On 12/3/2024 8:33 AM, Zijun Hu wrote: > This patch series is to constify the following API: > struct device *device_find_child(struct device *dev, void *data, > int (*match)(struct device *dev, void *data)); > To : > struct device *device_find_child(struct device *dev, const void *data, > device_match_t match); > typedef int (*device_match_t)(struct device *dev, const void *data); > > Why to constify the API? > > - Protect caller's match data @*data which is for comparison and lookup > and the API does not actually need to modify @*data. > > - Make the API's parameters (@match)() and @data have the same type as > all of other device finding APIs (bus|class|driver)_find_device(). > > - All kinds of existing device matching functions can be directly taken > as the API's argument, they were exported by driver core. > > How to constify the API? > > - Now, no (@match)() argument of the API usages is modifying its match > data @*data after previous cleanup, so it is easy and safe to make its > parameter @data take const void * as type. > > - Simplify involved codes further if it is possbile with benefits > brought by constifying the API. > > Signed-off-by: Zijun Hu <quic_zijuhu@xxxxxxxxxxx> > --- > Changes in v2: > - Series v1 have no code review comments and are posted a long time ago, so may ignore differences. > - Link to v1: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20240811-const_dfc_done- > v1-0-9d85e3f943cb@xxxxxxxxxxx > - Motivation link: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/917359cc-a421-41dd-93f4-d28937fe2325@xxxxxxxxxx > > --- > Zijun Hu (32): > driver core: Constify API device_find_child() > driver core: Introduce device_match_type() to match device with a device type > drm/mediatek: Adapt for constified device_find_child() > hwmon: Adapt for constified device_find_child() > media: pci: mgb4: Adapt for constified device_find_child() > thunderbolt: Adapt for constified device_find_child() > gpio: sim: Remove gpio_sim_dev_match_fwnode() > net: dsa: Adapt for constified device_find_child() > pwm: Adapt for constified device_find_child() > nvdimm: Adapt for constified device_find_child() > libnvdimm: Simplify nd_namespace_store() implementation > firewire: core: Adapt for constified device_find_child() > serial: core: Adapt for constified device_find_child() > usb: typec: class: Remove both cable_match() and partner_match() > usb: typec: class: Adapt for constified device_find_child() > slimbus: core: Simplify of_find_slim_device() implementation > slimbus: core: Constify slim_eaddr_equal() > slimbus: core: Adapt for constified device_find_child() > scsi: iscsi: Constify API iscsi_find_flashnode_sess() > scsi: qla4xxx: Adapt for constified iscsi_find_flashnode_sess() > scsi: iscsi: Adapt for constified device_find_child() > cxl/region: Adapt for constified device_find_child() > cxl/pmem: Remove match_nvdimm_bridge() > cxl/core/pci: Adapt for constified device_find_child() > cxl/test: Adapt for constified device_find_child() > sparc: vio: Adapt for constified device_find_child() > bus: fsl-mc: Adapt for constified device_find_child() > block: sunvdc: Adapt for constified device_find_child() > firmware: arm_scmi: Adapt for constified device_find_child() > efi: dev-path-parser: Adapt for constified device_find_child() > rpmsg: core: Adapt for constified device_find_child() > driver core: Simplify API device_find_child_by_name() implementation sorry for that only part of this series [0/32, 11/32] were sent out due to mail account capability limitation. will solve the limitation and send out whole patch series as v3. thanks (^^)