[PATCH 1/2] vfio/mdpy: make mdpy_class constant

From: Ricardo B. Marliere
Date: Fri Mar 01 2024 - 12:59:17 EST


Since commit 43a7206b0963 ("driver core: class: make class_register() take
a const *"), the driver core allows for struct class to be in read-only
memory, so move the mdpy_class structure to be declared at build time
placing it into read-only memory, instead of having to be dynamically
allocated at boot time.

Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Suggested-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Ricardo B. Marliere <ricardo@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
samples/vfio-mdev/mdpy.c | 18 ++++++++----------
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/samples/vfio-mdev/mdpy.c b/samples/vfio-mdev/mdpy.c
index 72ea5832c927..27795501de6e 100644
--- a/samples/vfio-mdev/mdpy.c
+++ b/samples/vfio-mdev/mdpy.c
@@ -84,7 +84,9 @@ static struct mdev_type *mdpy_mdev_types[] = {
};

static dev_t mdpy_devt;
-static struct class *mdpy_class;
+static const struct class mdpy_class = {
+ .name = MDPY_CLASS_NAME,
+};
static struct cdev mdpy_cdev;
static struct device mdpy_dev;
static struct mdev_parent mdpy_parent;
@@ -709,13 +711,10 @@ static int __init mdpy_dev_init(void)
if (ret)
goto err_cdev;

- mdpy_class = class_create(MDPY_CLASS_NAME);
- if (IS_ERR(mdpy_class)) {
- pr_err("Error: failed to register mdpy_dev class\n");
- ret = PTR_ERR(mdpy_class);
+ ret = class_register(&mdpy_class);
+ if (ret)
goto err_driver;
- }
- mdpy_dev.class = mdpy_class;
+ mdpy_dev.class = &mdpy_class;
mdpy_dev.release = mdpy_device_release;
dev_set_name(&mdpy_dev, "%s", MDPY_NAME);

@@ -735,7 +734,7 @@ static int __init mdpy_dev_init(void)
device_del(&mdpy_dev);
err_put:
put_device(&mdpy_dev);
- class_destroy(mdpy_class);
+ class_unregister(&mdpy_class);
err_driver:
mdev_unregister_driver(&mdpy_driver);
err_cdev:
@@ -753,8 +752,7 @@ static void __exit mdpy_dev_exit(void)
mdev_unregister_driver(&mdpy_driver);
cdev_del(&mdpy_cdev);
unregister_chrdev_region(mdpy_devt, MINORMASK + 1);
- class_destroy(mdpy_class);
- mdpy_class = NULL;
+ class_unregister(&mdpy_class);
}

module_param_named(count, mdpy_driver.max_instances, int, 0444);

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2.43.0