[PATCH 1/2] Input: gpio-keys: do not reference platform_data after .probe exits

[Dmitry Torokhov]

On Monday, July 18, 2011 09:45:07 AM Shawn Guo wrote:
> The patch makes a copy of platform data into driver data, so that any
> reference to platform_data after .probe exits can be avoided.

And why is this beneficial? I am of the opinion that platform data should
stay on (and be accessed through a const pointer to ensure that the driver
will not alter it).

Thanks.

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Dmitry