Re: void __iomem *addr should be const

[Thomas Gleixner]

On Sun, 10 Feb 2019, Hugo Lefeuvre wrote:
> __iomem *addr seems to lack a const qualifier in the ioread* definitions
> from include/asm-generic/iomap.h (other definitions such as
> asm-generic/io.h do have the const).
> 
> This issue was briefly discussed a while ago[0] but the outcome is not
> quite clear to me. Should I submit a patch addressing this issue or is it
> a definitive wontfix?
> 
> This issue triggers warnings in my current work but I would like to avoid
> dropping the const if possible.

The const makes perfectly sense and we should have consistent state all
over the place.

Thanks,

	tglx