev's root folder */ .attrs = adummy_attrs }; -- 2.7.4