Re: [PATCH] i2c: i801: Annotate apanel_addr as __ro_after_init

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] i2c: i801: Annotate apanel_addr as __ro_after_init
From: Andi Shyti <andi.shyti@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2024 23:05:36 +0200
Cc: Jean Delvare <jdelvare@xxxxxxxx>, "linux-i2c@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <linux-i2c@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
In-reply-to: <41efcfe2-7e05-4a11-bd02-40d9e525c415@gmail.com>
References: <41efcfe2-7e05-4a11-bd02-40d9e525c415@gmail.com>

Hi Heiner,

On Fri, Apr 12, 2024 at 12:21:58PM +0200, Heiner Kallweit wrote:
> Annotate this variable as __ro_after_init to protect it from being
> overwritten later.

What is the reason behind this patch? Where is the risk of
overwriting this variable?

Andi

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