On Saturday 01 September 2007, Jeff Garzik wrote: > > commit 457b6eb3bf3341d2e143518a0bb99ffbb8d754c4 > Author: Jeff Garzik <jeff at garzik.org> > Date: Sat Sep 1 10:16:45 2007 -0400 > > drivers/firmware: const-ify DMI API and internals > > Three main sets of changes: > > 1) dmi_get_system_info() return value should have been marked const, > since callers should not be changing that data. > > 2) const-ify DMI internals, since DMI firmware tables should, > whenever possible, be marked const to ensure we never ever write to > that data area. > > 3) const-ify DMI API, to enable marking tables const where possible > in low-level drivers. > > And if we're really lucky, this might enable some additional > optimizations on the part of the compiler. > > The bulk of the changes are #2 and #3, which are interrelated. #1 could > have been a separate patch, but it was so small compared to the others, > it was easier to roll it into this changeset. > > Signed-off-by: Jeff Garzik <jeff at garzik.org> [ a bit late ] Acked-by: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <bzolnier at gmail.com>
