Re: [PATCH v2] staging: gdm724x: make DEVICE_STRING array const

[Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>]

On Thu, Oct 15, 2026 at 05:48:06PM +0530, pdsj2807@gmail.com wrote:
> From: Palak Raval <pdsj2807@gmail.com>
> 
> The DEVICE_STRING array contains pointers to string literals and is
> never modified.
> 
> Declare it as 'const char * const' to improve const correctness and
> prevent accidental modification.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Palak Raval <pdsj2807@gmail.com>
> ---
> v2:
> - Drop unrelated formatting changes
> - Keep only the DEVICE_STRING const-correctness change
> ---
>  drivers/staging/gdm724x/gdm_tty.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/gdm724x/gdm_tty.c b/drivers/staging/gdm724x/gdm_tty.c
> index 32b2e817ff04..65c53811f099 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/gdm724x/gdm_tty.c
> +++ b/drivers/staging/gdm724x/gdm_tty.c
> @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ static struct gdm *gdm_table[TTY_MAX_COUNT][GDM_TTY_MINOR];
>  static DEFINE_MUTEX(gdm_table_lock);
>  
>  static const char *DRIVER_STRING[TTY_MAX_COUNT] = {"GCTATC", "GCTDM"};
> -static char *DEVICE_STRING[TTY_MAX_COUNT] = {"GCT-ATC", "GCT-DM"};
> +static const char * const DEVICE_STRING[TTY_MAX_COUNT] = {"GCT-ATC", "GCT-DM"};
>  
>  static void gdm_port_destruct(struct tty_port *port)
>  {
> -- 
> 2.34.1
> 
> 

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