linux-kernel - Re: [rfc patch] treewide: Convert "static const char <*> foo[] =" to "static const char <*> const foo[] ="

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Date:	Thu, 9 Sep 2010 14:29:26 -0400
From:	Mike Frysinger <vapier.adi@...il.com>
To:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
Cc:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [rfc patch] treewide: Convert "static const char <*> foo[] =" to
 "static const char <*> const foo[] ="

On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 14:22, Joe Perches wrote:
> To move data to const sections, specify
> that the pointed to strings are also const.

did you find cases where this couldnt be done ?  this is going to keep
creeping back in with new drivers unless we have something like
checkpatch.pl catching it ...

> Any ideas on how best to get this verified and included?

where is the actual patch ?
-mike
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