linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 4/5] irqchip: Constify some irq_desc_get

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Message-ID: <87plm9t32n.ffs@tglx>
Date: Tue, 03 Dec 2024 12:32:00 +0100
From: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
To: Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@...adoo.fr>
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org,
 Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@...adoo.fr>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/5] irqchip: Constify some irq_desc_get_chip() usage

On Sun, Nov 17 2024 at 10:49, Christophe JAILLET wrote:
> When irq_desc_get_chip() will return a const struct irq_chip, the const
> qualifier will be needed for local variables that store the return value of
> this function.
>
> So start to add some of these const qualifiers.

Can you please create a coccinelle script which does a tree wide
conversion of all irq_desc_get_chip() and irq_data_get_irq_chip()
instances?

That script can be run at the end of the next merge window once instead
of having to chase 240+ places with individual patches.

Thanks,

        tglx