# \[PATCH net-next V2 2/5\] qeth: no write permission for readonly sysattr

- From: Ursula Braun \<hidden\>
- Date: 2015-09-18 14:07:04 
- List: netdev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2015/09/10996844
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2015/09/10996845/t.md

```text
From: Lakhvich Dmitriy <redacted>

User is not allowed to write into bridge_state sysfs file.
Fixed attribute not mislead the user

Signed-off-by: Lakhvich Dmitriy <redacted>
Signed-off-by: Ursula Braun <redacted>
Reported-by: Peter Oberparleiter <redacted>
Reviewed-by: Eugene Crosser <redacted>
Reviewed-by: Thomas Richter <redacted>
---
 drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2_sys.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2_sys.c b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2_sys.c
index 52673cd..692db49 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2_sys.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2_sys.c
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ static ssize_t qeth_bridge_port_state_show(struct device *dev,
 	return qeth_bridge_port_role_state_show(dev, attr, buf, 1);
 }
 
-static DEVICE_ATTR(bridge_state, 0644, qeth_bridge_port_state_show,
+static DEVICE_ATTR(bridge_state, 0444, qeth_bridge_port_state_show,
 		   NULL);
 
 static ssize_t qeth_bridgeport_hostnotification_show(struct device *dev,
-- 
2.3.8
```
