Re: [PATCH 1/8] nvmem: core: make reg_write() take a const void *

From: Link Mauve <linkmauve@linkmauve.fr>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/8] nvmem: core: make reg_write() take a const void *
Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2026 21:03:19 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <alfZd_eHgNk9izcy@luna> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <alfYQP4a1U9pI6UR@ashevche-desk.local>

On Wed, Jul 15, 2026 at 09:58:08PM +0300, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 15, 2026 at 07:52:17PM +0200, Link Mauve wrote:
> > This callback used to take a mutable void * for no reason, this was
> > found while drafting the Rust abstraction.
> 
> I don't understand how it was compiled. const void * != void * in C and can't
> be implicitly covered, if I am not mistaken. So, this patch heavily should
> break the build. What did I miss?

I think I missed a lot of those drivers while compiling, probably
because I built it for my target hardware instead of doing a
COMPILE_TEST.

> 
> -- 
> With Best Regards,
> Andy Shevchenko
> 
> 

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