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Re: [PATCH 1/5] driver core: make struct class.dev_uevent() take a const *

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On Fri, Nov 25, 2022 at 03:51:11PM -0800, Bart Van Assche wrote:
> On 11/23/22 04:25, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> > diff --git a/include/linux/mISDNif.h b/include/linux/mISDNif.h
> > index 7dd1f01ec4f9..7aab4a769736 100644
> > --- a/include/linux/mISDNif.h
> > +++ b/include/linux/mISDNif.h
> > @@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ extern struct mISDNclock *mISDN_register_clock(char *, int, clockctl_func_t *,
> >   						void *);
> >   extern void	mISDN_unregister_clock(struct mISDNclock *);
> > -static inline struct mISDNdevice *dev_to_mISDN(struct device *dev)
> > +static inline struct mISDNdevice *dev_to_mISDN(const struct device *dev)
> >   {
> >   	if (dev)
> >   		return dev_get_drvdata(dev);
> 
> Why does the dev_to_mISDN() function drop constness? I haven't found an
> explanation for this in the cover letter.

I agree, this is going to be fixed up, see the thread starting here:
	https://lore.kernel.org/r/Y34+V2bCDdqujBDk@xxxxxxxxx

I'll work on making a const / non const version for these so that we
don't loose the marking.

Oh wait, no, this function is fine, it's not modifying the device
structure at all, and only returning the pointer in the private data
stored in the device.  There is no loss of const-ness here.

thanks,

greg k-h



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