linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] ASoC: Remove 'const' from the device

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Date:	Mon, 10 Nov 2014 19:03:32 +0000
From:	Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>
To:	Jean-Francois Moine <moinejf@...e.fr>
Cc:	Liam Girdwood <lgirdwood@...il.com>,
	Russell King <linux@....linux.org.uk>,
	Lars-Peter Clausen <lars@...afoo.de>,
	alsa-devel@...a-project.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] ASoC: Remove 'const' from the device_node pointers

On Sun, Nov 09, 2014 at 08:33:45PM +0100, Jean-Francois Moine wrote:
> From Russell King:
> of_node_put() modifies the struct device_node contents.  Therefore,
> of_node_put() definitely not treating the data pointed to as read-only,
> and therefore it is completely inappropriate for it to be marked "const".

Did Russell write this patch (in which case it's missing a signoff and
his e-mail address above) or are you trying to say "Russell King
said..."?

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