linux-kernel - [PATCH] Make clocksource name const

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Date:	Sat, 19 Feb 2011 15:34:50 +0000
From:	Russell King - ARM Linux <linux@....linux.org.uk>
To:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	John Stultz <johnstul@...ibm.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] Make clocksource name const

As nothing should be writing to the clocksource name string, make the
clocksource name pointer const.  Build-tested on ARM Versatile Express.

Signed-off-by: Russell King <rmk+kernel@....linux.org.uk>
---
 include/linux/clocksource.h |    2 +-
 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/clocksource.h b/include/linux/clocksource.h
index c37b21a..94c1f38 100644
--- a/include/linux/clocksource.h
+++ b/include/linux/clocksource.h
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ struct clocksource {
 	/*
 	 * First part of structure is read mostly
 	 */
-	char *name;
+	const char *name;
 	struct list_head list;
 	int rating;
 	cycle_t (*read)(struct clocksource *cs);
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