linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] auxdisplay: ht16k33: Make ht16k33_fb_fix and ht16k33_fb

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Date:   Mon, 19 Aug 2019 18:48:03 +0200
From:   Miguel Ojeda <miguel.ojeda.sandonis@...il.com>
To:     Nishka Dasgupta <nishkadg.linux@...il.com>
Cc:     Robin van der Gracht <robin@...tonic.nl>,
        linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] auxdisplay: ht16k33: Make ht16k33_fb_fix and
 ht16k33_fb_var constant

On Mon, Aug 19, 2019 at 9:51 AM Nishka Dasgupta
<nishkadg.linux@...il.com> wrote:
>
> The static structures ht16k33_fb_fix and ht16k33_fb_var, of types
> fb_fix_screeninfo and fb_var_screeninfo respectively, are not used
> except to be copied into other variables. Hence make both of them
> constant to prevent unintended modification.
> Issue found with
> Coccinelle.

Thanks Nishka, picking it up.

Cheers,
Miguel