'struct scmi_transport_ops' 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 6907 680 48 7635 1dd3 drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/transports/optee.o After: ===== text data bss dec hex filename 6987 576 48 7611 1dbb drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/transports/optee.o Signed-off-by: Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@xxxxxxxxxx> --- Compile tested only --- drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/transports/optee.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/transports/optee.c b/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/transports/optee.c index 3949a877e17d..dc0f46340153 100644 --- a/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/transports/optee.c +++ b/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/transports/optee.c @@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ static void scmi_optee_mark_txdone(struct scmi_chan_info *cinfo, int ret, mutex_unlock(&channel->mu); } -static struct scmi_transport_ops scmi_optee_ops = { +static const struct scmi_transport_ops scmi_optee_ops = { .chan_available = scmi_optee_chan_available, .chan_setup = scmi_optee_chan_setup, .chan_free = scmi_optee_chan_free, -- 2.50.1