Re: [usb-storage] [PATCH v3 0/9] usb: storage: Mark various arrays as const

From: Alan Stern
Date: Fri Feb 28 2025 - 10:23:24 EST


On Fri, Feb 28, 2025 at 04:11:15PM +0100, 'Jonathan Neuschäfer via B4 Relay' via USB Mass Storage on Linux wrote:
> While reading code, I noticed that some arrays in USB mass storage
> drivers are declared static but not const, even though they are not
> modified. This patchset marks them const.
>
> All patches were compile-tested.
>
> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Neuschäfer <j.ne@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> Changes in v3:
> - Elaborate *why* const is a good idea
> - Link to v2: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250226-misc-const-v2-0-ab655a4a29cc@xxxxxxxxxx
>
> Changes in v2:
> - Add new patches 2-9
> - Use consistent authorship information
> - Link to v1: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250225-misc-const-v1-1-121ff3b86437@xxxxxxxxxx
>
> ---
> Jonathan Neuschäfer (9):
> usb: storage: jumpshot: Use const for constant arrays
> usb: storage: transport: Use const for constant array
> usb: storage: alauda: Use const for card ID array
> usb: storage: datafab: Use const for constant arrays
> usb: storage: initializers: Use const for constant array
> usb: storage: realtek_cr: Use const for constant arrays
> usb: storage: sddr09: Use const for constant arrays
> usb: storage: sddr55: Use const for constant arrays
> usb: storage: shuttle_usbat: Use const for constant array
>
> drivers/usb/storage/alauda.c | 8 ++++----
> drivers/usb/storage/datafab.c | 14 +++++++-------
> drivers/usb/storage/initializers.c | 2 +-
> drivers/usb/storage/jumpshot.c | 10 +++++-----
> drivers/usb/storage/realtek_cr.c | 6 +++---
> drivers/usb/storage/sddr09.c | 14 +++++++-------
> drivers/usb/storage/sddr55.c | 4 ++--
> drivers/usb/storage/shuttle_usbat.c | 2 +-
> drivers/usb/storage/transport.c | 2 +-
> 9 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 31 deletions(-)
> ---
> base-commit: 2014c95afecee3e76ca4a56956a936e23283f05b
> change-id: 20240401-misc-const-e7b4cf20d5f9
>
> Best regards,
> --
> Jonathan Neuschäfer <j.ne@xxxxxxxxxx>

For all 9 patches:

Reviewed-by: Alan Stern <stern@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>