Re: [PATCH 1/2] clk: qcom: Constify qcom_cc_driver_data

From: Konrad Dybcio

Date: Tue Mar 31 2026 - 06:19:48 EST


On 3/31/26 12:13 PM, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
> On 31/03/2026 12:10, Konrad Dybcio wrote:
>> On 3/31/26 12:09 PM, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
>>> On 31/03/2026 11:33, Konrad Dybcio wrote:
>>>> On 3/31/26 11:17 AM, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
>>>>> The static 'struct qcom_cc_driver_data' contains probe match-like data
>>>>> and is not modified: neither by the driver defining it nor by common.c
>>>>> code using it.
>>>>>
>>>>> Make it const for code safety and code readability.
>>>>>
>>>>> Signed-off-by: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> ---
>>>>
>>>> [...]
>>>>
>>>>> --- a/drivers/clk/qcom/common.h
>>>>> +++ b/drivers/clk/qcom/common.h
>>>>> @@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ struct qcom_cc_desc {
>>>>> size_t num_icc_hws;
>>>>> unsigned int icc_first_node_id;
>>>>> bool use_rpm;
>>>>> - struct qcom_cc_driver_data *driver_data;
>>>>> + const struct qcom_cc_driver_data *driver_data;
>>>>
>>>> This can be a const ptr to const data, even
>>>
>>> None of other elements in 'qcom_cc_desc' is const pointer, even though
>>> they also could. If doing this change, let's make it consistent - so
>>> shall all of them be const?
>>
>> I thought about it, but then it turns out that videocc-sm8550.c has:
>>
>> video_cc_sm8550_driver_data.clk_cbcrs = video_cc_sm8650_critical_cbcrs
>>
>> So we'd have to duplicate the entire struct
>
> No, that's not a problem. Pointer is not modified and we speak here
> about const pointer.

Right, I already had constifying the various struct members in mind

Konrad