linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Make platform_device_add

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Date:	Fri, 1 Dec 2006 19:34:28 +0000
From:	Russell King <rmk+lkml@....linux.org.uk>
To:	Scott Wood <scottwood@...escale.com>
Cc:	trivial@...nel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Make platform_device_add_data accept a const pointer.

On Fri, Dec 01, 2006 at 12:54:47PM -0600, Scott Wood wrote:
> platform_device_add_data() makes a copy of the data that is given to it,
> and thus the parameter can be const.  This removes a warning when data
> from get_property() on powerpc is handed to platform_device_add_data(),
> as get_property() returns a const pointer.

Doesn't this cause a compile warning in platform.c, concerning assigning
'data' to struct device's non-const 'platform_data' pointer?

So in essence you're probably just moving the problem rather than really
solving anything.

-- 
Russell King
 Linux kernel    2.6 ARM Linux   - http://www.arm.linux.org.uk/
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