'struct hc_driver' 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 52065 23176 256 75497 126e9 drivers/usb/host/xen-hcd.o After: ===== text data bss dec hex filename 52897 22344 256 75497 126e9 drivers/usb/host/xen-hcd.o Signed-off-by: Christophe JAILLET <[email protected]> --- drivers/usb/host/xen-hcd.c | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/xen-hcd.c b/drivers/usb/host/xen-hcd.c index 1c2a95fe41e5..0a94d302911a 100644 --- a/drivers/usb/host/xen-hcd.c +++ b/drivers/usb/host/xen-hcd.c @@ -1388,7 +1388,7 @@ static int xenhcd_get_frame(struct usb_hcd *hcd) return 0; } -static struct hc_driver xenhcd_usb20_hc_driver = { +static const struct hc_driver xenhcd_usb20_hc_driver = { .description = "xen-hcd", .product_desc = "Xen USB2.0 Virtual Host Controller", .hcd_priv_size = sizeof(struct xenhcd_info), @@ -1413,7 +1413,7 @@ static struct hc_driver xenhcd_usb20_hc_driver = { #endif }; -static struct hc_driver xenhcd_usb11_hc_driver = { +static const struct hc_driver xenhcd_usb11_hc_driver = { .description = "xen-hcd", .product_desc = "Xen USB1.1 Virtual Host Controller", .hcd_priv_size = sizeof(struct xenhcd_info), -- 2.51.0
