attribute_groups are not supposed to change at runtime. All functions working with attribute_groups provided by <linux/sysfs.h> work with const attribute_group. So mark the non-const structs as const.
File size before: text data bss dec hex filename 6781 6144 34 12959 329f drivers/platform/x86/compal-laptop.o File size After adding 'const': text data bss dec hex filename 6845 6080 34 12959 329f drivers/platform/x86/compal-laptop.o Signed-off-by: Arvind Yadav <arvind.yadav...@gmail.com> --- drivers/platform/x86/compal-laptop.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/compal-laptop.c b/drivers/platform/x86/compal-laptop.c index e1c2b6d..a8e4a53 100644 --- a/drivers/platform/x86/compal-laptop.c +++ b/drivers/platform/x86/compal-laptop.c @@ -718,7 +718,7 @@ static DEVICE_ATTR(pwm1_enable, &dev_attr_wake_up_mouse.attr, NULL }; -static struct attribute_group compal_platform_attr_group = { +static const struct attribute_group compal_platform_attr_group = { .attrs = compal_platform_attrs }; -- 1.9.1