'struct lcd_ops' passed in lcd_device_register() is not modified by core backlight code, so it can be made const for code safety. This allows drivers to also define the structure as const. Signed-off-by: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@xxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/video/backlight/lcd.c | 4 ++-- include/linux/lcd.h | 6 +++--- 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/video/backlight/lcd.c b/drivers/video/backlight/lcd.c index ba4771cbd781..ceec90ca758b 100644 --- a/drivers/video/backlight/lcd.c +++ b/drivers/video/backlight/lcd.c @@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ static const struct class lcd_class = { * or a pointer to the newly allocated device. */ struct lcd_device *lcd_device_register(const char *name, struct device *parent, - void *devdata, struct lcd_ops *ops) + void *devdata, const struct lcd_ops *ops) { struct lcd_device *new_ld; int rc; @@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ static int devm_lcd_device_match(struct device *dev, void *res, void *data) */ struct lcd_device *devm_lcd_device_register(struct device *dev, const char *name, struct device *parent, - void *devdata, struct lcd_ops *ops) + void *devdata, const struct lcd_ops *ops) { struct lcd_device **ptr, *lcd; diff --git a/include/linux/lcd.h b/include/linux/lcd.h index 238fb1dfed98..68703a51dc53 100644 --- a/include/linux/lcd.h +++ b/include/linux/lcd.h @@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ struct lcd_device { points to something in the body of that driver, it is also invalid. */ struct mutex ops_lock; /* If this is NULL, the backing module is unloaded */ - struct lcd_ops *ops; + const struct lcd_ops *ops; /* Serialise access to set_power method */ struct mutex update_lock; /* The framebuffer notifier block */ @@ -102,10 +102,10 @@ static inline void lcd_set_power(struct lcd_device *ld, int power) } extern struct lcd_device *lcd_device_register(const char *name, - struct device *parent, void *devdata, struct lcd_ops *ops); + struct device *parent, void *devdata, const struct lcd_ops *ops); extern struct lcd_device *devm_lcd_device_register(struct device *dev, const char *name, struct device *parent, - void *devdata, struct lcd_ops *ops); + void *devdata, const struct lcd_ops *ops); extern void lcd_device_unregister(struct lcd_device *ld); extern void devm_lcd_device_unregister(struct device *dev, struct lcd_device *ld); -- 2.34.1