linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] gpio: remove const modifier from gpiod_get

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Date:	Fri, 28 Nov 2014 14:44:42 +0100
From:	Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
To:	Alexandre Courbot <acourbot@...dia.com>
Cc:	Uwe Kleine-König 
	<u.kleine-koenig@...gutronix.de>,
	"linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org" <linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Alexandre Courbot <gnurou@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] gpio: remove const modifier from gpiod_get_direction()

On Tue, Nov 25, 2014 at 9:16 AM, Alexandre Courbot <acourbot@...dia.com> wrote:

> Although gpiod_get_direction() can be considered side-effect free for
> consumers, its internals involve setting or clearing bits in the
> affected GPIO descriptor, for which we need to force-cast the const
> descriptor variable to non-const. This could lead to incorrect behavior
> if the compiler decides to optimize here, so remove this const
> attribute. The intent is to make gpiod_get_direction() private anyway,
> so it does not really matter.
>
> Reported-by: Uwe Kleine-König <u.kleine-koenig@...gutronix.de>
> Signed-off-by: Alexandre Courbot <acourbot@...dia.com>
> Acked-by: Uwe Kleine-König <u.kleine-koenig@...gutronix.de>
> ---
> Changes since v1:
> - Fixed poor grammar in commit log
> - Added Uwe's Ack

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Yours,
Linus Walleij
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