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

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Hi all,

(resending updated version for 2.5.69)

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.

--- linux-2.5.69/include/linux/console.h.orig Mon May 5 16:32:47 2003
+++ linux-2.5.69/include/linux/console.h Mon May 5 16:33:13 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);
         struct tty_driver *(*device)(struct console *, int *);
         void (*unblank)(void);
         int (*setup)(struct console *, char *);

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Amit Shah
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