From: "Thomas Weißschuh" <linux@weissschuh.net>
To: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>,
"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@kernel.org>,
Danilo Krummrich <dakr@kernel.org>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, "Thomas Weißschuh" <linux@weissschuh.net>
Subject: [PATCH v4 6/7] samples/kobject: constify 'struct foo_attribute'
Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2025 17:17:59 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20251013-sysfs-const-attr-prep-v4-6-e0d36e828334@weissschuh.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20251013-sysfs-const-attr-prep-v4-0-e0d36e828334@weissschuh.net>
Showcase and test the new 'struct attribute' constification facilities.
Signed-off-by: Thomas Weißschuh <linux@weissschuh.net>
---
samples/kobject/kset-example.c | 33 +++++++++++++++++----------------
1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)
diff --git a/samples/kobject/kset-example.c b/samples/kobject/kset-example.c
index 1aac595ed949..d0103904e5dd 100644
--- a/samples/kobject/kset-example.c
+++ b/samples/kobject/kset-example.c
@@ -37,10 +37,11 @@ struct foo_obj {
/* a custom attribute that works just for a struct foo_obj. */
struct foo_attribute {
struct attribute attr;
- ssize_t (*show)(struct foo_obj *foo, struct foo_attribute *attr, char *buf);
- ssize_t (*store)(struct foo_obj *foo, struct foo_attribute *attr, const char *buf, size_t count);
+ ssize_t (*show)(struct foo_obj *foo, const struct foo_attribute *attr, char *buf);
+ ssize_t (*store)(struct foo_obj *foo, const struct foo_attribute *attr,
+ const char *buf, size_t count);
};
-#define to_foo_attr(x) container_of(x, struct foo_attribute, attr)
+#define to_foo_attr(x) container_of_const(x, struct foo_attribute, attr)
/*
* The default show function that must be passed to sysfs. This will be
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ static ssize_t foo_attr_show(struct kobject *kobj,
struct attribute *attr,
char *buf)
{
- struct foo_attribute *attribute;
+ const struct foo_attribute *attribute;
struct foo_obj *foo;
attribute = to_foo_attr(attr);
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ static ssize_t foo_attr_store(struct kobject *kobj,
struct attribute *attr,
const char *buf, size_t len)
{
- struct foo_attribute *attribute;
+ const struct foo_attribute *attribute;
struct foo_obj *foo;
attribute = to_foo_attr(attr);
@@ -109,13 +110,13 @@ static void foo_release(struct kobject *kobj)
/*
* The "foo" file where the .foo variable is read from and written to.
*/
-static ssize_t foo_show(struct foo_obj *foo_obj, struct foo_attribute *attr,
+static ssize_t foo_show(struct foo_obj *foo_obj, const struct foo_attribute *attr,
char *buf)
{
return sysfs_emit(buf, "%d\n", foo_obj->foo);
}
-static ssize_t foo_store(struct foo_obj *foo_obj, struct foo_attribute *attr,
+static ssize_t foo_store(struct foo_obj *foo_obj, const struct foo_attribute *attr,
const char *buf, size_t count)
{
int ret;
@@ -128,14 +129,14 @@ static ssize_t foo_store(struct foo_obj *foo_obj, struct foo_attribute *attr,
}
/* Sysfs attributes cannot be world-writable. */
-static struct foo_attribute foo_attribute =
+static const struct foo_attribute foo_attribute =
__ATTR(foo, 0664, foo_show, foo_store);
/*
* More complex function where we determine which variable is being accessed by
* looking at the attribute for the "baz" and "bar" files.
*/
-static ssize_t b_show(struct foo_obj *foo_obj, struct foo_attribute *attr,
+static ssize_t b_show(struct foo_obj *foo_obj, const struct foo_attribute *attr,
char *buf)
{
int var;
@@ -147,7 +148,7 @@ static ssize_t b_show(struct foo_obj *foo_obj, struct foo_attribute *attr,
return sysfs_emit(buf, "%d\n", var);
}
-static ssize_t b_store(struct foo_obj *foo_obj, struct foo_attribute *attr,
+static ssize_t b_store(struct foo_obj *foo_obj, const struct foo_attribute *attr,
const char *buf, size_t count)
{
int var, ret;
@@ -163,16 +164,16 @@ static ssize_t b_store(struct foo_obj *foo_obj, struct foo_attribute *attr,
return count;
}
-static struct foo_attribute baz_attribute =
+static const struct foo_attribute baz_attribute =
__ATTR(baz, 0664, b_show, b_store);
-static struct foo_attribute bar_attribute =
+static const struct foo_attribute bar_attribute =
__ATTR(bar, 0664, b_show, b_store);
/*
* Create a group of attributes so that we can create and destroy them all
* at once.
*/
-static struct attribute *foo_default_attrs[] = {
+static const struct attribute *const foo_default_attrs[] = {
&foo_attribute.attr,
&baz_attribute.attr,
&bar_attribute.attr,
@@ -180,7 +181,7 @@ static struct attribute *foo_default_attrs[] = {
};
static umode_t foo_default_attrs_is_visible(struct kobject *kobj,
- struct attribute *attr,
+ const struct attribute *attr,
int n)
{
/* Hide attributes with the same name as the kobject. */
@@ -190,8 +191,8 @@ static umode_t foo_default_attrs_is_visible(struct kobject *kobj,
}
static const struct attribute_group foo_default_group = {
- .attrs = foo_default_attrs,
- .is_visible = foo_default_attrs_is_visible,
+ .attrs_const = foo_default_attrs,
+ .is_visible_const = foo_default_attrs_is_visible,
};
__ATTRIBUTE_GROUPS(foo_default);
--
2.51.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2025-10-13 15:17 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2025-10-13 15:17 [PATCH v4 0/7] sysfs: prepare the constification of struct attribute Thomas Weißschuh
2025-10-13 15:17 ` [PATCH v4 1/7] sysfs: attribute_group: allow registration of const attribute Thomas Weißschuh
2025-10-13 15:17 ` [PATCH v4 2/7] sysfs: transparently handle const pointers in ATTRIBUTE_GROUPS() Thomas Weißschuh
2025-10-13 15:17 ` [PATCH v4 3/7] sysfs: introduce __SYSFS_FUNCTION_ALTERNATIVE() Thomas Weißschuh
2025-10-13 15:17 ` [PATCH v4 4/7] sysfs: attribute_group: enable const variants of is_visible() Thomas Weißschuh
2025-10-13 15:17 ` [PATCH v4 5/7] samples/kobject: add is_visible() callback to attribute group Thomas Weißschuh
2025-10-13 15:17 ` Thomas Weißschuh [this message]
2025-10-13 15:18 ` [PATCH v4 7/7] sysfs: simplify attribute definition macros Thomas Weißschuh
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