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 7902 3528 64 11494 2ce6 drivers/acpi/dock.o File size after: text data bss dec hex filename 7998 3432 64 11494 2ce6 drivers/acpi/dock.o This change was made with the help of Coccinelle. Signed-off-by: Amitoj Kaur Chawla <amitoj1...@gmail.com> --- drivers/acpi/dock.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/acpi/dock.c b/drivers/acpi/dock.c index 0c00208..2305e1a 100644 --- a/drivers/acpi/dock.c +++ b/drivers/acpi/dock.c @@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ static struct attribute *dock_attributes[] = { NULL }; -static struct attribute_group dock_attribute_group = { +static const struct attribute_group dock_attribute_group = { .attrs = dock_attributes }; -- 2.7.4