linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] rtc: fix a cast removing the const attribute

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Date:	Sat, 13 Aug 2016 02:12:01 +0200
From:	Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@...e-electrons.com>
To:	LABBE Corentin <clabbe.montjoie@...il.com>
Cc:	a.zummo@...ertech.it, rtc-linux@...glegroups.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] rtc: fix a cast removing the const attribute

On 12/08/2016 at 14:46:14 +0200, LABBE Corentin wrote :
> The char pointer buf_ptr is assigned an address from a const char
> pointer buf (parameter of wakealarm_store).
> The data pointer by buf_ptr is never modified.
> So casting it to a (char *) is useless.
> 
> This patch remove this cast, and transform buf_ptr to a const char pointer.
> 
> Signed-off-by: LABBE Corentin <clabbe.montjoie@...il.com>
> ---
>  drivers/rtc/rtc-sysfs.c | 4 ++--
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
Applied, thanks.

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Alexandre Belloni, Free Electrons
Embedded Linux and Kernel engineering
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