linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/3] firmware: allow firmware files to be built into kernel image

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Date:	Fri, 23 May 2008 16:25:20 +0100
From:	David Woodhouse <dwmw2@...radead.org>
To:	Takashi Iwai <tiwai@...e.de>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, aoliva@...hat.com,
	alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk, Abhay Salunke <Abhay_Salunke@...l.com>,
	kay.sievers@...y.org, Haroldo Gamal <gamal@...ernex.com.br>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] firmware: allow firmware files to be built
	into	kernel	image

On Fri, 2008-05-23 at 17:19 +0200, Takashi Iwai wrote:
> Hm, but request_firmware() returns the const pointer.  It implies that
> the caller shouldn't change the content, doesn't it?
> 
> I cannot guarantee that there must be no misbehaving drivers,
> though...

The 'struct firmware' is const. It contains a pointer to data.
That data is not const.

 fw->data = some_other_data; 	// bad.
 fw->data[0] = 0;		// ok.

Of course, we could _make_ it const (if we can remember whether it's
'const u8 *' or 'u8 const *'...)

-- 
dwmw2

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