Re: [PATCH] of_net.h: Make of_get_phy_mode() return int i.s.o. const int

From: Geert Uytterhoeven
Date: Thu May 16 2013 - 11:50:55 EST


On Fri, May 3, 2013 at 11:32 PM, Geert Uytterhoeven
<geert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> include/linux/of_net.h:16: warning: type qualifiers ignored on function return type
>
> Signed-off-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> include/linux/of_net.h | 4 ++--
> 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/include/linux/of_net.h b/include/linux/of_net.h
> index 61bf53b..34597c8 100644
> --- a/include/linux/of_net.h
> +++ b/include/linux/of_net.h
> @@ -9,10 +9,10 @@
>
> #ifdef CONFIG_OF_NET
> #include <linux/of.h>
> -extern const int of_get_phy_mode(struct device_node *np);
> +extern int of_get_phy_mode(struct device_node *np);
> extern const void *of_get_mac_address(struct device_node *np);
> #else
> -static inline const int of_get_phy_mode(struct device_node *np)
> +static inline int of_get_phy_mode(struct device_node *np)
> {
> return -ENODEV;
> }

drivers/of/of_net.c:41:11: error: conflicting types for 'of_get_phy_mode'
include/linux/of_net.h:12:12: note: previous declaration of
'of_get_phy_mode' was here

Doh, of course I also have to update the actual function in drivers/of/of_net.c.
Stay tuned for v2.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

Geert

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