linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] i2c: busses: constify i2c

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Date:   Tue, 31 Jan 2017 15:22:49 +0100
From:   Jean Delvare <jdelvare@...e.de>
To:     Bhumika Goyal <bhumirks@...il.com>
Cc:     julia.lawall@...6.fr, ludovic.desroches@...el.com,
        wsa@...-dreams.de, sonic.zhang@...log.com,
        jarkko.nikula@...ux.intel.com, andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com,
        mika.westerberg@...ux.intel.com, patrice.chotard@...com,
        linux-i2c@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        adi-buildroot-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, kernel@...inux.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] i2c: busses: constify i2c_algorithm structures

On Fri, 27 Jan 2017 23:36:17 +0530, Bhumika Goyal wrote:
> Declare i2c_algorithm structures as const as they are only stored in the
> algo field of an i2c_adapter structure. This field is of type const, so
> i2c_algorithm structures having this property can be made const too.
> (...)

I have vague memories that I tried to do the same long ago and it
didn't work back then. But I can't no longer remember the details, and
today it seems just fine to do it.

Reviewed-by: Jean Delvare <jdelvare@...e.de>

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