This pointer is used to point to data that is constant. Thanks to this we can avoid a lot of casting and we make more clear when the data is constant or variable. Suggested-by: Hans Verkuil <hverkuil-cisco@xxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Ricardo Ribalda Delgado <ribalda@xxxxxxxxxx> --- include/media/v4l2-ctrls.h | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/include/media/v4l2-ctrls.h b/include/media/v4l2-ctrls.h index 78a97b10c89e..7db9e719a583 100644 --- a/include/media/v4l2-ctrls.h +++ b/include/media/v4l2-ctrls.h @@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ struct poll_table_struct; * @p_hevc_slice_params: Pointer to an HEVC slice parameters structure. * @p_area: Pointer to an area. * @p: Pointer to a compound value. + * @p_const: Pointer to a constant compound value. */ union v4l2_ctrl_ptr { s32 *p_s32; @@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ union v4l2_ctrl_ptr { struct v4l2_ctrl_hevc_slice_params *p_hevc_slice_params; struct v4l2_area *p_area; void *p; + const void *p_const; }; /** -- 2.24.0.rc1