Since neither the list_splice() nor __list_splice() routines modify their first argument, might as well declare them "const". Signed-off-by: Robert P. J. Day <rpjday@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- compile-tested on x86 with "make defconfig". diff --git a/include/linux/list.h b/include/linux/list.h index 75ce2cb..57ad73e 100644 --- a/include/linux/list.h +++ b/include/linux/list.h @@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ static inline int list_empty_careful(const struct list_head *head) return (next == head) && (next == head->prev); } -static inline void __list_splice(struct list_head *list, +static inline void __list_splice(const struct list_head *list, struct list_head *head) { struct list_head *first = list->next; @@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ static inline void __list_splice(struct list_head *list, * @list: the new list to add. * @head: the place to add it in the first list. */ -static inline void list_splice(struct list_head *list, struct list_head *head) +static inline void list_splice(const struct list_head *list, struct list_head *head) { if (!list_empty(list)) __list_splice(list, head); ======================================================================== Robert P. J. Day Linux Consulting, Training and Annoying Kernel Pedantry: Have classroom, will lecture. http://crashcourse.ca Waterloo, Ontario, CANADA ======================================================================== -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe kernel-janitors" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html