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To be able to constify instances of struct bin_attribute it has to be possible to add them to string attribute_group. The current type of the bin_attrs member however is not compatible with that. Introduce a union that allows registration of both const and non-const attributes to enable a piecewise transition. As both union member types are compatible no logic needs to be adapted. Technically it is now possible register a const struct bin_attribute and receive it as mutable pointer in the callbacks. This is a soundness issue. But this same soundness issue already exists today in sysfs_create_bin_file(). Also the struct definition and callback implementation are always closely linked and are meant to be moved to const in lockstep. Signed-off-by: Thomas Weißschuh <linux@weissschuh.net> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20241115-b4-sysfs-const-bin_attr-group-v1-1-2c9bb12dfc48@weissschuh.net Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Linux kernel
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There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the reStructuredText markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.