linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 1/5] device property: Allow const parameter to dev

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Date:   Tue, 4 Oct 2022 12:34:56 +0300
From:   Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
To:     Heikki Krogerus <heikki.krogerus@...ux.intel.com>,
        Sakari Ailus <sakari.ailus@...ux.intel.com>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Bjorn Andersson <andersson@...nel.org>,
        Prashant Malani <pmalani@...omium.org>,
        linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-usb@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Daniel Scally <djrscally@...il.com>,
        "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 1/5] device property: Allow const parameter to
 dev_fwnode()

On Tue, Oct 04, 2022 at 12:21:25PM +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.
> 
> Instead, introduce a const version of the dev_fwnode() API which takes
> and returns const pointers and use it where it's applicable.
> 
> With this, convert dev_fwnode() to be a macro wrapper on top of const
> and non-const APIs that chooses one based on the type.

Hmm... it missed the device_get_match_data() implementation (reverse) change
somehow. And it still compiles to me, probably I rebased wrongly and the hunk
went to another patch. I'll investigate and resend as v4 the fixed version.

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko