Pasted from the other thread...: > > Andrew, IMO you can drop this and the const cleanups from -mm tree. > I cannot locate a patch which matches the description "const > cleanups"? It's this one. It's up to Bob to merge these cleanups into acpica manually (probably would make sense...), but this must go the "patch/modify acpica" -> "merge into kernel" way. Thomas On Thu, 2008-05-01 at 02:52 -0700, akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > From: "Jan Beulich" <jbeulich@xxxxxxxxxx> > > _acpi_{module,function}_name have no need to be (static) pointers to static > string literals - they can just be arrays, reducing memory footprint. > _acpi_module_name also can be 'const' qualified (requires adding 'const' > qualifiers to various functions' parameters), and _acpi_function_name can be > static (removing the code needed to initialize the variable. > > Signed-off-by: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@xxxxxxxxxx> > Cc: Len Brown <lenb@xxxxxxxxxx> > Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > --- > > drivers/acpi/executer/exdump.c | 4 +- > drivers/acpi/namespace/nsutils.c | 23 ++++++------ > drivers/acpi/utilities/utdebug.c | 30 ++++++++-------- > drivers/acpi/utilities/utmisc.c | 11 +++--- > drivers/acpi/utilities/utobject.c | 4 +- > include/acpi/acinterp.h | 5 +- > include/acpi/aclocal.h | 4 +- > include/acpi/acmacros.h | 7 +-- > include/acpi/acnamesp.h | 19 +++++----- > include/acpi/acutils.h | 51 ++++++++++++---------------- > 10 files changed, 78 insertions(+), 80 deletions(-) > > diff -puN drivers/acpi/executer/exdump.c~acpi-adjust-_acpi_modulefunction_name-definitions drivers/acpi/executer/exdump.c > --- a/drivers/acpi/executer/exdump.c~acpi-adjust-_acpi_modulefunction_name-definitions > +++ a/drivers/acpi/executer/exdump.c > @@ -771,9 +771,9 @@ void acpi_ex_dump_operand(union acpi_ope > void > acpi_ex_dump_operands(union acpi_operand_object **operands, > acpi_interpreter_mode interpreter_mode, > - char *ident, > + const char *ident, > u32 num_levels, > - char *note, char *module_name, u32 line_number) > + const char *note, const char *module_name, u32 line_number) > { > acpi_native_uint i; > > diff -puN drivers/acpi/namespace/nsutils.c~acpi-adjust-_acpi_modulefunction_name-definitions drivers/acpi/namespace/nsutils.c > --- a/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsutils.c~acpi-adjust-_acpi_modulefunction_name-definitions > +++ a/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsutils.c > @@ -73,9 +73,9 @@ acpi_name acpi_ns_find_parent_name(struc > ******************************************************************************/ > > void > -acpi_ns_report_error(char *module_name, > +acpi_ns_report_error(const char *module_name, > u32 line_number, > - char *internal_name, acpi_status lookup_status) > + const char *internal_name, acpi_status lookup_status) > { > acpi_status status; > u32 bad_name; > @@ -130,11 +130,11 @@ acpi_ns_report_error(char *module_name, > ******************************************************************************/ > > void > -acpi_ns_report_method_error(char *module_name, > +acpi_ns_report_method_error(const char *module_name, > u32 line_number, > - char *message, > + const char *message, > struct acpi_namespace_node *prefix_node, > - char *path, acpi_status method_status) > + const char *path, acpi_status method_status) > { > acpi_status status; > struct acpi_namespace_node *node = prefix_node; > @@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ acpi_ns_report_method_error(char *module > ******************************************************************************/ > > void > -acpi_ns_print_node_pathname(struct acpi_namespace_node *node, char *message) > +acpi_ns_print_node_pathname(struct acpi_namespace_node *node, const char *message) > { > struct acpi_buffer buffer; > acpi_status status; > @@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ u32 acpi_ns_local(acpi_object_type type) > > void acpi_ns_get_internal_name_length(struct acpi_namestring_info *info) > { > - char *next_external_char; > + const char *next_external_char; > u32 i; > > ACPI_FUNCTION_ENTRY(); > @@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_ns_build_internal_name( > { > u32 num_segments = info->num_segments; > char *internal_name = info->internal_name; > - char *external_name = info->next_external_char; > + const char *external_name = info->next_external_char; > char *result = NULL; > acpi_native_uint i; > > @@ -472,7 +472,8 @@ acpi_status acpi_ns_build_internal_name( > * > *******************************************************************************/ > > -acpi_status acpi_ns_internalize_name(char *external_name, char **converted_name) > +acpi_status acpi_ns_internalize_name(const char *external_name, > + char **converted_name) > { > char *internal_name; > struct acpi_namestring_info info; > @@ -528,7 +529,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_ns_internalize_name(cha > > acpi_status > acpi_ns_externalize_name(u32 internal_name_length, > - char *internal_name, > + const char *internal_name, > u32 * converted_name_length, char **converted_name) > { > acpi_native_uint names_index = 0; > @@ -823,7 +824,7 @@ u32 acpi_ns_opens_scope(acpi_object_type > > acpi_status > acpi_ns_get_node(struct acpi_namespace_node *prefix_node, > - char *pathname, > + const char *pathname, > u32 flags, struct acpi_namespace_node **return_node) > { > union acpi_generic_state scope_info; > diff -puN drivers/acpi/utilities/utdebug.c~acpi-adjust-_acpi_modulefunction_name-definitions drivers/acpi/utilities/utdebug.c > --- a/drivers/acpi/utilities/utdebug.c~acpi-adjust-_acpi_modulefunction_name-definitions > +++ a/drivers/acpi/utilities/utdebug.c > @@ -156,8 +156,8 @@ static const char *acpi_ut_trim_function > void ACPI_INTERNAL_VAR_XFACE > acpi_ut_debug_print(u32 requested_debug_level, > u32 line_number, > - const char *function_name, > - char *module_name, u32 component_id, char *format, ...) > + const char *function_name, const char *module_name, > + u32 component_id, const char *format, ...) > { > acpi_thread_id thread_id; > va_list args; > @@ -227,8 +227,8 @@ ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_ut_debug_print) > void ACPI_INTERNAL_VAR_XFACE > acpi_ut_debug_print_raw(u32 requested_debug_level, > u32 line_number, > - const char *function_name, > - char *module_name, u32 component_id, char *format, ...) > + const char *function_name, const char *module_name, > + u32 component_id, const char *format, ...) > { > va_list args; > > @@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_ut_debug_print_r > ******************************************************************************/ > void > acpi_ut_trace(u32 line_number, > - const char *function_name, char *module_name, u32 component_id) > + const char *function_name, const char *module_name, u32 component_id) > { > > acpi_gbl_nesting_level++; > @@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_ut_trace) > void > acpi_ut_trace_ptr(u32 line_number, > const char *function_name, > - char *module_name, u32 component_id, void *pointer) > + const char *module_name, u32 component_id, void *pointer) > { > acpi_gbl_nesting_level++; > acpi_ut_track_stack_ptr(); > @@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ acpi_ut_trace_ptr(u32 line_number, > void > acpi_ut_trace_str(u32 line_number, > const char *function_name, > - char *module_name, u32 component_id, char *string) > + const char *module_name, u32 component_id, const char *string) > { > > acpi_gbl_nesting_level++; > @@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ acpi_ut_trace_str(u32 line_number, > void > acpi_ut_trace_u32(u32 line_number, > const char *function_name, > - char *module_name, u32 component_id, u32 integer) > + const char *module_name, u32 component_id, u32 integer) > { > > acpi_gbl_nesting_level++; > @@ -385,8 +385,8 @@ acpi_ut_trace_u32(u32 line_number, > ******************************************************************************/ > > void > -acpi_ut_exit(u32 line_number, > - const char *function_name, char *module_name, u32 component_id) > +acpi_ut_exit(u32 line_number, const char *function_name, > + const char *module_name, u32 component_id) > { > > acpi_ut_debug_print(ACPI_LV_FUNCTIONS, > @@ -416,8 +416,8 @@ ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_ut_exit) > ******************************************************************************/ > void > acpi_ut_status_exit(u32 line_number, > - const char *function_name, > - char *module_name, u32 component_id, acpi_status status) > + const char *function_name, const char *module_name, > + u32 component_id, acpi_status status) > { > > if (ACPI_SUCCESS(status)) { > @@ -457,8 +457,8 @@ ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_ut_status_exit) > ******************************************************************************/ > void > acpi_ut_value_exit(u32 line_number, > - const char *function_name, > - char *module_name, u32 component_id, acpi_integer value) > + const char *function_name, const char *module_name, > + u32 component_id, acpi_integer value) > { > > acpi_ut_debug_print(ACPI_LV_FUNCTIONS, > @@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_ut_value_exit) > void > acpi_ut_ptr_exit(u32 line_number, > const char *function_name, > - char *module_name, u32 component_id, u8 * ptr) > + const char *module_name, u32 component_id, u8 * ptr) > { > > acpi_ut_debug_print(ACPI_LV_FUNCTIONS, > diff -puN drivers/acpi/utilities/utmisc.c~acpi-adjust-_acpi_modulefunction_name-definitions drivers/acpi/utilities/utmisc.c > --- a/drivers/acpi/utilities/utmisc.c~acpi-adjust-_acpi_modulefunction_name-definitions > +++ a/drivers/acpi/utilities/utmisc.c > @@ -1024,7 +1024,7 @@ acpi_ut_walk_package_tree(union acpi_ope > ******************************************************************************/ > > void ACPI_INTERNAL_VAR_XFACE > -acpi_ut_error(char *module_name, u32 line_number, char *format, ...) > +acpi_ut_error(const char *module_name, u32 line_number, const char *format, ...) > { > va_list args; > > @@ -1037,8 +1037,8 @@ acpi_ut_error(char *module_name, u32 lin > } > > void ACPI_INTERNAL_VAR_XFACE > -acpi_ut_exception(char *module_name, > - u32 line_number, acpi_status status, char *format, ...) > +acpi_ut_exception(const char *module_name, > + u32 line_number, acpi_status status, const char *format, ...) > { > va_list args; > > @@ -1053,7 +1053,8 @@ acpi_ut_exception(char *module_name, > EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_ut_exception); > > void ACPI_INTERNAL_VAR_XFACE > -acpi_ut_warning(char *module_name, u32 line_number, char *format, ...) > +acpi_ut_warning(const char *module_name, > + u32 line_number, const char *format, ...) > { > va_list args; > > @@ -1067,7 +1068,7 @@ acpi_ut_warning(char *module_name, u32 l > } > > void ACPI_INTERNAL_VAR_XFACE > -acpi_ut_info(char *module_name, u32 line_number, char *format, ...) > +acpi_ut_info(const char *module_name, u32 line_number, const char *format, ...) > { > va_list args; > > diff -puN drivers/acpi/utilities/utobject.c~acpi-adjust-_acpi_modulefunction_name-definitions drivers/acpi/utilities/utobject.c > --- a/drivers/acpi/utilities/utobject.c~acpi-adjust-_acpi_modulefunction_name-definitions > +++ a/drivers/acpi/utilities/utobject.c > @@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ acpi_ut_get_element_length(u8 object_typ > * > ******************************************************************************/ > > -union acpi_operand_object *acpi_ut_create_internal_object_dbg(char *module_name, > +union acpi_operand_object *acpi_ut_create_internal_object_dbg(const char *module_name, > u32 line_number, > u32 component_id, > acpi_object_type > @@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ u8 acpi_ut_valid_internal_object(void *o > * > ******************************************************************************/ > > -void *acpi_ut_allocate_object_desc_dbg(char *module_name, > +void *acpi_ut_allocate_object_desc_dbg(const char *module_name, > u32 line_number, u32 component_id) > { > union acpi_operand_object *object; > diff -puN include/acpi/acinterp.h~acpi-adjust-_acpi_modulefunction_name-definitions include/acpi/acinterp.h > --- a/include/acpi/acinterp.h~acpi-adjust-_acpi_modulefunction_name-definitions > +++ a/include/acpi/acinterp.h > @@ -367,9 +367,10 @@ void acpi_ex_dump_operand(union acpi_ope > void > acpi_ex_dump_operands(union acpi_operand_object **operands, > acpi_interpreter_mode interpreter_mode, > - char *ident, > + const char *ident, > u32 num_levels, > - char *note, char *module_name, u32 line_number); > + const char *note, const char *module_name, > + u32 line_number); > > #ifdef ACPI_FUTURE_USAGE > void > diff -puN include/acpi/aclocal.h~acpi-adjust-_acpi_modulefunction_name-definitions include/acpi/aclocal.h > --- a/include/acpi/aclocal.h~acpi-adjust-_acpi_modulefunction_name-definitions > +++ a/include/acpi/aclocal.h > @@ -282,8 +282,8 @@ struct acpi_predefined_names { > /* Info structure used to convert external<->internal namestrings */ > > struct acpi_namestring_info { > - char *external_name; > - char *next_external_char; > + const char *external_name; > + const char *next_external_char; > char *internal_name; > u32 length; > u32 num_segments; > diff -puN include/acpi/acmacros.h~acpi-adjust-_acpi_modulefunction_name-definitions include/acpi/acmacros.h > --- a/include/acpi/acmacros.h~acpi-adjust-_acpi_modulefunction_name-definitions > +++ a/include/acpi/acmacros.h > @@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ struct acpi_integer_overlay { > * error messages. The __FILE__ macro is not very useful for this, because it > * often includes the entire pathname to the module > */ > -#define ACPI_MODULE_NAME(name) static char ACPI_UNUSED_VAR *_acpi_module_name = name; > +#define ACPI_MODULE_NAME(name) static const char ACPI_UNUSED_VAR _acpi_module_name[] = name; > #else > #define ACPI_MODULE_NAME(name) > #endif > @@ -467,8 +467,7 @@ struct acpi_integer_overlay { > /* > * If ACPI_GET_FUNCTION_NAME was not defined in the compiler-dependent header, > * define it now. This is the case where there the compiler does not support > - * a __FUNCTION__ macro or equivalent. We save the function name on the > - * local stack. > + * a __FUNCTION__ macro or equivalent. > */ > #ifndef ACPI_GET_FUNCTION_NAME > #define ACPI_GET_FUNCTION_NAME _acpi_function_name > @@ -479,7 +478,7 @@ struct acpi_integer_overlay { > * Note: (const char) is used to be compatible with the debug interfaces > * and macros such as __FUNCTION__. > */ > -#define ACPI_FUNCTION_NAME(name) const char *_acpi_function_name = #name; > +#define ACPI_FUNCTION_NAME(name) static const char _acpi_function_name[] = #name; > > #else > /* Compiler supports __FUNCTION__ (or equivalent) -- Ignore this macro */ > diff -puN include/acpi/acnamesp.h~acpi-adjust-_acpi_modulefunction_name-definitions include/acpi/acnamesp.h > --- a/include/acpi/acnamesp.h~acpi-adjust-_acpi_modulefunction_name-definitions > +++ a/include/acpi/acnamesp.h > @@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ acpi_ns_pattern_match(struct acpi_namesp > > acpi_status > acpi_ns_get_node(struct acpi_namespace_node *prefix_node, > - char *external_pathname, > + const char *external_pathname, > u32 flags, struct acpi_namespace_node **out_node); > > acpi_size acpi_ns_get_pathname_length(struct acpi_namespace_node *node); > @@ -265,28 +265,29 @@ acpi_object_type acpi_ns_get_type(struct > u32 acpi_ns_local(acpi_object_type type); > > void > -acpi_ns_report_error(char *module_name, > +acpi_ns_report_error(const char *module_name, > u32 line_number, > - char *internal_name, acpi_status lookup_status); > + const char *internal_name, acpi_status lookup_status); > > void > -acpi_ns_report_method_error(char *module_name, > +acpi_ns_report_method_error(const char *module_name, > u32 line_number, > - char *message, > + const char *message, > struct acpi_namespace_node *node, > - char *path, acpi_status lookup_status); > + const char *path, acpi_status lookup_status); > > -void acpi_ns_print_node_pathname(struct acpi_namespace_node *node, char *msg); > +void acpi_ns_print_node_pathname(struct acpi_namespace_node *node, > + const char *msg); > > acpi_status acpi_ns_build_internal_name(struct acpi_namestring_info *info); > > void acpi_ns_get_internal_name_length(struct acpi_namestring_info *info); > > -acpi_status acpi_ns_internalize_name(char *dotted_name, char **converted_name); > +acpi_status acpi_ns_internalize_name(const char *dotted_name, char **converted_name); > > acpi_status > acpi_ns_externalize_name(u32 internal_name_length, > - char *internal_name, > + const char *internal_name, > u32 * converted_name_length, char **converted_name); > > struct acpi_namespace_node *acpi_ns_map_handle_to_node(acpi_handle handle); > diff -puN include/acpi/acutils.h~acpi-adjust-_acpi_modulefunction_name-definitions include/acpi/acutils.h > --- a/include/acpi/acutils.h~acpi-adjust-_acpi_modulefunction_name-definitions > +++ a/include/acpi/acutils.h > @@ -245,85 +245,80 @@ void acpi_ut_track_stack_ptr(void); > > void > acpi_ut_trace(u32 line_number, > - const char *function_name, char *module_name, u32 component_id); > + const char *function_name, const char *module_name, u32 component_id); > > void > acpi_ut_trace_ptr(u32 line_number, > const char *function_name, > - char *module_name, u32 component_id, void *pointer); > + const char *module_name, u32 component_id, void *pointer); > > void > acpi_ut_trace_u32(u32 line_number, > const char *function_name, > - char *module_name, u32 component_id, u32 integer); > + const char *module_name, u32 component_id, u32 integer); > > void > acpi_ut_trace_str(u32 line_number, > const char *function_name, > - char *module_name, u32 component_id, char *string); > + const char *module_name, u32 component_id, const char *string); > > void > acpi_ut_exit(u32 line_number, > - const char *function_name, char *module_name, u32 component_id); > + const char *function_name, const char *module_name, u32 component_id); > > void > acpi_ut_status_exit(u32 line_number, > const char *function_name, > - char *module_name, u32 component_id, acpi_status status); > + const char *module_name, u32 component_id, acpi_status status); > > void > acpi_ut_value_exit(u32 line_number, > const char *function_name, > - char *module_name, u32 component_id, acpi_integer value); > + const char *module_name, u32 component_id, acpi_integer value); > > void > acpi_ut_ptr_exit(u32 line_number, > const char *function_name, > - char *module_name, u32 component_id, u8 * ptr); > + const char *module_name, u32 component_id, u8 * ptr); > > void acpi_ut_dump_buffer(u8 * buffer, u32 count, u32 display, u32 component_id); > > void acpi_ut_dump_buffer2(u8 * buffer, u32 count, u32 display); > > -void acpi_ut_report_error(char *module_name, u32 line_number); > - > -void acpi_ut_report_info(char *module_name, u32 line_number); > - > -void acpi_ut_report_warning(char *module_name, u32 line_number); > - > /* Error and message reporting interfaces */ > > void ACPI_INTERNAL_VAR_XFACE > acpi_ut_debug_print(u32 requested_debug_level, > u32 line_number, > const char *function_name, > - char *module_name, > - u32 component_id, char *format, ...) ACPI_PRINTF_LIKE(6); > + const char *module_name, > + u32 component_id, > + const char *format, ...) ACPI_PRINTF_LIKE(6); > > void ACPI_INTERNAL_VAR_XFACE > acpi_ut_debug_print_raw(u32 requested_debug_level, > u32 line_number, > const char *function_name, > - char *module_name, > + const char *module_name, > u32 component_id, > - char *format, ...) ACPI_PRINTF_LIKE(6); > + const char *format, ...) ACPI_PRINTF_LIKE(6); > > void ACPI_INTERNAL_VAR_XFACE > -acpi_ut_error(char *module_name, > - u32 line_number, char *format, ...) ACPI_PRINTF_LIKE(3); > +acpi_ut_error(const char *module_name, > + u32 line_number, const char *format, ...) ACPI_PRINTF_LIKE(3); > > void ACPI_INTERNAL_VAR_XFACE > -acpi_ut_exception(char *module_name, > +acpi_ut_exception(const char *module_name, > u32 line_number, > - acpi_status status, char *format, ...) ACPI_PRINTF_LIKE(4); > + acpi_status status, const char *format, ...) ACPI_PRINTF_LIKE(4); > > void ACPI_INTERNAL_VAR_XFACE > -acpi_ut_warning(char *module_name, > - u32 line_number, char *format, ...) ACPI_PRINTF_LIKE(3); > +acpi_ut_warning(const char *module_name, > + u32 line_number, const char *format, ...) ACPI_PRINTF_LIKE(3); > > void ACPI_INTERNAL_VAR_XFACE > -acpi_ut_info(char *module_name, > - u32 line_number, char *format, ...) ACPI_PRINTF_LIKE(3); > +acpi_ut_info(const char *module_name, > + u32 line_number, const char *format, ...) ACPI_PRINTF_LIKE(3); > > /* > * utdelete - Object deletion and reference counts > @@ -376,13 +371,13 @@ acpi_ut_execute_sxds(struct acpi_namespa > /* > * utobject - internal object create/delete/cache routines > */ > -union acpi_operand_object *acpi_ut_create_internal_object_dbg(char *module_name, > +union acpi_operand_object *acpi_ut_create_internal_object_dbg(const char *module_name, > u32 line_number, > u32 component_id, > acpi_object_type > type); > > -void *acpi_ut_allocate_object_desc_dbg(char *module_name, > +void *acpi_ut_allocate_object_desc_dbg(const char *module_name, > u32 line_number, u32 component_id); > > #define acpi_ut_create_internal_object(t) acpi_ut_create_internal_object_dbg (_acpi_module_name,__LINE__,_COMPONENT,t) > _ > -- > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-acpi" in > the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-acpi" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html