The patch titled Subject: backlight: lp855x: convert a type of device name has been added to the -mm tree. Its filename is backlight-lp855x-convert-a-type-of-device-name.patch Before you just go and hit "reply", please: a) Consider who else should be cc'ed b) Prefer to cc a suitable mailing list as well c) Ideally: find the original patch on the mailing list and do a reply-to-all to that, adding suitable additional cc's *** Remember to use Documentation/SubmitChecklist when testing your code *** The -mm tree is included into linux-next and is updated there every 3-4 working days ------------------------------------------------------ From: "Kim, Milo" <Milo.Kim@xxxxxx> Subject: backlight: lp855x: convert a type of device name Configurable data, backlight device name is set to constant character type. Signed-off-by: Milo(Woogyom) Kim <milo.kim@xxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/video/backlight/lp855x_bl.c | 2 +- include/linux/platform_data/lp855x.h | 2 +- 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff -puN drivers/video/backlight/lp855x_bl.c~backlight-lp855x-convert-a-type-of-device-name drivers/video/backlight/lp855x_bl.c --- a/drivers/video/backlight/lp855x_bl.c~backlight-lp855x-convert-a-type-of-device-name +++ a/drivers/video/backlight/lp855x_bl.c @@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ static int lp855x_backlight_register(str struct backlight_device *bl; struct backlight_properties props; struct lp855x_platform_data *pdata = lp->pdata; - char *name = pdata->name ? : DEFAULT_BL_NAME; + const char *name = pdata->name ? : DEFAULT_BL_NAME; props.type = BACKLIGHT_PLATFORM; props.max_brightness = MAX_BRIGHTNESS; diff -puN include/linux/platform_data/lp855x.h~backlight-lp855x-convert-a-type-of-device-name include/linux/platform_data/lp855x.h --- a/include/linux/platform_data/lp855x.h~backlight-lp855x-convert-a-type-of-device-name +++ a/include/linux/platform_data/lp855x.h @@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ struct lp855x_rom_data { * @rom_data : list of new eeprom/eprom registers */ struct lp855x_platform_data { - char *name; + const char *name; enum lp855x_brightness_ctrl_mode mode; u8 device_control; int initial_brightness; _ Patches currently in -mm which might be from Milo.Kim@xxxxxx are linux-next.patch backlight-lp855x-use-page_size-for-the-sysfs-read-operation.patch backlight-lp855x-convert-a-type-of-device-name.patch backlight-lp855x-move-backlight-mode-platform-data.patch backlight-lp855x-fix-initial-brightness-type.patch backlight-lp855x-remove-duplicate-platform-data.patch backlight-lp855x-add-a-device-tree-structure.patch -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe mm-commits" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html