Re: [PATCH] of: add 'const' for of_property_*_string*() parameter '*np'

From: Rob Herring
Date: Thu Mar 03 2016 - 17:54:10 EST


On Thu, Mar 03, 2016 at 07:52:51AM -0600, Rob Herring wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 2, 2016 at 3:35 PM, David Rivshin (Allworx)
> <drivshin.allworx@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > From: David Rivshin <drivshin@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > The of_property_{read,count,match}_string* family of functions never
> > modify the struct device_node pointer that is passed in, so there is no
> > reason for it to be non-const. Equivalent functions for all other types
> > already take a 'const struct device_node *np'.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: David Rivshin <drivshin@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> >
> > MAINTAINTERS says that the appropriate tree is
> > git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/glikely/linux.git
>
> Yes, we probably need to update that.
>
> > but it looks like that hasn't been updated in a while. So this patch
> > is based off the "for-next" branch of
> > git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/robh/linux.git
> > instead. Let me know if you need me to respin from another tree/branch.
>
> You should base off of Linus' tree unless you have some dependency. I
> doubt it matters in this case, so no need to resend.

And now applied.

Rob