Re: [PATCH] mfd: axp20x: Remove unnecessary const qualifier from axp20x_supplies[]

2014-05-23 Thread Lee Jones
> > To be frank, I've never known what the double const means.  Care to
> > enlighten?
> 
> There's a nice table here:
> 
> http://stackoverflow.com/questions/14562845/why-does-passing-char-as-const-char-generate-a-warning

Okay, I get it. I think you're right, I'll make the change and see
what else breaks and try to fix that too.

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Re: [PATCH] mfd: axp20x: Remove unnecessary const qualifier from axp20x_supplies[]

2014-05-22 Thread Joe Perches
On Thu, 2014-05-22 at 17:08 +0100, Lee Jones wrote:
> To be frank, I've never known what the double const means.  Care to
> enlighten?

There's a nice table here:

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/14562845/why-does-passing-char-as-const-char-generate-a-warning


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Re: [PATCH] mfd: axp20x: Remove unnecessary const qualifier from axp20x_supplies[]

2014-05-22 Thread Lee Jones
> > drivers/mfd/axp20x.c:159:3:
> >   warning: initialization discards ‘const’ qualifier from pointer target 
> > type
> >.parent_supplies = axp20x_supplies,
> []
> > diff --git a/drivers/mfd/axp20x.c b/drivers/mfd/axp20x.c
> []
> > @@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ static const struct regmap_irq_chip 
> > axp20x_regmap_irq_chip = {
> > .init_ack_masked= true,
> >  };
> >  
> > -static const char * const axp20x_supplies[] = {
> > +static const char * axp20x_supplies[] = {
> > "acin",
> > "vin2",
> > "vin3",
> 
> Perhaps you're doing this the wrong way round.
> Maybe this definition should change.
> 
> include/linux/mfd/core.h:   const char  **parent_supplies;

Are you asking me, or telling me? :)

To be frank, I've never known what the double const means.  Care to
enlighten?

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Re: [PATCH] mfd: axp20x: Remove unnecessary const qualifier from axp20x_supplies[]

2014-05-22 Thread Joe Perches
On Thu, 2014-05-22 at 10:18 +0100, Lee Jones wrote:
> drivers/mfd/axp20x.c:159:3:
>   warning: initialization discards ‘const’ qualifier from pointer target type
>.parent_supplies = axp20x_supplies,
[]
> diff --git a/drivers/mfd/axp20x.c b/drivers/mfd/axp20x.c
[]
> @@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ static const struct regmap_irq_chip 
> axp20x_regmap_irq_chip = {
>   .init_ack_masked= true,
>  };
>  
> -static const char * const axp20x_supplies[] = {
> +static const char * axp20x_supplies[] = {
>   "acin",
>   "vin2",
>   "vin3",

Perhaps you're doing this the wrong way round.
Maybe this definition should change.

include/linux/mfd/core.h:   const char  **parent_supplies;


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