linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 00/14] ASoC: Constify local snd_sof_dsp

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Message-ID: <89f8f0be-2534-46c8-9058-cabea4f68568@linux.intel.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2024 09:19:21 -0500
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 00/14] ASoC: Constify local snd_sof_dsp_ops


> The core code does not modify the 'struct snd_sof_dsp_ops' passed via
> pointer in various places, so this can be made pointer to const.

The structure itself is NOT always const - the initialization itself
does have platform-specific changes, so what do we really gain from all
this?

some commit messages say the code is "a bit safer", but I personally
find the 'const' more confusing since the information that the structure
can be modified during initialization is lost.