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Re: Revert "rtlwifi: rtl818x: constify local structures"

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Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> This reverts commit d86e64768859fca82c78e52877ceeba04e25d27a.
> 
> For drivers rtl8188ee, rtl8192ce, rtl8192ee, rtl8723ae, and rtl8821ae,
> the Coccinelle script missed the fact that the code changes the firmware
> name. When that happens, the kernel issues a BUG splat because
> it is unable to overwrite the old name.
> 
> Although this bug only affects 5 of the 8 drivers it touched, I decided to
> revert the entire patch. Continuing to constantify the other three could
> too easily lead to introduction of future bugs.
> 
> Fixes: d86e64768859 ("rtlwifi: rtl818x: constify local structures")
> Signed-off-by: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Stable <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
> Cc: Julia Lawall <Julia.Lawall@xxxxxxx>

Dropping as requested.

Patch set to Superseded.

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https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9369621/

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