linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] taging: android: ashmem: Declared const key

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Date:   Sat, 11 Apr 2020 12:41:26 -0700
From:   Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
To:     MugilRaj <dmugil2000@...il.com>
Cc:     mugil2301 <110117057@...t.edu>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Arve Hjønnevåg <arve@...roid.com>,
        Todd Kjos <tkjos@...roid.com>,
        Martijn Coenen <maco@...roid.com>,
        Joel Fernandes <joel@...lfernandes.org>,
        Christian Brauner <christian@...uner.io>,
        devel@...verdev.osuosl.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] taging: android: ashmem: Declared const key

On Sun, 2020-04-12 at 00:59 +0530, MugilRaj wrote:
> From: mugil2301 <110117057@...t.edu>

You need to verify the patch subject.
You need a change log message too.

> Signed-off-by: mugil2301 <110117057@...t.edu>

You need to put your legal name here

> diff --git a/drivers/staging/android/ashmem.c b/drivers/staging/android/ashmem.c
[]
> @@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ ashmem_vmfile_get_unmapped_area(struct file *file, unsigned long addr,
>  
>  static int ashmem_mmap(struct file *file, struct vm_area_struct *vma)
>  {
> -	static struct file_operations vmfile_fops;
> +	static const  struct file_operations vmfile_fops;
>  	struct ashmem_area *asma = file->private_data;
>  	int ret = 0;

(this won't compile)

checkpatch is not always right.

Do please compile the files changed by your patch
and verify change correctness before sending any
proposed patch.