netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v3 4/8] net: dsa: mv88e6xxx: add switch info

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Date:	Sun, 17 Apr 2016 17:35:41 +0200
From:	Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To:	Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@...oirfairelinux.com>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	kernel@...oirfairelinux.com,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v3 4/8] net: dsa: mv88e6xxx: add switch info

> @@ -3100,16 +3100,19 @@ char *mv88e6xxx_drv_probe(struct device *dsa_dev, struct device *host_dev,
>  	prod_num = (id & 0xfff0) >> 4;
>  	rev = id & 0x000f;
>  
> -	name = mv88e6xxx_lookup_name(id, table, num);
> -	if (!name)
> +	info = mv88e6xxx_lookup_info(prod_num, table, num);
> +	if (!info)
>  		return NULL;
>  
> +	name = (char *) info->name;
> +

Hi Vivien

Casting off the const is not so nice. How about adding in another
patch to change the API to return a const char *.

      Andrew