Re: [PATCH net-next v3 4/8] net: dsa: mv88e6xxx: add switch info

From: Vivien Didelot
Date: Sun Apr 17 2016 - 12:38:14 EST


Hi Andrew,

Andrew Lunn <andrew@xxxxxxx> writes:

>> @@ -3100,16 +3100,19 @@ char *mv88e6xxx_drv_probe(struct device *dsa_dev, struct device *host_dev,
>> prod_num = (id & 0xfff0) >> 4;
>> rev = id & 0x000f;
>>
>> - name = mv88e6xxx_lookup_name(id, table, num);
>> - if (!name)
>> + info = mv88e6xxx_lookup_info(prod_num, table, num);
>> + if (!info)
>> return NULL;
>>
>> + name = (char *) info->name;
>> +
>
> Hi Vivien
>
> Casting off the const is not so nice. How about adding in another
> patch to change the API to return a const char *.

OK.

Thanks,
Vivien