linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/3] ARM: clps711x: mark clps711x

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Date:   Thu, 22 Feb 2018 17:43:00 +0100
From:   Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
To:     arm-soc <arm@...nel.org>, Alexander Shiyan <shc_work@...l.ru>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Cc:     Linux ARM <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] ARM: clps711x: mark clps711x_compat as const

On Tue, Feb 20, 2018 at 5:24 PM, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de> wrote:
> The array of string pointers is put in __initconst, and the strings themselves
> are marke 'const' but the the pointers are not, which caused a warning when
> built with LTO:
>
> arch/arm/mach-clps711x/board-dt.c:72:20: error: 'clps711x_compat' causes a section type conflict with 'feroceon_ids'
>  static const char *clps711x_compat[] __initconst = {
>
> This marks the array itself const as well, which was certainly the
> intention originally.
>
> Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>

Applied to the fixes branch now.

      Arnd