| Message ID | b98c3fa7072bf519ce8a9bc771e9d18c091b3509.1725778305.git.christophe.jaillet@wanadoo.fr |
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| State | New |
| Headers | show |
| Series | i2c: virtio: Constify struct i2c_algorithm and struct virtio_device_id | expand |
Hi Christophe, On Sun, Sep 08, 2024 at 08:52:07AM GMT, Christophe JAILLET wrote: > 'struct i2c_algorithm' and 'struct virtio_device_id' are not modified in > this driver. > > Constifying this structure moves some data to a read-only section, so > increase overall security, especially when the structure holds some > function pointers, which is the case for struct i2c_algorithm. > > On a x86_64, with allmodconfig: > Before: > ====== > text data bss dec hex filename > 6663 568 16 7247 1c4f drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-virtio.o > > After: > ===== > text data bss dec hex filename > 6735 472 16 7223 1c37 drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-virtio.o > > Signed-off-by: Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@wanadoo.fr> > -- > Compile tested only Makes sense to me... if this works, you could pioneer a sequence of simiar changes :-) Merged to i2c/i2c-host. Thanks, Andi
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-virtio.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-virtio.c index 52ba1e0845ca..2a351f961b89 100644 --- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-virtio.c +++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-virtio.c @@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ static u32 virtio_i2c_func(struct i2c_adapter *adap) return I2C_FUNC_I2C | I2C_FUNC_SMBUS_EMUL; } -static struct i2c_algorithm virtio_algorithm = { +static const struct i2c_algorithm virtio_algorithm = { .xfer = virtio_i2c_xfer, .functionality = virtio_i2c_func, }; @@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ static void virtio_i2c_remove(struct virtio_device *vdev) virtio_i2c_del_vqs(vdev); } -static struct virtio_device_id id_table[] = { +static const struct virtio_device_id id_table[] = { { VIRTIO_ID_I2C_ADAPTER, VIRTIO_DEV_ANY_ID }, {} };
'struct i2c_algorithm' and 'struct virtio_device_id' are not modified in this driver. Constifying this structure moves some data to a read-only section, so increase overall security, especially when the structure holds some function pointers, which is the case for struct i2c_algorithm. On a x86_64, with allmodconfig: Before: ====== text data bss dec hex filename 6663 568 16 7247 1c4f drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-virtio.o After: ===== text data bss dec hex filename 6735 472 16 7223 1c37 drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-virtio.o Signed-off-by: Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@wanadoo.fr> -- Compile tested only --- drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-virtio.c | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)