linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Make clocksource name const

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Date:	Sat, 2 Apr 2011 15:11:34 +0100
From:	Russell King - ARM Linux <linux@....linux.org.uk>
To:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	John Stultz <johnstul@...ibm.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Make clocksource name const

Has this patch been rejected?

On Sat, Feb 19, 2011 at 03:34:50PM +0000, Russell King - ARM Linux wrote:
> As nothing should be writing to the clocksource name string, make the
> clocksource name pointer const.  Build-tested on ARM Versatile Express.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Russell King <rmk+kernel@....linux.org.uk>
> ---
>  include/linux/clocksource.h |    2 +-
>  1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/include/linux/clocksource.h b/include/linux/clocksource.h
> index c37b21a..94c1f38 100644
> --- a/include/linux/clocksource.h
> +++ b/include/linux/clocksource.h
> @@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ struct clocksource {
>  	/*
>  	 * First part of structure is read mostly
>  	 */
> -	char *name;
> +	const char *name;
>  	struct list_head list;
>  	int rating;
>  	cycle_t (*read)(struct clocksource *cs);
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