linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1 1/5] device property: Keep dev_fwnode() and dev_fwnode

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Date:   Tue, 27 Sep 2022 20:56:28 +0000
From:   Sakari Ailus <sakari.ailus@...ux.intel.com>
To:     Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:     Prashant Malani <pmalani@...omium.org>, linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-usb@...r.kernel.org,
        Daniel Scally <djrscally@...il.com>,
        Heikki Krogerus <heikki.krogerus@...ux.intel.com>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 1/5] device property: Keep dev_fwnode() and
 dev_fwnode_const() separate

Hi Andy,

Thanks for the set.

On Tue, Sep 27, 2022 at 05:28:17PM +0300, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> It's not fully correct to take a const parameter pointer to a struct
> and return a non-const pointer to a member of that struct.

I guess you could go as far as saying it's not at all correct. :-)

> 
> Instead, introduce a const version of the dev_fwnode() API which takes
> and returns const pointers and use it where it's applicable.
> 
> Suggested-by: Sakari Ailus <sakari.ailus@...ux.intel.com>
> Fixes: aade55c86033 ("device property: Add const qualifier to device_get_match_data() parameter")
> Signed-off-by: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>

For the set:

Reviewed-by: Sakari Ailus <sakari.ailus@...ux.intel.com>

-- 
Kind regards,

Sakari Ailus