linux-kernel - Re: linux-kernel janitorial RFP: Mark static arrays as const

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Date:   Tue, 2 Mar 2021 23:18:09 +0100
From:   Bernd Petrovitsch <bernd@...rovitsch.priv.at>
To:     Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
Cc:     LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        kernelnewbies <kernelnewbies@...nelnewbies.org>,
        kernel-janitors <kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org>,
        cocci <cocci@...teme.lip6.fr>
Subject: Re: linux-kernel janitorial RFP: Mark static arrays as const

Hi all!

On 02/03/2021 18:42, Joe Perches wrote:
[...]
> ------------- For instance: (head -10 of the git grep for file statics)
> 
> drivers/accessibility/speakup/keyhelp.c:18:static u_short masks[] = { 32, 16, 8, 4, 2, 1 };
> drivers/accessibility/speakup/keyhelp.c:26:static u_char funcvals[] = {
> drivers/accessibility/speakup/main.c:2059:static spkup_hand spkup_handler[] = {
> drivers/accessibility/speakup/speakup_acntpc.c:35:static unsigned int synth_portlist[] = { 0x2a8, 0 };
> drivers/accessibility/speakup/speakup_decpc.c:133:static int synth_portlist[] = { 0x340, 0x350, 0x240, 0x250, 0 };
> drivers/accessibility/speakup/speakup_dectlk.c:110:static int ap_defaults[] = {122, 89, 155, 110, 208, 240, 200, 106, 306};
> drivers/accessibility/speakup/speakup_dectlk.c:111:static int g5_defaults[] = {86, 81, 86, 84, 81, 80, 83, 83, 73};
> drivers/accessibility/speakup/speakup_dtlk.c:34:static unsigned int synth_portlist[] = {
> drivers/accessibility/speakup/speakup_keypc.c:34:static unsigned int synth_portlist[] = { 0x2a8, 0 };
> drivers/acpi/ac.c:137:static enum power_supply_property ac_props[] = {
> 
> For drivers/accessibility/speakup/keyhelp.c:18:static u_short masks[] = { 32, 16, 8, 4, 2, 1 };

Looking at the examples: Just s/^static /static const / in the lines
reported by the grep's above and see if it compiles (and save space)?

MfG,
	Bernd
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