From: "Thomas Weißschuh" <linux@weissschuh.net>
To: "Andreas Hindborg" <a.hindborg@kernel.org>,
"Breno Leitao" <leitao@debian.org>,
"Miguel Ojeda" <ojeda@kernel.org>,
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Cc: rust-for-linux@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
intel-xe@lists.freedesktop.org, dri-devel@lists.freedesktop.org,
linux-coco@lists.linux.dev, linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org,
"Thomas Weißschuh" <linux@weissschuh.net>
Subject: [PATCH 5/6] configfs: Allow the registration of const struct configfs_attribute
Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2026 19:09:30 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260716-configfs-const-base-v1-5-c545a4053cb5@weissschuh.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260716-configfs-const-base-v1-0-c545a4053cb5@weissschuh.net>
The attribute structure defined in driver code never need to be
modified. Allow them to be marked as const.
As there are many drivers which use these attributes, prepare for a
phased transition by using a union of const and non-const attributes.
After all drivers have been migrated to the const variant, the non-const
one can be replaced by the const one and the transition machinery will
be removed again.
Signed-off-by: Thomas Weißschuh <linux@weissschuh.net>
---
fs/configfs/dir.c | 4 ++--
include/linux/configfs.h | 5 ++++-
rust/kernel/configfs.rs | 8 ++++++--
3 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/fs/configfs/dir.c b/fs/configfs/dir.c
index 9a5c2bc4065d..c2152288517c 100644
--- a/fs/configfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/configfs/dir.c
@@ -632,8 +632,8 @@ static int populate_attrs(struct config_item *item)
ops = t->ct_group_ops;
- if (t->ct_attrs) {
- for (i = 0; (attr = t->ct_attrs[i]) != NULL; i++) {
+ if (t->ct_attrs_const) {
+ for (i = 0; (attr = t->ct_attrs_const[i]) != NULL; i++) {
if (ops && ops->is_visible && !ops->is_visible(item, attr, i))
continue;
diff --git a/include/linux/configfs.h b/include/linux/configfs.h
index eff2fb22ab70..5bead9173ec1 100644
--- a/include/linux/configfs.h
+++ b/include/linux/configfs.h
@@ -66,7 +66,10 @@ struct config_item_type {
struct module *ct_owner;
const struct configfs_item_operations *ct_item_ops;
const struct configfs_group_operations *ct_group_ops;
- struct configfs_attribute **ct_attrs;
+ union {
+ struct configfs_attribute **ct_attrs;
+ const struct configfs_attribute *const *ct_attrs_const;
+ };
const struct configfs_bin_attribute *const *ct_bin_attrs;
};
diff --git a/rust/kernel/configfs.rs b/rust/kernel/configfs.rs
index f99a6e376fa3..2ef9cce693b9 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/configfs.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/configfs.rs
@@ -756,7 +756,9 @@ pub const fn new_with_child_ctor<const N: usize, Child>(
ct_owner: owner.as_ptr(),
ct_group_ops: GroupOperationsVTable::<Data, Child>::vtable_ptr(),
ct_item_ops: ItemOperationsVTable::<$tpe, Data>::vtable_ptr(),
- ct_attrs: core::ptr::from_ref(attributes).cast_mut().cast(),
+ __bindgen_anon_1: bindings::config_item_type__bindgen_ty_1 {
+ ct_attrs_const: core::ptr::from_ref(attributes).cast(),
+ },
ct_bin_attrs: core::ptr::null(),
}),
_p: PhantomData,
@@ -773,7 +775,9 @@ pub const fn new<const N: usize>(
ct_owner: owner.as_ptr(),
ct_group_ops: core::ptr::null(),
ct_item_ops: ItemOperationsVTable::<$tpe, Data>::vtable_ptr(),
- ct_attrs: core::ptr::from_ref(attributes).cast_mut().cast(),
+ __bindgen_anon_1: bindings::config_item_type__bindgen_ty_1 {
+ ct_attrs_const: core::ptr::from_ref(attributes).cast(),
+ },
ct_bin_attrs: core::ptr::null(),
}),
_p: PhantomData,
--
2.55.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-07-16 17:09 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-07-16 17:09 [PATCH 0/6] " Thomas Weißschuh
2026-07-16 17:09 ` [PATCH 1/6] rust: configfs: remove mutability from some field initializers Thomas Weißschuh
2026-07-16 17:09 ` [PATCH 2/6] configfs: Constify is_visible/is_visible_bin in configfs_group_operations Thomas Weißschuh
2026-07-17 8:12 ` Breno Leitao
2026-07-16 17:09 ` [PATCH 3/6] configfs: Treat attribute structures as const internally Thomas Weißschuh
2026-07-16 17:09 ` [PATCH 4/6] configfs: Constify configfs_bin_attribute Thomas Weißschuh
2026-07-16 17:09 ` Thomas Weißschuh [this message]
2026-07-17 8:43 ` [PATCH 5/6] configfs: Allow the registration of const struct configfs_attribute Breno Leitao
2026-07-17 15:35 ` Thomas Weißschuh
2026-07-16 17:09 ` [PATCH 6/6] samples: configfs: constify the configfs_attribute structures Thomas Weißschuh
2026-07-17 8:42 ` Breno Leitao
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