[PATCH 3/3] driver core: module: make module_[add|remove]_driver take a const *

[Greg Kroah-Hartman]

The functions module_add_driver() and module_remove_driver() do not
modify the struct device_driver structure directly, so they are safe to
be marked as a constant pointer type.

Cc: "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
 drivers/base/base.h   | 4 ++--
 drivers/base/module.c | 6 +++---
 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/base/base.h b/drivers/base/base.h
index 0886f555d782..0b53593372d7 100644
--- a/drivers/base/base.h
+++ b/drivers/base/base.h
@@ -192,8 +192,8 @@ extern struct kset *devices_kset;
 void devices_kset_move_last(struct device *dev);
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_MODULES) && defined(CONFIG_SYSFS)
-int module_add_driver(struct module *mod, struct device_driver *drv);
-void module_remove_driver(struct device_driver *drv);
+int module_add_driver(struct module *mod, const struct device_driver *drv);
+void module_remove_driver(const struct device_driver *drv);
 #else
 static inline int module_add_driver(struct module *mod,
 				    struct device_driver *drv)
diff --git a/drivers/base/module.c b/drivers/base/module.c
index a1b55da07127..7af224e6914a 100644
--- a/drivers/base/module.c
+++ b/drivers/base/module.c
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #include <linux/string.h>
 #include "base.h"
 
-static char *make_driver_name(struct device_driver *drv)
+static char *make_driver_name(const struct device_driver *drv)
 {
 	char *driver_name;
 
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ static void module_create_drivers_dir(struct module_kobject *mk)
 	mutex_unlock(&drivers_dir_mutex);
 }
 
-int module_add_driver(struct module *mod, struct device_driver *drv)
+int module_add_driver(struct module *mod, const struct device_driver *drv)
 {
 	char *driver_name;
 	struct module_kobject *mk = NULL;
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ int module_add_driver(struct module *mod, struct device_driver *drv)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-void module_remove_driver(struct device_driver *drv)
+void module_remove_driver(const struct device_driver *drv)
 {
 	struct module_kobject *mk = NULL;
 	char *driver_name;
-- 
2.45.2