linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 18/25] drivers/serial/suncore.c: Use static const char arrays

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Date:	Mon, 13 Sep 2010 17:11:06 -0400
From:	Nick Bowler <nbowler@...iptictech.com>
To:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
Cc:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>, sparclinux@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 18/25] drivers/serial/suncore.c: Use static const char
 arrays

On 2010-09-13 13:22 -0700, Joe Perches wrote:
> It tries to standardize the style use and it avoids possible
> future checkpatch warnings of:
> 	char foo[] = "bar"
> char array could possibly be static const.

Whoa, back up a second here.  I've seen patches to avoid questionable
checkpatch warnings before, but I think this is the first time I've seen
a patch to avoid *hypothetical checkpatch warnings that don't even
exist*!

-- 
Nick Bowler, Elliptic Technologies (http://www.elliptictech.com/)
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