Re: [PATCH v2 1/3] printk: Constify name for add_preferred_console()

From: Ilpo Järvinen
Date: Wed Sep 20 2023 - 06:56:26 EST


On Wed, 20 Sep 2023, Petr Mladek wrote:

> On Tue 2023-09-12 14:03:43, Tony Lindgren wrote:
> > While adding a preferred console handling for serial_core for serial port
> > hardware based device addressing, Jiri suggested we constify name for
> > add_preferred_console(). The gets copied anyways. This allows serial core

Hi Tony,

"The gets copied" seems to lack a word (name?).

--
i.


> > to add a preferred console using serial drv->dev_name without copying it.
> >
> > Note that constifying options causes changes all over the place because of
> > struct console for match().
> >
> > Cc: John Ogness <john.ogness@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: Petr Mladek <pmladek@xxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: Sergey Senozhatsky <senozhatsky@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Suggested-by: Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Signed-off-by: Tony Lindgren <tony@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Makes sense:
>
> Reviewed-by: Petr Mladek <pmladek@xxxxxxxx>
>
> I assume that this patch would via Greg's tree together with
> the rest of the patchset. Please, tell me if you would prefer to
> queue this via printk tree.
>
> Best Regards,
> Petr
>