On 2022/01/02 15:45, Dmitry Osipenko wrote: > 26.12.2021 18:35, Hector Martin пишет: >> -static char *brcm_alt_fw_path(const char *path, const char *board_type) >> +static const char **brcm_alt_fw_paths(const char *path, const char *board_type) >> { >> char alt_path[BRCMF_FW_NAME_LEN]; >> + char **alt_paths; >> char suffix[5]; >> >> strscpy(alt_path, path, BRCMF_FW_NAME_LEN); >> @@ -609,27 +612,46 @@ static char *brcm_alt_fw_path(const char *path, const char *board_type) >> strlcat(alt_path, board_type, BRCMF_FW_NAME_LEN); >> strlcat(alt_path, suffix, BRCMF_FW_NAME_LEN); >> >> - return kstrdup(alt_path, GFP_KERNEL); >> + alt_paths = kzalloc(sizeof(char *) * 2, GFP_KERNEL); > > array_size()? Of what array? > >> + alt_paths[0] = kstrdup(alt_path, GFP_KERNEL); >> + >> + return (const char **)alt_paths; > > Why this casting is needed? Because implicit conversion from char ** to const char ** is not legal in C, as that could cause const unsoundness if you do this: char *foo[1]; const char **bar = foo; bar[0] = "constant string"; foo[0][0] = '!'; // clobbers constant string But it's fine in this case since the non-const pointer disappears so nothing can ever write through it again. -- Hector Martin (marcan@xxxxxxxxx) Public Key: https://mrcn.st/pub