Re: [PATCH v5 1/7] of: Make of_graph_get_port_by_id take a const device_node

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On Tue, Oct 19, 2021 at 03:02:13PM +0300, Laurent Pinchart wrote:
> Hi Maxime,
> 
> Thank you for the patch.
> 
> On Wed, Sep 29, 2021 at 10:42:28AM +0200, Maxime Ripard wrote:
> > of_graph_get_port_by_id doesn't modify the device_node pointer it takes
> > as argument, so we can make it const.
> 
> From a C point of view that's right, but conceptually speaking, is it
> right to return a non-const child port node of a const device_node ?

I mean, I guess not, but you're the one that asked for it:
https://lore.kernel.org/dri-devel/YBAiztjg0Jji9voK@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/

I can change it if you want, but certainly not if the only comment I get
on this series for the next year is going to be over whether or not
arguments of functions unrelated to the main intent should be constified
or not.

Maxime

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