From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S933527AbcFQKtM (ORCPT ); Fri, 17 Jun 2016 06:49:12 -0400 Received: from mail-lf0-f65.google.com ([209.85.215.65]:35847 "EHLO mail-lf0-f65.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751301AbcFQKtK (ORCPT ); Fri, 17 Jun 2016 06:49:10 -0400 From: =?UTF-8?q?Rafa=C5=82=20Mi=C5=82ecki?= To: Kalle Valo Cc: =?UTF-8?q?Rafa=C5=82=20Mi=C5=82ecki?= , Arend van Spriel , Franky Lin , Hante Meuleman , Pieter-Paul Giesberts , "Franky (Zhenhui) Lin" , linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org (open list:BROADCOM BRCM80211 IEEE802.11n WIRELESS DRIVER), brcm80211-dev-list.pdl@broadcom.com (open list:BROADCOM BRCM80211 IEEE802.11n WIRELESS DRIVER), netdev@vger.kernel.org (open list:NETWORKING DRIVERS), linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org (open list) Subject: [PATCH] brcmfmac: use const char * for interface name in brcmf_add_if Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2016 12:48:44 +0200 Message-Id: <1466160530-32626-1-git-send-email-zajec5@gmail.com> X-Mailer: git-send-email 1.8.4.5 In-Reply-To: <1464378815-23282-1-git-send-email-zajec5@gmail.com> References: <1464378815-23282-1-git-send-email-zajec5@gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org This function can work just fine with const pointer, it only calls alloc_netdev which take const as well. Moreover it makes this function more flexible as some cfg80211 callback may provide const char * as well, e.g. add_virtual_intf. This will be needed for more advanced interface management. Signed-off-by: Rafał Miłecki --- drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/core.c | 2 +- drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/core.h | 2 +- 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/core.c index 7b38c2b..8d16f02 100644 --- a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/core.c +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/core.c @@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ fail: } struct brcmf_if *brcmf_add_if(struct brcmf_pub *drvr, s32 bsscfgidx, s32 ifidx, - bool is_p2pdev, char *name, u8 *mac_addr) + bool is_p2pdev, const char *name, u8 *mac_addr) { struct brcmf_if *ifp; struct net_device *ndev; diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/core.h b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/core.h index a0a6f7f..8fa34ca 100644 --- a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/core.h +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/core.h @@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ char *brcmf_ifname(struct brcmf_if *ifp); struct brcmf_if *brcmf_get_ifp(struct brcmf_pub *drvr, int ifidx); int brcmf_net_attach(struct brcmf_if *ifp, bool rtnl_locked); struct brcmf_if *brcmf_add_if(struct brcmf_pub *drvr, s32 bsscfgidx, s32 ifidx, - bool is_p2pdev, char *name, u8 *mac_addr); + bool is_p2pdev, const char *name, u8 *mac_addr); void brcmf_remove_interface(struct brcmf_if *ifp, bool rtnl_locked); void brcmf_txflowblock_if(struct brcmf_if *ifp, enum brcmf_netif_stop_reason reason, bool state); -- 1.8.4.5