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    SubjectRe: [PATCH] clk: Constify struct clk_init_data
    On 05/14/2012 02:53 PM, Turquette, Mike wrote:
    > On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 7:12 AM, Mark Brown<broonie@opensource.wolfsonmicro.com> wrote:
    >> Allow drivers to declare their clk_init_data const, the framework really
    >> shouldn't be modifying the data.
    >>
    >> Signed-off-by: Mark Brown<broonie@opensource.wolfsonmicro.com>
    >
    > +interested parties
    >
    > Mark, I like this change but it's reminded me of a few things I meant to
    > bring up on the list in the past. Certainly some folks will mark their
    > struct clk_hw_init data as __initconst. Currently none of the
    > documentation mentions that fact and I'm a bit worried about clk code
    > which assumes that hw->init will always be around and freely accesses
    > it.
    >
    > I think that, as a rule, hw->init cannot be assumed to be valid after
    > clk_register returns. Would anyone else like to weigh in on it? If so
    > then I'll cook up a follow-up patch to reflect this in the kerneldoc.
    >
    > Thanks,
    > Mike
    >
    >> ---
    >> include/linux/clk-provider.h | 2 +-
    >> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
    >>
    >> diff --git a/include/linux/clk-provider.h b/include/linux/clk-provider.h
    >> index c1c23b9..fc43ea6 100644
    >> --- a/include/linux/clk-provider.h
    >> +++ b/include/linux/clk-provider.h
    >> @@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ struct clk_init_data {
    >> */
    >> struct clk_hw {
    >> struct clk *clk;
    >> - struct clk_init_data *init;
    >> + const struct clk_init_data *init;

    Oh, wait. This won't work for the case where the clock registration is
    completely dynamic. Say, created from device tree or thru some PCI/USB
    device probe, etc. That's why I didn't add it before.

    -Saravana

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    Sent by an employee of the Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc.
    The Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. is a member of the Code Aurora Forum.


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