Actually, I thought I got most of the changes. Again, ACPICA code is in a different format than the Linux version of the code, so your patch cannot be directly applied. Bob > -----Original Message----- > From: LABBE Corentin [mailto:montjoie.mailing@xxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Monday, October 19, 2015 5:03 AM > To: Moore, Robert > Cc: LABBE Corentin; Zheng, Lv; Wysocki, Rafael J; lenb@xxxxxxxxxx; linux- > acpi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; devel@xxxxxxxxxx; linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: [PATCH] acpi: set return value to const char for some > functions > > On Wed, Oct 14, 2015 at 08:53:19PM +0000, Moore, Robert wrote: > > In ACPICA, we tend to be very careful concerning the "const" keyword in > order to avoid a phenomenon known as "const pollution". > > > > That is not to say that we won't use const in some limited cases. > > > > Bob > > > > Hello > > The problem is that all function in this patch return a pointer to string > literal without giving that information. > I am sad to see that you seems to agree with that but, for resuming your > conversation with Joe Perches, you reject this patch just because you > worry that perhaps in the future it will make you more works do deal with > it. > > Does you will accept the subset of this patch for adding const to "static > char xxx[] = {}" ? > > Regards > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: LABBE Corentin [mailto:clabbe.montjoie@xxxxxxxxx] > > > Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2015 12:07 PM > > > To: Moore, Robert; Zheng, Lv; Wysocki, Rafael J; lenb@xxxxxxxxxx > > > Cc: linux-acpi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; devel@xxxxxxxxxx; linux- > > > kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; LABBE Corentin > > > Subject: [PATCH] acpi: set return value to const char for some > > > functions > > > > > > This patch set some array of const char as const. > > > In the same time, some function return pointer to thoses array > > > without properly giving the information that the data is const. > > > This patch set the return type of thoses functions as const char * > > > > > > Signed-off-by: LABBE Corentin <clabbe.montjoie@xxxxxxxxx> > > > --- > > > drivers/acpi/acpica/acutils.h | 12 ++++++------ > > > drivers/acpi/acpica/utdecode.c | 24 ++++++++++++------------ > > > drivers/acpi/acpica/uthex.c | 4 ++-- > > > drivers/acpi/tables.c | 6 ++++-- > > > 4 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-) > > > > > > diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acutils.h > > > b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acutils.h index fb2aa50..e5d9d4f 100644 > > > --- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acutils.h > > > +++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acutils.h > > > @@ -189,21 +189,21 @@ char *acpi_ut_get_mutex_name(u32 mutex_id); > > > const char *acpi_ut_get_notify_name(u32 notify_value, > > > acpi_object_type type); #endif > > > > > > -char *acpi_ut_get_type_name(acpi_object_type type); > > > +const char *acpi_ut_get_type_name(acpi_object_type type); > > > > > > char *acpi_ut_get_node_name(void *object); > > > > > > -char *acpi_ut_get_descriptor_name(void *object); > > > +const char *acpi_ut_get_descriptor_name(void *object); > > > > > > const char *acpi_ut_get_reference_name(union acpi_operand_object > > > *object); > > > > > > -char *acpi_ut_get_object_type_name(union acpi_operand_object > > > *obj_desc); > > > +const char *acpi_ut_get_object_type_name(union acpi_operand_object > > > +*obj_desc); > > > > > > -char *acpi_ut_get_region_name(u8 space_id); > > > +const char *acpi_ut_get_region_name(u8 space_id); > > > > > > -char *acpi_ut_get_event_name(u32 event_id); > > > +const char *acpi_ut_get_event_name(u32 event_id); > > > > > > -char acpi_ut_hex_to_ascii_char(u64 integer, u32 position); > > > +const char acpi_ut_hex_to_ascii_char(u64 integer, u32 position); > > > > > > u8 acpi_ut_ascii_char_to_hex(int hex_char); > > > > > > diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utdecode.c > > > b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utdecode.c index 988e23b..e08cdb1 100644 > > > --- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utdecode.c > > > +++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utdecode.c > > > @@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ const char > > > *acpi_gbl_region_types[ACPI_NUM_PREDEFINED_REGIONS] = { > > > "PCC" /* 0x0A */ > > > }; > > > > > > -char *acpi_ut_get_region_name(u8 space_id) > > > +const char *acpi_ut_get_region_name(u8 space_id) > > > { > > > > > > if (space_id >= ACPI_USER_REGION_BEGIN) { @@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ char > > > *acpi_ut_get_region_name(u8 space_id) > > > return ("InvalidSpaceId"); > > > } > > > > > > - return (ACPI_CAST_PTR(char, acpi_gbl_region_types[space_id])); > > > + return (ACPI_CAST_PTR(const char, > > > +acpi_gbl_region_types[space_id])); > > > } > > > > > > > > > /******************************************************************* > > > ****** > > > ****** > > > @@ -152,14 +152,14 @@ static const char > > > *acpi_gbl_event_types[ACPI_NUM_FIXED_EVENTS] = { > > > "RealTimeClock", > > > }; > > > > > > -char *acpi_ut_get_event_name(u32 event_id) > > > +const char *acpi_ut_get_event_name(u32 event_id) > > > { > > > > > > if (event_id > ACPI_EVENT_MAX) { > > > return ("InvalidEventID"); > > > } > > > > > > - return (ACPI_CAST_PTR(char, acpi_gbl_event_types[event_id])); > > > + return (ACPI_CAST_PTR(const char, > > > +acpi_gbl_event_types[event_id])); > > > } > > > > > > > > > /******************************************************************* > > > ****** > > > ****** > > > @@ -220,17 +220,17 @@ static const char *acpi_gbl_ns_type_names[] = { > > > /* 30 */ "Invalid" > > > }; > > > > > > -char *acpi_ut_get_type_name(acpi_object_type type) > > > +const char *acpi_ut_get_type_name(acpi_object_type type) > > > { > > > > > > if (type > ACPI_TYPE_INVALID) { > > > - return (ACPI_CAST_PTR(char, acpi_gbl_bad_type)); > > > + return (ACPI_CAST_PTR(const char, acpi_gbl_bad_type)); > > > } > > > > > > - return (ACPI_CAST_PTR(char, acpi_gbl_ns_type_names[type])); > > > + return (ACPI_CAST_PTR(const char, acpi_gbl_ns_type_names[type])); > > > } > > > > > > -char *acpi_ut_get_object_type_name(union acpi_operand_object > > > *obj_desc) > > > +const char *acpi_ut_get_object_type_name(union acpi_operand_object > > > +*obj_desc) > > > { > > > > > > if (!obj_desc) { > > > @@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ static const char *acpi_gbl_desc_type_names[] = { > > > /* 15 */ "Node" > > > }; > > > > > > -char *acpi_ut_get_descriptor_name(void *object) > > > +const char *acpi_ut_get_descriptor_name(void *object) > > > { > > > > > > if (!object) { > > > @@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ char *acpi_ut_get_descriptor_name(void *object) > > > return ("Not a Descriptor"); > > > } > > > > > > - return (ACPI_CAST_PTR(char, > > > + return (ACPI_CAST_PTR(const char, > > > acpi_gbl_desc_type_names[ACPI_GET_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE > > > (object)])); > > > > > > @@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ const char *acpi_ut_get_reference_name(union > > > acpi_operand_object *object) > > > > > > /* Names for internal mutex objects, used for debug output */ > > > > > > -static char *acpi_gbl_mutex_names[ACPI_NUM_MUTEX] = { > > > +static const char *acpi_gbl_mutex_names[ACPI_NUM_MUTEX] = { > > > "ACPI_MTX_Interpreter", > > > "ACPI_MTX_Namespace", > > > "ACPI_MTX_Tables", > > > @@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ static char *acpi_gbl_mutex_names[ACPI_NUM_MUTEX] > = { > > > "ACPI_MTX_CommandReady" > > > }; > > > > > > -char *acpi_ut_get_mutex_name(u32 mutex_id) > > > +const char *acpi_ut_get_mutex_name(u32 mutex_id) > > > { > > > > > > if (mutex_id > ACPI_MAX_MUTEX) { > > > diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/uthex.c > > > b/drivers/acpi/acpica/uthex.c index fda8b3d..9239711 100644 > > > --- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/uthex.c > > > +++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/uthex.c > > > @@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ > > > ACPI_MODULE_NAME("uthex") > > > > > > /* Hex to ASCII conversion table */ -static char > > > acpi_gbl_hex_to_ascii[] = { > > > +static const char acpi_gbl_hex_to_ascii[] = { > > > '0', '1', '2', '3', '4', '5', '6', '7', '8', '9', 'A', 'B', 'C', > > > 'D', > > > 'E', 'F' > > > }; > > > @@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ static char acpi_gbl_hex_to_ascii[] = { > > > * > > > > > > ******************************************************************** > > > ****** > > > ****/ > > > > > > -char acpi_ut_hex_to_ascii_char(u64 integer, u32 position) > > > +const char acpi_ut_hex_to_ascii_char(u64 integer, u32 position) > > > { > > > > > > return (acpi_gbl_hex_to_ascii[(integer >> position) & 0xF]); diff > > > -- git a/drivers/acpi/tables.c b/drivers/acpi/tables.c index > > > 17a6fa0..7c8a037 > > > 100644 > > > --- a/drivers/acpi/tables.c > > > +++ b/drivers/acpi/tables.c > > > @@ -35,8 +35,10 @@ > > > > > > #define ACPI_MAX_TABLES 128 > > > > > > -static char *mps_inti_flags_polarity[] = { "dfl", "high", "res", > > > "low" }; -static char *mps_inti_flags_trigger[] = { "dfl", "edge", > "res", "level" > > > }; > > > +static const char * const mps_inti_flags_polarity[] = { > > > + "dfl", "high", "res", "low" }; > > > +static const char * const mps_inti_flags_trigger[] = { > > > + "dfl", "edge", "res", "level" }; > > > > > > static struct acpi_table_desc initial_tables[ACPI_MAX_TABLES] > > > __initdata; > > > > > > -- > > > 2.4.9 > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe > > linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ -- 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
