linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Staging: android: binder.c const char* smth TO const char * const smth

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Message-ID: <20120418234827.GA2227@kroah.com>
Date:	Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:48:27 -0700
From:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
To:	Valentin Ilie <valentin.ilie@...il.com>
Cc:	arve@...roid.com, devel@...verdev.osuosl.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Staging: android: binder.c const char* smth TO const
 char * const smth

On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 05:31:34AM +0300, Valentin Ilie wrote:
> Replaced static const char* var with static const char * var const smth because
> smth doesn't need to be reassigned at any point else at runtime.

"smth"?  What is that?

> 
> Signed-off-by: Valentin Ilie <valentin.ilie@...il.com>
> ---
>  drivers/staging/android/binder.c |    6 +++---
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/android/binder.c b/drivers/staging/android/binder.c
> index c283212..221bd3f 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/android/binder.c
> +++ b/drivers/staging/android/binder.c
> @@ -3303,7 +3303,7 @@ static void print_binder_proc(struct seq_file *m,
>  		m->count = start_pos;
>  }
>  
> -static const char *binder_return_strings[] = {
> +static const char * const binder_return_strings[] = {

I don't understand, what's the advantage here?  Why is this needed?
Does it save space?  Speed?  Compiler warnings?

I need a better reason to apply it other than a word with no vowels...

greg k-h
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