2024-02-18 19:25:20

by Ricardo B. Marliere

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Subject: [PATCH] const_structs.checkpatch: add device_type

Since commit aed65af1cc2f ("drivers: make device_type const"), the driver
core can properly handle constant struct device_type. Make sure that new
usages of the struct already enter the tree as const.

Cc: Andrew Morton <[email protected]>
Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Ricardo B. Marliere <[email protected]>
---
scripts/const_structs.checkpatch | 1 +
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/scripts/const_structs.checkpatch b/scripts/const_structs.checkpatch
index 188412aa2757..5227f34a1b4f 100644
--- a/scripts/const_structs.checkpatch
+++ b/scripts/const_structs.checkpatch
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ comedi_lrange
component_ops
dentry_operations
dev_pm_ops
+device_type
dma_map_ops
driver_info
drm_connector_funcs

---
base-commit: 4f5e5092fdbf5cec6bedc19fbe69cce4f5f08372
change-id: 20240218-device_cleanup-checkpatch-0757f924f00e

Best regards,
--
Ricardo B. Marliere <[email protected]>



2024-02-19 08:49:12

by Greg Kroah-Hartman

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] const_structs.checkpatch: add device_type

On Sun, Feb 18, 2024 at 04:25:51PM -0300, Ricardo B. Marliere wrote:
> Since commit aed65af1cc2f ("drivers: make device_type const"), the driver
> core can properly handle constant struct device_type. Make sure that new
> usages of the struct already enter the tree as const.
>
> Cc: Andrew Morton <[email protected]>
> Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <[email protected]>
> Signed-off-by: Ricardo B. Marliere <[email protected]>
> ---
> scripts/const_structs.checkpatch | 1 +
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
>
> diff --git a/scripts/const_structs.checkpatch b/scripts/const_structs.checkpatch
> index 188412aa2757..5227f34a1b4f 100644
> --- a/scripts/const_structs.checkpatch
> +++ b/scripts/const_structs.checkpatch
> @@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ comedi_lrange
> component_ops
> dentry_operations
> dev_pm_ops
> +device_type
> dma_map_ops
> driver_info
> drm_connector_funcs
>
> ---


Reviewed-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <[email protected]>