[PATCH][2.5] const char* to char* conversion in console.h

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The read function for consoles in include/linux/console.h contains const
char* for a pointer that it will actually modify. Although no one seems
to be using this as of now, it should be corrected.

--- include/linux/console.h.orig Tue Apr 1 18:32:24 2003
+++ include/linux/console.h Tue Apr 1 18:32:46 2003
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
 {
        char name[8];
        void (*write)(struct console *, const char *, unsigned);
- int (*read)(struct console *, const char *, unsigned);
+ int (*read)(struct console *, char *, unsigned);
        kdev_t (*device)(struct console *);
        void (*unblank)(void);
        int (*setup)(struct console *, char *);

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