linux-kernel - [PATCH] media: ivtv: make const array addr

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Date:   Thu,  4 Oct 2018 15:02:14 +0100
From:   Colin King <colin.king@...onical.com>
To:     Andy Walls <awalls@...metrocast.net>,
        Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...nel.org>,
        linux-media@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] media: ivtv: make const array addr_list static

From: Colin Ian King <colin.king@...onical.com>

The const array addr_list can be made static, saves populating it on
the stack and will make it read-only.

Signed-off-by: Colin Ian King <colin.king@...onical.com>
---
 drivers/media/pci/ivtv/ivtv-i2c.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/media/pci/ivtv/ivtv-i2c.c b/drivers/media/pci/ivtv/ivtv-i2c.c
index 5e4e52147fb7..55ef1385519e 100644
--- a/drivers/media/pci/ivtv/ivtv-i2c.c
+++ b/drivers/media/pci/ivtv/ivtv-i2c.c
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ struct i2c_client *ivtv_i2c_new_ir_legacy(struct ivtv *itv)
 	 * allocations, so this function must be called after all other i2c
 	 * devices we care about are registered.
 	 */
-	const unsigned short addr_list[] = {
+	static const unsigned short addr_list[] = {
 		0x1a,	/* Hauppauge IR external - collides with WM8739 */
 		0x18,	/* Hauppauge IR internal */
 		I2C_CLIENT_END
-- 
2.17.1