linux-kernel - Re: brcmfmac: use const char * for interface name in brcmf_add

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Message-Id: <20160629160022.BF0C861388@smtp.codeaurora.org>
Date:	Wed, 29 Jun 2016 16:00:22 +0000 (UTC)
From:	Kalle Valo <kvalo@...eaurora.org>
To:	Rafał Miłecki <zajec5@...il.com>
Cc:	Rafał Miłecki <zajec5@...il.com>,
	Arend van Spriel <arend.vanspriel@...adcom.com>,
	Franky Lin <franky.lin@...adcom.com>,
	Hante Meuleman <hante.meuleman@...adcom.com>,
	Pieter-Paul Giesberts <pieter-paul.giesberts@...adcom.com>,
	"Franky (Zhenhui) Lin" <frankyl@...adcom.com>,
	linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org (open list:BROADCOM BRCM80211
	IEEE802.11n WIRELESS DRIVER),
	brcm80211-dev-list.pdl@...adcom.com (open list:BROADCOM BRCM80211
	IEEE802.11n WIRELESS DRIVER),
	netdev@...r.kernel.org (open list:NETWORKING DRIVERS),
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org (open list)
Subject: Re: brcmfmac: use const char * for interface name in brcmf_add_if

Rafał Miłecki wrote:
> This function can work just fine with const pointer, it only calls
> alloc_netdev which take const as well. Moreover it makes this function
> more flexible as some cfg80211 callback may provide const char * as
> well, e.g. add_virtual_intf. This will be needed for more advanced
> interface management.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Rafał Miłecki <zajec5@...il.com>

Thanks, 1 patch applied to wireless-drivers-next.git:

54264e7ea09a brcmfmac: use const char * for interface name in brcmf_add_if

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