linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] ALSA: sound/isa: constify snd_kcontrol

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Date:   Wed, 17 May 2017 18:03:45 +0530
From:   Bhumika Goyal <bhumirks@...il.com>
To:     Takashi Iwai <tiwai@...e.de>
Cc:     alsa-devel@...a-project.org, Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@...6.fr>,
        perex@...ex.cz, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ALSA: sound/isa: constify snd_kcontrol_new structures

On Wed, May 17, 2017 at 5:50 PM, Takashi Iwai <tiwai@...e.de> wrote:
> On Wed, 17 May 2017 13:38:56 +0200,
> Bhumika Goyal wrote:
>>
>> Declare snd_kcontrol_new structures as const as they are only passed an
>> argument to the function snd_ctl_new1. This argument is of type const,
>> so snd_kcontrol_new structures having this property can be made const.
>> Done using Coccinelle:
>>
>> @r disable optional_qualifier@
>> identifier x;
>> position p;
>> @@
>> static struct snd_kcontrol_new x@......};
>>
>> @ok@
>> identifier r.x;
>> position p;
>> @@
>> snd_ctl_new1(&x@p,...)
>>
>> @bad@
>> position p != {r.p,ok.p};
>> identifier r.x;
>> @@
>> x@p
>>
>> @depends on !bad disable optional_qualifier@
>> identifier r.x;
>> @@
>> +const
>> struct snd_kcontrol_new x;
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Bhumika Goyal <bhumirks@...il.com>
>
> As I already asked, could you send as a patchset if you have multiple
> similar patches?
>

Sure. Will combine the already sent ones and some new ones into a
patchset and send again.

Thanks,
Bhumika

>
> thanks,
>
> Takashi