The ethtool_ops structure is immutable, it expected to be setup by the driver and is never changed. This patch allows drivers to declare there ethtool_ops structure read-only.
Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- linux-2.6.orig/include/linux/netdevice.h +++ linux-2.6/include/linux/netdevice.h @@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ struct net_device /* Instance data managed by the core of Wireless Extensions. */ struct iw_public_data * wireless_data; - struct ethtool_ops *ethtool_ops; + const struct ethtool_ops *ethtool_ops; /* * This marks the end of the "visible" part of the structure. All --- linux-2.6.orig/net/core/ethtool.c +++ linux-2.6/net/core/ethtool.c @@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ static int ethtool_set_settings(struct n static int ethtool_get_drvinfo(struct net_device *dev, void __user *useraddr) { struct ethtool_drvinfo info; - struct ethtool_ops *ops = dev->ethtool_ops; + const struct ethtool_ops *ops = dev->ethtool_ops; if (!ops->get_drvinfo) return -EOPNOTSUPP; @@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ static int ethtool_get_drvinfo(struct ne static int ethtool_get_regs(struct net_device *dev, char __user *useraddr) { struct ethtool_regs regs; - struct ethtool_ops *ops = dev->ethtool_ops; + const struct ethtool_ops *ops = dev->ethtool_ops; void *regbuf; int reglen, ret; @@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ static int ethtool_get_link(struct net_d static int ethtool_get_eeprom(struct net_device *dev, void __user *useraddr) { struct ethtool_eeprom eeprom; - struct ethtool_ops *ops = dev->ethtool_ops; + const struct ethtool_ops *ops = dev->ethtool_ops; u8 *data; int ret; @@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ static int ethtool_get_eeprom(struct net static int ethtool_set_eeprom(struct net_device *dev, void __user *useraddr) { struct ethtool_eeprom eeprom; - struct ethtool_ops *ops = dev->ethtool_ops; + const struct ethtool_ops *ops = dev->ethtool_ops; u8 *data; int ret; @@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ static int ethtool_set_gso(struct net_de static int ethtool_self_test(struct net_device *dev, char __user *useraddr) { struct ethtool_test test; - struct ethtool_ops *ops = dev->ethtool_ops; + const struct ethtool_ops *ops = dev->ethtool_ops; u64 *data; int ret; @@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ static int ethtool_self_test(struct net_ static int ethtool_get_strings(struct net_device *dev, void __user *useraddr) { struct ethtool_gstrings gstrings; - struct ethtool_ops *ops = dev->ethtool_ops; + const struct ethtool_ops *ops = dev->ethtool_ops; u8 *data; int ret; @@ -733,7 +733,7 @@ static int ethtool_phys_id(struct net_de static int ethtool_get_stats(struct net_device *dev, void __user *useraddr) { struct ethtool_stats stats; - struct ethtool_ops *ops = dev->ethtool_ops; + const struct ethtool_ops *ops = dev->ethtool_ops; u64 *data; int ret; - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html