linux-kernel - [PATCH] constify the name passed to platform_device_register

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Date:	Fri, 11 Jan 2008 17:24:53 +1100
From:	Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>
To:	mochel@...l.org
Cc:	greg@...ah.com, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH] constify the name passed to platform_device_register_simple

This name is just passed to platform_device_alloc which has its parameter
declared const.

Signed-off-by: Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>
---
 drivers/base/platform.c         |    2 +-
 include/linux/platform_device.h |    2 +-
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/base/platform.c b/drivers/base/platform.c
index fb56092..3408699 100644
--- a/drivers/base/platform.c
+++ b/drivers/base/platform.c
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(platform_device_unregister);
  *	the Linux driver model.  In particular, when such drivers are built
  *	as modules, they can't be "hotplugged".
  */
-struct platform_device *platform_device_register_simple(char *name, int id,
+struct platform_device *platform_device_register_simple(const char *name, int id,
 							struct resource *res, unsigned int num)
 {
 	struct platform_device *pdev;
diff --git a/include/linux/platform_device.h b/include/linux/platform_device.h
index e808043..3261681 100644
--- a/include/linux/platform_device.h
+++ b/include/linux/platform_device.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ extern struct resource *platform_get_resource_byname(struct platform_device *, u
 extern int platform_get_irq_byname(struct platform_device *, char *);
 extern int platform_add_devices(struct platform_device **, int);
 
-extern struct platform_device *platform_device_register_simple(char *, int id,
+extern struct platform_device *platform_device_register_simple(const char *, int id,
 					struct resource *, unsigned int);
 
 extern struct platform_device *platform_device_alloc(const char *name, int id);
-- 
1.5.3.8

-- 
Cheers,
Stephen Rothwell                    sfr@...b.auug.org.au
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