Re: [PATCH] staging: greybus: audio_manager: make envp[] static const

From: Greg KH
Date: Mon Nov 24 2025 - 11:41:26 EST


On Sat, Nov 22, 2025 at 02:08:13PM +0530, Sameeksha Sankpal wrote:
> The envp[] array contains string literals and is never modified.
> Declare it as 'static const char * const' to place it in read-only
> memory and avoid unnecessary stack usage.
>
> This fixes a checkpatch warning:
> "char * array declaration might be better as static const"
>
> Signed-off-by: Sameeksha Sankpal <sameekshasankpal@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/staging/greybus/audio_manager_module.c | 2 +-
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/greybus/audio_manager_module.c b/drivers/staging/greybus/audio_manager_module.c
> index 4a4dfb42f50f..1b83c05f2434 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/greybus/audio_manager_module.c
> +++ b/drivers/staging/greybus/audio_manager_module.c
> @@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ static void send_add_uevent(struct gb_audio_manager_module *module)
> char ip_devices_string[64];
> char op_devices_string[64];
>
> - char *envp[] = {
> + static const char * const envp[] = {
> name_string,
> vid_string,
> pid_string,
> --
> 2.43.0
>
>

Any specific reason why you did not build this patch before submitting
it? Please always do so.

thanks,

greg k-h