[PATCH] dt: add 'const' for of_property_read_string parameter **out_string
Shawn Guo
shawn.guo at linaro.org
Mon Jul 4 11:01:18 EST 2011
The existing dt codes usually call of_get_property to get a string
property and save it as a 'const char *'. The patch adds'const' for
of_property_read_string parameter **out_string to make the converting
of existing code a little easier.
Signed-off-by: Shawn Guo <shawn.guo at linaro.org>
---
drivers/of/base.c | 2 +-
include/linux/of.h | 2 +-
2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/of/base.c b/drivers/of/base.c
index b8b65fd..57ec27b 100644
--- a/drivers/of/base.c
+++ b/drivers/of/base.c
@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(of_property_read_u32);
* The out_string pointer is modified only if a valid string can be decoded.
*/
int of_property_read_string(struct device_node *np, char *propname,
- char **out_string)
+ const char **out_string)
{
struct property *prop = of_find_property(np, propname, NULL);
if (!prop)
diff --git a/include/linux/of.h b/include/linux/of.h
index 4fc4c1b..b238520 100644
--- a/include/linux/of.h
+++ b/include/linux/of.h
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ extern struct property *of_find_property(const struct device_node *np,
extern int of_property_read_u32(struct device_node *np, char *propname,
u32 *out_value);
extern int of_property_read_string(struct device_node *np, char *propname,
- char **out_string);
+ const char **out_string);
extern int of_device_is_compatible(const struct device_node *device,
const char *);
extern int of_device_is_available(const struct device_node *device);
--
1.7.4.1
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