ixgbevf: make operations tables const

The arrays of function pointers should be const to make life harder for rootkits. Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@vyatta.com> Tested-by: Sibai Li <sibai.li@intel.com> Signed-off-by: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@intel.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
git-mirror · Jan 19, 2012 · 3d8fe98 · 3d8fe98
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diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf.h
@@ -279,12 +279,12 @@ enum ixgbevf_boards {
 	board_X540_vf,
 };
 
-extern struct ixgbevf_info ixgbevf_82599_vf_info;
-extern struct ixgbevf_info ixgbevf_X540_vf_info;
+extern const struct ixgbevf_info ixgbevf_82599_vf_info;
+extern const struct ixgbevf_info ixgbevf_X540_vf_info;
 extern const struct ixgbe_mbx_operations ixgbevf_mbx_ops;
 
 /* needed by ethtool.c */
-extern char ixgbevf_driver_name[];
+extern const char ixgbevf_driver_name[];
 extern const char ixgbevf_driver_version[];
 
 extern int ixgbevf_up(struct ixgbevf_adapter *adapter);

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 
 #include "ixgbevf.h"
 
-char ixgbevf_driver_name[] = "ixgbevf";
+const char ixgbevf_driver_name[] = "ixgbevf";
 static const char ixgbevf_driver_string[] =
 	"Intel(R) 10 Gigabit PCI Express Virtual Function Network Driver";
 

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/vf.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/vf.c
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ static s32 ixgbevf_check_mac_link_vf(struct ixgbe_hw *hw,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct ixgbe_mac_operations ixgbevf_mac_ops = {
+static const struct ixgbe_mac_operations ixgbevf_mac_ops = {
 	.init_hw             = ixgbevf_init_hw_vf,
 	.reset_hw            = ixgbevf_reset_hw_vf,
 	.start_hw            = ixgbevf_start_hw_vf,
@@ -416,12 +416,12 @@ static struct ixgbe_mac_operations ixgbevf_mac_ops = {
 	.set_vfta            = ixgbevf_set_vfta_vf,
 };
 
-struct ixgbevf_info ixgbevf_82599_vf_info = {
+const struct ixgbevf_info ixgbevf_82599_vf_info = {
 	.mac = ixgbe_mac_82599_vf,
 	.mac_ops = &ixgbevf_mac_ops,
 };
 
-struct ixgbevf_info ixgbevf_X540_vf_info = {
+const struct ixgbevf_info ixgbevf_X540_vf_info = {
 	.mac = ixgbe_mac_X540_vf,
 	.mac_ops = &ixgbevf_mac_ops,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/vf.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/vf.h
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ struct ixgbevf_hw_stats {
 
 struct ixgbevf_info {
 	enum ixgbe_mac_type		mac;
-	struct ixgbe_mac_operations	*mac_ops;
+	const struct ixgbe_mac_operations *mac_ops;
 };
 
 #endif /* __IXGBE_VF_H__ */