[PATCH 02/10] genirq: Allow irq_chip registration functions to take a const irq_chip

[Marc Zyngier]

In order to let a const irqchip be fed to the irqchip layer, adjust
the various prototypes. An extra cast in irq_set_chip()() is required
to avoid a warning.

Signed-off-by: Marc Zyngier <maz@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
 include/linux/irq.h | 7 ++++---
 kernel/irq/chip.c   | 9 +++------
 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/irq.h b/include/linux/irq.h
index 2cb2e2ac2703..f92788ccdba2 100644
--- a/include/linux/irq.h
+++ b/include/linux/irq.h
@@ -710,10 +710,11 @@ extern struct irq_chip no_irq_chip;
 extern struct irq_chip dummy_irq_chip;
 
 extern void
-irq_set_chip_and_handler_name(unsigned int irq, struct irq_chip *chip,
+irq_set_chip_and_handler_name(unsigned int irq, const struct irq_chip *chip,
 			      irq_flow_handler_t handle, const char *name);
 
-static inline void irq_set_chip_and_handler(unsigned int irq, struct irq_chip *chip,
+static inline void irq_set_chip_and_handler(unsigned int irq,
+					    const struct irq_chip *chip,
 					    irq_flow_handler_t handle)
 {
 	irq_set_chip_and_handler_name(irq, chip, handle, NULL);
@@ -803,7 +804,7 @@ static inline void irq_set_percpu_devid_flags(unsigned int irq)
 }
 
 /* Set/get chip/data for an IRQ: */
-extern int irq_set_chip(unsigned int irq, struct irq_chip *chip);
+extern int irq_set_chip(unsigned int irq, const struct irq_chip *chip);
 extern int irq_set_handler_data(unsigned int irq, void *data);
 extern int irq_set_chip_data(unsigned int irq, void *data);
 extern int irq_set_irq_type(unsigned int irq, unsigned int type);
diff --git a/kernel/irq/chip.c b/kernel/irq/chip.c
index 24b6f2b40e5e..54af0deb239b 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/chip.c
+++ b/kernel/irq/chip.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ struct irqaction chained_action = {
  *	@irq:	irq number
  *	@chip:	pointer to irq chip description structure
  */
-int irq_set_chip(unsigned int irq, struct irq_chip *chip)
+int irq_set_chip(unsigned int irq, const struct irq_chip *chip)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
 	struct irq_desc *desc = irq_get_desc_lock(irq, &flags, 0);
@@ -46,10 +46,7 @@ int irq_set_chip(unsigned int irq, struct irq_chip *chip)
 	if (!desc)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (!chip)
-		chip = &no_irq_chip;
-
-	desc->irq_data.chip = chip;
+	desc->irq_data.chip = (struct irq_chip *)(chip ?: &no_irq_chip);
 	irq_put_desc_unlock(desc, flags);
 	/*
 	 * For !CONFIG_SPARSE_IRQ make the irq show up in
@@ -1073,7 +1070,7 @@ irq_set_chained_handler_and_data(unsigned int irq, irq_flow_handler_t handle,
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(irq_set_chained_handler_and_data);
 
 void
-irq_set_chip_and_handler_name(unsigned int irq, struct irq_chip *chip,
+irq_set_chip_and_handler_name(unsigned int irq, const struct irq_chip *chip,
 			      irq_flow_handler_t handle, const char *name)
 {
 	irq_set_chip(irq, chip);
-- 
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