linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/4] regmap: Reorganise internal read/write functions.

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Date:	Thu, 31 May 2012 17:41:49 +0100
From:	Mark Brown <broonie@...nsource.wolfsonmicro.com>
To:	Krystian Garbaciak <krystian.garbaciak@...semi.com>
Cc:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Anthony Olech <Anthony.Olech@...semi.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/4] regmap: Reorganise internal read/write functions.

On Thu, May 31, 2012 at 04:11:12PM +0200, Krystian Garbaciak wrote:

> +static int _regmap_raw_write(struct regmap *map, unsigned int reg,
> +			     const void *val, size_t val_len)
> +{
> +	void *_val = (void *)val;

This is scary...  why are we casting away const here?

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