linux-kernel - Re: [RFC 0/6] Driver core: Encourage use of const attributes

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Date:	Fri, 18 Dec 2009 11:42:23 +1100
From:	Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>
To:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
Cc:	Phil Carmody <ext-phil.2.carmody@...ia.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC 0/6] Driver core: Encourage use of const attributes

Hi Greg,

On Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:16:21 -0800 Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de> wrote:
>
> I'll be glad to take 1-3 now, and queue it up for .34.

Any reason not to ask Linus to take them for .33 - that way the
conversions of callers can be done adhoc (and in more than just your
tree) for .34.  These API changes should be perfectly safe (and the
compiler should tell us if they are not).

-- 
Cheers,
Stephen Rothwell                    sfr@...b.auug.org.au
http://www.canb.auug.org.au/~sfr/

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