linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1 1/1] bitmap.h: add const modifier to bitmap_next_[set/clear]

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Message-ID: <YP/ymvrd1zV7z6rF@smile.fi.intel.com>
Date:   Tue, 27 Jul 2021 14:48:42 +0300
From:   Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
To:     Andrea Merello <andrea.merello@...il.com>
Cc:     Bartosz Golaszewski <bgolaszewski@...libre.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Yury Norov <yury.norov@...il.com>,
        Rasmus Villemoes <linux@...musvillemoes.dk>,
        Andrea Merello <andrea.merello@....it>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 1/1] bitmap.h: add const modifier to
 bitmap_next_[set/clear]_region() argument

On Tue, Jul 27, 2021 at 11:44:41AM +0200, Andrea Merello wrote:
> Those two functions don't modify the bitmap, so their bitmap argument
> should be const. This patch add this.

Constification is always a good thing. No objections from me,
although Yuri is doing something with them in one of his patch series.

Yuri, do you have a public repo / branch that people can base their changes to
bitmap stuff against of?

Reviewed-by: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>

> Signed-off-by: Andrea Merello <andrea.merello@....it>
> ---
>  include/linux/bitmap.h | 4 ++--
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/include/linux/bitmap.h b/include/linux/bitmap.h
> index a36cfcec4e77..ea4a8f1a2545 100644
> --- a/include/linux/bitmap.h
> +++ b/include/linux/bitmap.h
> @@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ static inline void bitmap_replace(unsigned long *dst,
>  		__bitmap_replace(dst, old, new, mask, nbits);
>  }
>  
> -static inline void bitmap_next_clear_region(unsigned long *bitmap,
> +static inline void bitmap_next_clear_region(const unsigned long *bitmap,
>  					    unsigned int *rs, unsigned int *re,
>  					    unsigned int end)
>  {
> @@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ static inline void bitmap_next_clear_region(unsigned long *bitmap,
>  	*re = find_next_bit(bitmap, end, *rs + 1);
>  }
>  
> -static inline void bitmap_next_set_region(unsigned long *bitmap,
> +static inline void bitmap_next_set_region(const unsigned long *bitmap,
>  					  unsigned int *rs, unsigned int *re,
>  					  unsigned int end)
>  {
> -- 
> 2.17.1
> 

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko