linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Declare the file

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Date:   Sat, 28 Aug 2021 11:46:33 +0200
From:   Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Krish Jain <krishjain02939@...il.com>
Cc:     Bryan Brattlof <hello@...anbrattlof.com>,
        linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Declare the file_operations struct as const

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On Sat, Aug 28, 2021 at 11:37:50AM +0200, Krish Jain wrote:
> Hi. Thanks for your response. Changing to  "const static" would fix
> the first error but looking at the second error indicates that it
> can't be a const, right? So checkpatch.pl was wrong?

checkpatch.pl is a perl script that does its best here.  You always have
to then look at the code itself to see if what it is asking you to do is
correct.

And you always have to at the very least, test build your changes to
verify that they do not break anything.

thanks,

greg k-h