Merge tag 'configfs-for-4.15' of git://git.infradead.org/users/hch/configfs

Pull configfs updates from Christoph Hellwig:
 "A couple of configfs cleanups:

   - proper use of the bool type (Thomas Meyer)

   - constification of struct config_item_type (Bhumika Goyal)"

* tag 'configfs-for-4.15' of git://git.infradead.org/users/hch/configfs:
  RDMA/cma: make config_item_type const
  stm class: make config_item_type const
  ACPI: configfs: make config_item_type const
  nvmet: make config_item_type const
  usb: gadget: configfs: make config_item_type const
  PCI: endpoint: make config_item_type const
  iio: make function argument and some structures const
  usb: gadget: make config_item_type structures const
  dlm: make config_item_type const
  netconsole: make config_item_type const
  nullb: make config_item_type const
  ocfs2/cluster: make config_item_type const
  target: make config_item_type const
  configfs: make ci_type field, some pointers and function arguments const
  configfs: make config_item_type const
  configfs: Fix bool initialization/comparison

38 files changed, 119 insertions, 119 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpi_configfs.c b/drivers/acpi/acpi_configfs.c
index 853bc7fc673f..b58850389094 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpi_configfs.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpi_configfs.c
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ struct configfs_attribute *acpi_table_attrs[] = {
 	NULL,
 };
 
-static struct config_item_type acpi_table_type = {
+static const struct config_item_type acpi_table_type = {
 	.ct_owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	.ct_bin_attrs = acpi_table_bin_attrs,
 	.ct_attrs = acpi_table_attrs,
@@ -237,12 +237,12 @@ struct configfs_group_operations acpi_table_group_ops = {
 	.drop_item = acpi_table_drop_item,
 };
 
-static struct config_item_type acpi_tables_type = {
+static const struct config_item_type acpi_tables_type = {
 	.ct_owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	.ct_group_ops = &acpi_table_group_ops,
 };
 
-static struct config_item_type acpi_root_group_type = {
+static const struct config_item_type acpi_root_group_type = {
 	.ct_owner = THIS_MODULE,
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/block/null_blk.c b/drivers/block/null_blk.c
index 8042c26ea9e6..cda69dbefe3b 100644
--- a/drivers/block/null_blk.c
+++ b/drivers/block/null_blk.c
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ static struct configfs_item_operations nullb_device_ops = {
 	.release	= nullb_device_release,
 };
 
-static struct config_item_type nullb_device_type = {
+static const struct config_item_type nullb_device_type = {
 	.ct_item_ops	= &nullb_device_ops,
 	.ct_attrs	= nullb_device_attrs,
 	.ct_owner	= THIS_MODULE,
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ static struct configfs_group_operations nullb_group_ops = {
 	.drop_item	= nullb_group_drop_item,
 };
 
-static struct config_item_type nullb_group_type = {
+static const struct config_item_type nullb_group_type = {
 	.ct_group_ops	= &nullb_group_ops,
 	.ct_attrs	= nullb_group_attrs,
 	.ct_owner	= THIS_MODULE,
diff --git a/drivers/hwtracing/stm/policy.c b/drivers/hwtracing/stm/policy.c
index 6c0ae2996326..33e9a1b6ea7c 100644
--- a/drivers/hwtracing/stm/policy.c
+++ b/drivers/hwtracing/stm/policy.c
@@ -187,8 +187,8 @@ static struct configfs_attribute *stp_policy_node_attrs[] = {
 	NULL,
 };
 
-static struct config_item_type stp_policy_type;
-static struct config_item_type stp_policy_node_type;
+static const struct config_item_type stp_policy_type;
+static const struct config_item_type stp_policy_node_type;
 
 static struct config_group *
 stp_policy_node_make(struct config_group *group, const char *name)
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ static struct configfs_group_operations stp_policy_node_group_ops = {
 	.drop_item	= stp_policy_node_drop,
 };
 
-static struct config_item_type stp_policy_node_type = {
+static const struct config_item_type stp_policy_node_type = {
 	.ct_item_ops	= &stp_policy_node_item_ops,
 	.ct_group_ops	= &stp_policy_node_group_ops,
 	.ct_attrs	= stp_policy_node_attrs,
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ static struct configfs_group_operations stp_policy_group_ops = {
 	.make_group	= stp_policy_node_make,
 };
 
-static struct config_item_type stp_policy_type = {
+static const struct config_item_type stp_policy_type = {
 	.ct_item_ops	= &stp_policy_item_ops,
 	.ct_group_ops	= &stp_policy_group_ops,
 	.ct_attrs	= stp_policy_attrs,
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ static struct configfs_group_operations stp_policies_group_ops = {
 	.make_group	= stp_policies_make,
 };
 
-static struct config_item_type stp_policies_type = {
+static const struct config_item_type stp_policies_type = {
 	.ct_group_ops	= &stp_policies_group_ops,
 	.ct_owner	= THIS_MODULE,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/iio/dummy/iio_simple_dummy.c b/drivers/iio/dummy/iio_simple_dummy.c
index a45d01e9b8e8..62052479c349 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/dummy/iio_simple_dummy.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/dummy/iio_simple_dummy.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 #include <linux/iio/sw_device.h>
 #include "iio_simple_dummy.h"
 
-static struct config_item_type iio_dummy_type = {
+static const struct config_item_type iio_dummy_type = {
 	.ct_owner = THIS_MODULE,
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/iio/industrialio-configfs.c b/drivers/iio/industrialio-configfs.c
index 45ce2bc47180..5a0aae119369 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/industrialio-configfs.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/industrialio-configfs.c
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #include <linux/iio/iio.h>
 #include <linux/iio/configfs.h>
 
-static struct config_item_type iio_root_group_type = {
+static const struct config_item_type iio_root_group_type = {
 	.ct_owner       = THIS_MODULE,
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/iio/industrialio-sw-device.c b/drivers/iio/industrialio-sw-device.c
index 81b49cfca452..90df97c542f6 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/industrialio-sw-device.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/industrialio-sw-device.c
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@
 #include <linux/configfs.h>
 
 static struct config_group *iio_devices_group;
-static struct config_item_type iio_device_type_group_type;
+static const struct config_item_type iio_device_type_group_type;
 
-static struct config_item_type iio_devices_group_type = {
+static const struct config_item_type iio_devices_group_type = {
 	.ct_owner = THIS_MODULE,
 };
 
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ static struct configfs_group_operations device_ops = {
 	.drop_item	= &device_drop_group,
 };
 
-static struct config_item_type iio_device_type_group_type = {
+static const struct config_item_type iio_device_type_group_type = {
 	.ct_group_ops = &device_ops,
 	.ct_owner       = THIS_MODULE,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/iio/industrialio-sw-trigger.c b/drivers/iio/industrialio-sw-trigger.c
index 8d24fb159cc9..bc6b7fb43e3a 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/industrialio-sw-trigger.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/industrialio-sw-trigger.c
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@
 #include <linux/configfs.h>
 
 static struct config_group *iio_triggers_group;
-static struct config_item_type iio_trigger_type_group_type;
+static const struct config_item_type iio_trigger_type_group_type;
 
-static struct config_item_type iio_triggers_group_type = {
+static const struct config_item_type iio_triggers_group_type = {
 	.ct_owner = THIS_MODULE,
 };
 
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ static struct configfs_group_operations trigger_ops = {
 	.drop_item	= &trigger_drop_group,
 };
 
-static struct config_item_type iio_trigger_type_group_type = {
+static const struct config_item_type iio_trigger_type_group_type = {
 	.ct_group_ops = &trigger_ops,
 	.ct_owner       = THIS_MODULE,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/iio/trigger/iio-trig-hrtimer.c b/drivers/iio/trigger/iio-trig-hrtimer.c
index 3ee92160053f..7accd0187ba1 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/trigger/iio-trig-hrtimer.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/trigger/iio-trig-hrtimer.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ struct iio_hrtimer_info {
 	ktime_t period;
 };
 
-static struct config_item_type iio_hrtimer_type = {
+static const struct config_item_type iio_hrtimer_type = {
 	.ct_owner = THIS_MODULE,
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/iio/trigger/iio-trig-loop.c b/drivers/iio/trigger/iio-trig-loop.c
index b4b02dbd6e8a..94a90e0a3fdb 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/trigger/iio-trig-loop.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/trigger/iio-trig-loop.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ struct iio_loop_info {
 	struct task_struct *task;
 };
 
-static struct config_item_type iio_loop_type = {
+static const struct config_item_type iio_loop_type = {
 	.ct_owner = THIS_MODULE,
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/cma_configfs.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/cma_configfs.c
index 54076a3e8007..31dfee0c8295 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/cma_configfs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/cma_configfs.c
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ static struct configfs_attribute *cma_configfs_attributes[] = {
 	NULL,
 };
 
-static struct config_item_type cma_port_group_type = {
+static const struct config_item_type cma_port_group_type = {
 	.ct_attrs	= cma_configfs_attributes,
 	.ct_owner	= THIS_MODULE
 };
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ static struct configfs_item_operations cma_ports_item_ops = {
 	.release = release_cma_ports_group
 };
 
-static struct config_item_type cma_ports_group_type = {
+static const struct config_item_type cma_ports_group_type = {
 	.ct_item_ops	= &cma_ports_item_ops,
 	.ct_owner	= THIS_MODULE
 };
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ static struct configfs_item_operations cma_device_item_ops = {
 	.release = release_cma_dev
 };
 
-static struct config_item_type cma_device_group_type = {
+static const struct config_item_type cma_device_group_type = {
 	.ct_item_ops	= &cma_device_item_ops,
 	.ct_owner	= THIS_MODULE
 };
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ static struct configfs_group_operations cma_subsys_group_ops = {
 	.make_group	= make_cma_dev,
 };
 
-static struct config_item_type cma_subsys_type = {
+static const struct config_item_type cma_subsys_type = {
 	.ct_group_ops	= &cma_subsys_group_ops,
 	.ct_owner	= THIS_MODULE,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/net/netconsole.c b/drivers/net/netconsole.c
index 0e27920c2b6b..be9aa368639f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/netconsole.c
+++ b/drivers/net/netconsole.c
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ static struct configfs_item_operations netconsole_target_item_ops = {
 	.release		= netconsole_target_release,
 };
 
-static struct config_item_type netconsole_target_type = {
+static const struct config_item_type netconsole_target_type = {
 	.ct_attrs		= netconsole_target_attrs,
 	.ct_item_ops		= &netconsole_target_item_ops,
 	.ct_owner		= THIS_MODULE,
@@ -682,7 +682,7 @@ static struct configfs_group_operations netconsole_subsys_group_ops = {
 	.drop_item	= drop_netconsole_target,
 };
 
-static struct config_item_type netconsole_subsys_type = {
+static const struct config_item_type netconsole_subsys_type = {
 	.ct_group_ops	= &netconsole_subsys_group_ops,
 	.ct_owner	= THIS_MODULE,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/configfs.c b/drivers/nvme/target/configfs.c
index b6aeb1d70951..e6b2d2af81b6 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/configfs.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/configfs.c
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
 
 #include "nvmet.h"
 
-static struct config_item_type nvmet_host_type;
-static struct config_item_type nvmet_subsys_type;
+static const struct config_item_type nvmet_host_type;
+static const struct config_item_type nvmet_subsys_type;
 
 /*
  * nvmet_port Generic ConfigFS definitions.
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ static struct configfs_item_operations nvmet_ns_item_ops = {
 	.release		= nvmet_ns_release,
 };
 
-static struct config_item_type nvmet_ns_type = {
+static const struct config_item_type nvmet_ns_type = {
 	.ct_item_ops		= &nvmet_ns_item_ops,
 	.ct_attrs		= nvmet_ns_attrs,
 	.ct_owner		= THIS_MODULE,
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ static struct configfs_group_operations nvmet_namespaces_group_ops = {
 	.make_group		= nvmet_ns_make,
 };
 
-static struct config_item_type nvmet_namespaces_type = {
+static const struct config_item_type nvmet_namespaces_type = {
 	.ct_group_ops		= &nvmet_namespaces_group_ops,
 	.ct_owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 };
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ static struct configfs_item_operations nvmet_port_subsys_item_ops = {
 	.drop_link		= nvmet_port_subsys_drop_link,
 };
 
-static struct config_item_type nvmet_port_subsys_type = {
+static const struct config_item_type nvmet_port_subsys_type = {
 	.ct_item_ops		= &nvmet_port_subsys_item_ops,
 	.ct_owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 };
@@ -613,7 +613,7 @@ static struct configfs_item_operations nvmet_allowed_hosts_item_ops = {
 	.drop_link		= nvmet_allowed_hosts_drop_link,
 };
 
-static struct config_item_type nvmet_allowed_hosts_type = {
+static const struct config_item_type nvmet_allowed_hosts_type = {
 	.ct_item_ops		= &nvmet_allowed_hosts_item_ops,
 	.ct_owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 };
@@ -729,7 +729,7 @@ static struct configfs_item_operations nvmet_subsys_item_ops = {
 	.release		= nvmet_subsys_release,
 };
 
-static struct config_item_type nvmet_subsys_type = {
+static const struct config_item_type nvmet_subsys_type = {
 	.ct_item_ops		= &nvmet_subsys_item_ops,
 	.ct_attrs		= nvmet_subsys_attrs,
 	.ct_owner		= THIS_MODULE,
@@ -767,7 +767,7 @@ static struct configfs_group_operations nvmet_subsystems_group_ops = {
 	.make_group		= nvmet_subsys_make,
 };
 
-static struct config_item_type nvmet_subsystems_type = {
+static const struct config_item_type nvmet_subsystems_type = {
 	.ct_group_ops		= &nvmet_subsystems_group_ops,
 	.ct_owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 };
@@ -827,7 +827,7 @@ static struct configfs_item_operations nvmet_referral_item_ops = {
 	.release	= nvmet_referral_release,
 };
 
-static struct config_item_type nvmet_referral_type = {
+static const struct config_item_type nvmet_referral_type = {
 	.ct_owner	= THIS_MODULE,
 	.ct_attrs	= nvmet_referral_attrs,
 	.ct_item_ops	= &nvmet_referral_item_ops,
@@ -852,7 +852,7 @@ static struct configfs_group_operations nvmet_referral_group_ops = {
 	.make_group		= nvmet_referral_make,
 };
 
-static struct config_item_type nvmet_referrals_type = {
+static const struct config_item_type nvmet_referrals_type = {
 	.ct_owner	= THIS_MODULE,
 	.ct_group_ops	= &nvmet_referral_group_ops,
 };
@@ -880,7 +880,7 @@ static struct configfs_item_operations nvmet_port_item_ops = {
 	.release		= nvmet_port_release,
 };
 
-static struct config_item_type nvmet_port_type = {
+static const struct config_item_type nvmet_port_type = {
 	.ct_attrs		= nvmet_port_attrs,
 	.ct_item_ops		= &nvmet_port_item_ops,
 	.ct_owner		= THIS_MODULE,
@@ -921,7 +921,7 @@ static struct configfs_group_operations nvmet_ports_group_ops = {
 	.make_group		= nvmet_ports_make,
 };
 
-static struct config_item_type nvmet_ports_type = {
+static const struct config_item_type nvmet_ports_type = {
 	.ct_group_ops		= &nvmet_ports_group_ops,
 	.ct_owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 };
@@ -940,7 +940,7 @@ static struct configfs_item_operations nvmet_host_item_ops = {
 	.release		= nvmet_host_release,
 };
 
-static struct config_item_type nvmet_host_type = {
+static const struct config_item_type nvmet_host_type = {
 	.ct_item_ops		= &nvmet_host_item_ops,
 	.ct_owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 };
@@ -963,14 +963,14 @@ static struct configfs_group_operations nvmet_hosts_group_ops = {
 	.make_group		= nvmet_hosts_make_group,
 };
 
-static struct config_item_type nvmet_hosts_type = {
+static const struct config_item_type nvmet_hosts_type = {
 	.ct_group_ops		= &nvmet_hosts_group_ops,
 	.ct_owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 };
 
 static struct config_group nvmet_hosts_group;
 
-static struct config_item_type nvmet_root_type = {
+static const struct config_item_type nvmet_root_type = {
 	.ct_owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/pci/endpoint/pci-ep-cfs.c b/drivers/pci/endpoint/pci-ep-cfs.c
index 424fdd6ed1ca..4f74386c1ced 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/endpoint/pci-ep-cfs.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/endpoint/pci-ep-cfs.c
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ static struct configfs_item_operations pci_epc_item_ops = {
 	.drop_link	= pci_epc_epf_unlink,
 };
 
-static struct config_item_type pci_epc_type = {
+static const struct config_item_type pci_epc_type = {
 	.ct_item_ops	= &pci_epc_item_ops,
 	.ct_attrs	= pci_epc_attrs,
 	.ct_owner	= THIS_MODULE,
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ static struct configfs_item_operations pci_epf_ops = {
 	.release		= pci_epf_release,
 };
 
-static struct config_item_type pci_epf_type = {
+static const struct config_item_type pci_epf_type = {
 	.ct_item_ops	= &pci_epf_ops,
 	.ct_attrs	= pci_epf_attrs,
 	.ct_owner	= THIS_MODULE,
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ static struct configfs_group_operations pci_epf_group_ops = {
 	.drop_item      = &pci_epf_drop,
 };
 
-static struct config_item_type pci_epf_group_type = {
+static const struct config_item_type pci_epf_group_type = {
 	.ct_group_ops	= &pci_epf_group_ops,
 	.ct_owner	= THIS_MODULE,
 };
@@ -428,15 +428,15 @@ void pci_ep_cfs_remove_epf_group(struct config_group *group)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(pci_ep_cfs_remove_epf_group);
 
-static struct config_item_type pci_functions_type = {
+static const struct config_item_type pci_functions_type = {
 	.ct_owner	= THIS_MODULE,
 };
 
-static struct config_item_type pci_controllers_type = {
+static const struct config_item_type pci_controllers_type = {
 	.ct_owner	= THIS_MODULE,
 };
 
-static struct config_item_type pci_ep_type = {
+static const struct config_item_type pci_ep_type = {
 	.ct_owner	= THIS_MODULE,
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_stat.c b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_stat.c
index 411cb266a47d..df0a39811dc2 100644
--- a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_stat.c
+++ b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_stat.c
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ static struct configfs_attribute *iscsi_stat_instance_attrs[] = {
 	NULL,
 };
 
-struct config_item_type iscsi_stat_instance_cit = {
+const struct config_item_type iscsi_stat_instance_cit = {
 	.ct_attrs		= iscsi_stat_instance_attrs,
 	.ct_owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 };
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ static struct configfs_attribute *iscsi_stat_sess_err_attrs[] = {
 	NULL,
 };
 
-struct config_item_type iscsi_stat_sess_err_cit = {
+const struct config_item_type iscsi_stat_sess_err_cit = {
 	.ct_attrs		= iscsi_stat_sess_err_attrs,
 	.ct_owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 };
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ static struct configfs_attribute *iscsi_stat_tgt_attr_attrs[] = {
 	NULL,
 };
 
-struct config_item_type iscsi_stat_tgt_attr_cit = {
+const struct config_item_type iscsi_stat_tgt_attr_cit = {
 	.ct_attrs		= iscsi_stat_tgt_attr_attrs,
 	.ct_owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 };
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ static struct configfs_attribute *iscsi_stat_login_stats_attrs[] = {
 	NULL,
 };
 
-struct config_item_type iscsi_stat_login_cit = {
+const struct config_item_type iscsi_stat_login_cit = {
 	.ct_attrs		= iscsi_stat_login_stats_attrs,
 	.ct_owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 };
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ static struct configfs_attribute *iscsi_stat_logout_stats_attrs[] = {
 	NULL,
 };
 
-struct config_item_type iscsi_stat_logout_cit = {
+const struct config_item_type iscsi_stat_logout_cit = {
 	.ct_attrs		= iscsi_stat_logout_stats_attrs,
 	.ct_owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 };
@@ -801,7 +801,7 @@ static struct configfs_attribute *iscsi_stat_sess_stats_attrs[] = {
 	NULL,
 };
 
-struct config_item_type iscsi_stat_sess_cit = {
+const struct config_item_type iscsi_stat_sess_cit = {
 	.ct_attrs		= iscsi_stat_sess_stats_attrs,
 	.ct_owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_configfs.c b/drivers/target/target_core_configfs.c
index 7e87d952bb7a..bd87cc26c6e5 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_configfs.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_configfs.c
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ static struct configfs_attribute *target_core_fabric_item_attrs[] = {
 /*
  * Provides Fabrics Groups and Item Attributes for /sys/kernel/config/target/
  */
-static struct config_item_type target_core_fabrics_item = {
+static const struct config_item_type target_core_fabrics_item = {
 	.ct_group_ops	= &target_core_fabric_group_ops,
 	.ct_attrs	= target_core_fabric_item_attrs,
 	.ct_owner	= THIS_MODULE,
@@ -2376,7 +2376,7 @@ static struct configfs_item_operations target_core_alua_lu_gp_ops = {
 	.release		= target_core_alua_lu_gp_release,
 };
 
-static struct config_item_type target_core_alua_lu_gp_cit = {
+static const struct config_item_type target_core_alua_lu_gp_cit = {
 	.ct_item_ops		= &target_core_alua_lu_gp_ops,
 	.ct_attrs		= target_core_alua_lu_gp_attrs,
 	.ct_owner		= THIS_MODULE,
@@ -2434,7 +2434,7 @@ static struct configfs_group_operations target_core_alua_lu_gps_group_ops = {
 	.drop_item		= &target_core_alua_drop_lu_gp,
 };
 
-static struct config_item_type target_core_alua_lu_gps_cit = {
+static const struct config_item_type target_core_alua_lu_gps_cit = {
 	.ct_item_ops		= NULL,
 	.ct_group_ops		= &target_core_alua_lu_gps_group_ops,
 	.ct_owner		= THIS_MODULE,
@@ -2813,7 +2813,7 @@ static struct configfs_item_operations target_core_alua_tg_pt_gp_ops = {
 	.release		= target_core_alua_tg_pt_gp_release,
 };
 
-static struct config_item_type target_core_alua_tg_pt_gp_cit = {
+static const struct config_item_type target_core_alua_tg_pt_gp_cit = {
 	.ct_item_ops		= &target_core_alua_tg_pt_gp_ops,
 	.ct_attrs		= target_core_alua_tg_pt_gp_attrs,
 	.ct_owner		= THIS_MODULE,
@@ -2884,7 +2884,7 @@ TB_CIT_SETUP(dev_alua_tg_pt_gps, NULL, &target_core_alua_tg_pt_gps_group_ops, NU
  * core/alua/lu_gps and core/alua/tg_pt_gps that are attached to
  * target_core_alua_cit in target_core_init_configfs() below.
  */
-static struct config_item_type target_core_alua_cit = {
+static const struct config_item_type target_core_alua_cit = {
 	.ct_item_ops		= NULL,
 	.ct_attrs		= NULL,
 	.ct_owner		= THIS_MODULE,
@@ -3105,7 +3105,7 @@ static struct configfs_item_operations target_core_hba_item_ops = {
 	.release		= target_core_hba_release,
 };
 
-static struct config_item_type target_core_hba_cit = {
+static const struct config_item_type target_core_hba_cit = {
 	.ct_item_ops		= &target_core_hba_item_ops,
 	.ct_group_ops		= &target_core_hba_group_ops,
 	.ct_attrs		= target_core_hba_attrs,
@@ -3188,7 +3188,7 @@ static struct configfs_group_operations target_core_group_ops = {
 	.drop_item	= target_core_call_delhbafromtarget,
 };
 
-static struct config_item_type target_core_cit = {
+static const struct config_item_type target_core_cit = {
 	.ct_item_ops	= NULL,
 	.ct_group_ops	= &target_core_group_ops,
 	.ct_attrs	= NULL,
diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_stat.c b/drivers/target/target_core_stat.c
index 8038255b21e8..f0db91ebd735 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_stat.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_stat.c
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ static struct configfs_attribute *target_stat_scsi_dev_attrs[] = {
 	NULL,
 };
 
-static struct config_item_type target_stat_scsi_dev_cit = {
+static const struct config_item_type target_stat_scsi_dev_cit = {
 	.ct_attrs		= target_stat_scsi_dev_attrs,
 	.ct_owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 };
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ static struct configfs_attribute *target_stat_scsi_tgt_dev_attrs[] = {
 	NULL,
 };
 
-static struct config_item_type target_stat_scsi_tgt_dev_cit = {
+static const struct config_item_type target_stat_scsi_tgt_dev_cit = {
 	.ct_attrs		= target_stat_scsi_tgt_dev_attrs,
 	.ct_owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 };
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ static struct configfs_attribute *target_stat_scsi_lu_attrs[] = {
 	NULL,
 };
 
-static struct config_item_type target_stat_scsi_lu_cit = {
+static const struct config_item_type target_stat_scsi_lu_cit = {
 	.ct_attrs		= target_stat_scsi_lu_attrs,
 	.ct_owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 };
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ static struct configfs_attribute *target_stat_scsi_port_attrs[] = {
 	NULL,
 };
 
-static struct config_item_type target_stat_scsi_port_cit = {
+static const struct config_item_type target_stat_scsi_port_cit = {
 	.ct_attrs		= target_stat_scsi_port_attrs,
 	.ct_owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 };
@@ -724,7 +724,7 @@ static struct configfs_attribute *target_stat_scsi_tgt_port_attrs[] = {
 	NULL,
 };
 
-static struct config_item_type target_stat_scsi_tgt_port_cit = {
+static const struct config_item_type target_stat_scsi_tgt_port_cit = {
 	.ct_attrs		= target_stat_scsi_tgt_port_attrs,
 	.ct_owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 };
@@ -844,7 +844,7 @@ static struct configfs_attribute *target_stat_scsi_transport_attrs[] = {
 	NULL,
 };
 
-static struct config_item_type target_stat_scsi_transport_cit = {
+static const struct config_item_type target_stat_scsi_transport_cit = {
 	.ct_attrs		= target_stat_scsi_transport_attrs,
 	.ct_owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 };
@@ -1206,7 +1206,7 @@ static struct configfs_attribute *target_stat_scsi_auth_intr_attrs[] = {
 	NULL,
 };
 
-static struct config_item_type target_stat_scsi_auth_intr_cit = {
+static const struct config_item_type target_stat_scsi_auth_intr_cit = {
 	.ct_attrs		= target_stat_scsi_auth_intr_attrs,
 	.ct_owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 };
@@ -1378,7 +1378,7 @@ static struct configfs_attribute *target_stat_scsi_ath_intr_port_attrs[] = {
 	NULL,
 };
 
-static struct config_item_type target_stat_scsi_att_intr_port_cit = {