linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 1/4] devres: constify p in devm

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Date:   Fri, 28 Sep 2018 09:28:29 +0200
From:   Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:     Bartosz Golaszewski <brgl@...ev.pl>
Cc:     Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>,
        Jassi Brar <jassisinghbrar@...il.com>,
        Thierry Reding <thierry.reding@...il.com>,
        Jon Hunter <jonathanh@...dia.com>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>,
        Rasmus Villemoes <linux@...musvillemoes.dk>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-tegra@...r.kernel.org,
        Linux-Arch <linux-arch@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux MM <linux-mm@...ck.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 1/4] devres: constify p in devm_kfree()

On Fri, Sep 28, 2018 at 9:14 AM Bartosz Golaszewski <brgl@...ev.pl> wrote:
> Make devm_kfree() signature uniform with that of kfree(). To avoid
> compiler warnings: cast p to (void *) when calling devres_destroy().

Hmm, devres_destroy(), devres_remove(), and find_dr() really should
take const void pointers.  But that requires changing dr_match_t, and
fixing up all users...

> Signed-off-by: Bartosz Golaszewski <brgl@...ev.pl>
> Reviewed-by: Bjorn Andersson <bjorn.andersson@...aro.org>

Reviewed-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@...der.be>

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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