[PATCH 4/4] firmware: arm_scmi: Use container_of_const() on scmi_protocol_instance

From: Krzysztof Kozlowski

Date: Tue Feb 24 2026 - 05:46:41 EST


Functions receiving pointer to const scmi_protocol_instance, and are not
modifying data in containing struct, can switch to safer
container_of_const() which does not drop the const while casting. This
improves readability because makes the code more obvious.

Signed-off-by: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/driver.c | 19 ++++++++++---------
1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/driver.c b/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/driver.c
index cc6cdb7017cf..933b90f42794 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/driver.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/driver.c
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ struct scmi_protocol_instance {
};

#define ph_to_pi(h) container_of(h, struct scmi_protocol_instance, ph)
+#define ph_to_pi_const(h) container_of_const(h, struct scmi_protocol_instance, ph)

/**
* struct scmi_info - Structure representing a SCMI instance
@@ -1231,7 +1232,7 @@ static void scmi_rx_callback(struct scmi_chan_info *cinfo, u32 msg_hdr,
static void xfer_put(const struct scmi_protocol_handle *ph,
struct scmi_xfer *xfer)
{
- const struct scmi_protocol_instance *pi = ph_to_pi(ph);
+ const struct scmi_protocol_instance *pi = ph_to_pi_const(ph);
struct scmi_info *info = handle_to_scmi_info(pi->handle);

__scmi_xfer_put(&info->tx_minfo, xfer);
@@ -1394,7 +1395,7 @@ static int do_xfer(const struct scmi_protocol_handle *ph,
struct scmi_xfer *xfer)
{
int ret;
- const struct scmi_protocol_instance *pi = ph_to_pi(ph);
+ const struct scmi_protocol_instance *pi = ph_to_pi_const(ph);
struct scmi_info *info = handle_to_scmi_info(pi->handle);
struct device *dev = info->dev;
struct scmi_chan_info *cinfo;
@@ -1473,7 +1474,7 @@ static int do_xfer(const struct scmi_protocol_handle *ph,
static void reset_rx_to_maxsz(const struct scmi_protocol_handle *ph,
struct scmi_xfer *xfer)
{
- const struct scmi_protocol_instance *pi = ph_to_pi(ph);
+ const struct scmi_protocol_instance *pi = ph_to_pi_const(ph);
struct scmi_info *info = handle_to_scmi_info(pi->handle);

xfer->rx.len = info->desc->max_msg_size;
@@ -1556,7 +1557,7 @@ static int xfer_get_init(const struct scmi_protocol_handle *ph,
{
int ret;
struct scmi_xfer *xfer;
- const struct scmi_protocol_instance *pi = ph_to_pi(ph);
+ const struct scmi_protocol_instance *pi = ph_to_pi_const(ph);
struct scmi_info *info = handle_to_scmi_info(pi->handle);
struct scmi_xfers_info *minfo = &info->tx_minfo;
struct device *dev = info->dev;
@@ -1650,7 +1651,7 @@ static int scmi_set_protocol_priv(struct scmi_protocol_handle *ph,
*/
static void *scmi_get_protocol_priv(const struct scmi_protocol_handle *ph)
{
- const struct scmi_protocol_instance *pi = ph_to_pi(ph);
+ const struct scmi_protocol_instance *pi = ph_to_pi_const(ph);

return pi->priv;
}
@@ -1720,7 +1721,7 @@ static int scmi_common_extended_name_get(const struct scmi_protocol_handle *ph,
*/
static int scmi_common_get_max_msg_size(const struct scmi_protocol_handle *ph)
{
- const struct scmi_protocol_instance *pi = ph_to_pi(ph);
+ const struct scmi_protocol_instance *pi = ph_to_pi_const(ph);
struct scmi_info *info = handle_to_scmi_info(pi->handle);

return info->desc->max_msg_size;
@@ -1914,7 +1915,7 @@ scmi_common_fastchannel_init(const struct scmi_protocol_handle *ph,
struct scmi_fc_db_info *db = NULL;
struct scmi_msg_get_fc_info *info;
struct scmi_msg_resp_desc_fc *resp;
- const struct scmi_protocol_instance *pi = ph_to_pi(ph);
+ const struct scmi_protocol_instance *pi = ph_to_pi_const(ph);

/* Check if the MSG_ID supports fastchannel */
ret = scmi_protocol_msg_check(ph, message_id, &attributes);
@@ -2067,7 +2068,7 @@ static const struct scmi_proto_helpers_ops helpers_ops = {
struct scmi_revision_info *
scmi_revision_area_get(const struct scmi_protocol_handle *ph)
{
- const struct scmi_protocol_instance *pi = ph_to_pi(ph);
+ const struct scmi_protocol_instance *pi = ph_to_pi_const(ph);

return pi->handle->version;
}
@@ -2366,7 +2367,7 @@ void scmi_protocol_release(struct scmi_handle *handle, u8 protocol_id)
void scmi_setup_protocol_implemented(const struct scmi_protocol_handle *ph,
u8 *prot_imp)
{
- const struct scmi_protocol_instance *pi = ph_to_pi(ph);
+ const struct scmi_protocol_instance *pi = ph_to_pi_const(ph);
struct scmi_info *info = handle_to_scmi_info(pi->handle);

info->protocols_imp = prot_imp;

--
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