linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/4] constify scsi/tty parisc_device

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Date:   Mon, 21 Aug 2017 22:43:39 +0200
From:   Helge Deller <deller@....de>
To:     Arvind Yadav <arvind.yadav.cs@...il.com>, jejb@...ux.vnet.ibm.com,
        martin.petersen@...cle.com, gregkh@...uxfoundation.org,
        jslaby@...e.com
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-parisc@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/4] constify scsi/tty parisc_device_id

On 19.08.2017 19:54, Arvind Yadav wrote:
> parisc_device_id are not supposed to change at runtime. All functions
> working with parisc_device_id provided by <asm/parisc-device.h> work with
> const parisc_device_id. So mark the non-const structs as const.
> 
> Arvind Yadav (4):
>   [PATCH 1/4] scsi: lasi700: constify parisc_device_id
>   [PATCH 2/4] scsi: zalon: constify parisc_device_id
>   [PATCH 3/4] tty: 8250: constify parisc_device_id
>   [PATCH 4/4] tty: mux: constify parisc_device_id

NAK.
Please don't apply.
I have other patches in my tree which will move those consts
into __init sections instead.

Thanks,
Helge

 
>  drivers/scsi/lasi700.c             | 2 +-
>  drivers/scsi/zalon.c               | 2 +-
>  drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_gsc.c | 4 ++--
>  drivers/tty/serial/mux.c           | 4 ++--
>  4 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
>