Re: [PATCH] staging: sm750fb: make fixId array const

From: Greg KH

Date: Tue Jan 27 2026 - 10:03:44 EST


On Tue, Jan 27, 2026 at 11:42:32AM +0000, Madhumitha Sundar wrote:
> The fixId array contains constant string literals, but the array itself is
> currently mutable.
>
> Make the array const so that the compiler can place it in the read-only
> data section (.rodata) instead of writable memory.
>
> This fixes a warning detected by checkpatch.pl:
> WARNING: static const char * array should probably be static const char * const
>
> Signed-off-by: Madhumitha Sundar <madhuananda18@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/staging/sm750fb/sm750.c | 2 +-
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/sm750fb/sm750.c b/drivers/staging/sm750fb/sm750.c
> index fecd7457e..ff590061c 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/sm750fb/sm750.c
> +++ b/drivers/staging/sm750fb/sm750.c
> @@ -740,7 +740,7 @@ static int lynxfb_set_fbinfo(struct fb_info *info, int index)
> "kernel HELPERS prepared vesa_modes",
> };
>
> - static const char *fixId[2] = {
> + static const char * const fixId[2] = {
> "sm750_fb1", "sm750_fb2",
> };
>
> --
> 2.43.0
>
>

Does not apply to my tree at all, please rebase and resend.

thanks,

greg k-h