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 27981 5489 480 33950 849e drivers/block/loop.o File size after: text data bss dec hex filename 28320 5421 480 34221 85ad drivers/block/loop.o This change was made with the help of Coccinelle. Signed-off-by: Amitoj Kaur Chawla <[email protected]> --- drivers/block/loop.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/block/loop.c b/drivers/block/loop.c index ef83349..a7f35a0 100644 --- a/drivers/block/loop.c +++ b/drivers/block/loop.c @@ -798,7 +798,7 @@ static struct attribute *loop_attrs[] = { NULL, }; -static struct attribute_group loop_attribute_group = { +static const struct attribute_group loop_attribute_group = { .name = "loop", .attrs= loop_attrs, }; -- 2.7.4
