On Mon, 29 Oct 2012 06:53:47 -0700, Guenter Roeck wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 29, 2012 at 01:39:58PM +0100, Jean Delvare wrote:
> > On Sun, 28 Oct 2012 11:20:00 -0700, Guenter Roeck wrote:
> > > diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/it87.c b/drivers/hwmon/it87.c
> > > index 340c4ea..f3f3e79 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/hwmon/it87.c
> > > +++ b/drivers/hwmon/it87.c
> > > @@ -228,6 +228,59 @@ static const u8 IT87_REG_TEMP_OFFSET[] = { 0x56, 0x57, 0x59 };
> > > #define IT87_REG_AUTO_TEMP(nr, i) (0x60 + (nr) * 8 + (i))
> > > #define IT87_REG_AUTO_PWM(nr, i) (0x65 + (nr) * 8 + (i))
> > >
> > > +struct it87_devices {
> > > + const char * const name;
> >
> > What is the second const good for?
>
> const char (equivalent to char const) The content is const
> * const The pointer is const
I know that. My question was: what is the point of making "name" a
const pointer here? I don't think it adds any value.
--
Jean Delvare
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