netdev - Re: [PATCH v2] powerpc: Add const qual to local

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Date:   Sun, 24 Nov 2019 15:18:25 -0800
From:   Jakub Kicinski <jakub.kicinski@...ronome.com>
To:     Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        davem@...emloft.net, edumazet@...gle.com, sfr@...b.auug.org.au,
        linuxppc-dev@...abs.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] powerpc: Add const qual to local_read() parameter

On Wed, 20 Nov 2019 12:14:51 +1100, Michael Ellerman wrote:
> From: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>
> 
> A patch in net-next triggered a compile error on powerpc:
> 
>   include/linux/u64_stats_sync.h: In function 'u64_stats_read':
>   include/asm-generic/local64.h:30:37: warning: passing argument 1 of 'local_read' discards 'const' qualifier from pointer target type
> 
> This seems reasonable to relax powerpc local_read() requirements.
> 
> Fixes: 316580b69d0a ("u64_stats: provide u64_stats_t type")
> Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>
> Reported-by: kbuild test robot <lkp@...el.com>
> Acked-by: Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>

Applied to net-next now, thanks.