Re: [PATCH] staging: sm750fb: fix static const char * warning

[Greg KH]

On Sun, Mar 08, 2026 at 06:28:09PM -0600, sluisr wrote:
> This patch fixes a checkpatch.pl warning:
> WARNING: static const char * array should probably be static const char * const
> by adding the missing const keyword to the g_fbmode array declaration.
> 
> Signed-off-by: sluisr <contact@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  drivers/staging/sm750fb/sm750.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/sm750fb/sm750.c b/drivers/staging/sm750fb/sm750.c
> index dec1f6b88..08d4979c6 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/sm750fb/sm750.c
> +++ b/drivers/staging/sm750fb/sm750.c
> @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
>  static int g_hwcursor = 1;
>  static int g_noaccel;
>  static int g_nomtrr;
> -static const char *g_fbmode[] = {NULL, NULL};
> +static const char * const g_fbmode[] = {NULL, NULL};
>  static const char *g_def_fbmode = "1024x768-32@60";
>  static char *g_settings;
>  static int g_dualview;
> -- 
> 2.53.0
> 
> 

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