[PATCH] staging: sm750fb: make g_fbmode array pointers const;prevent accidental modification of entries.

[PATCH] staging: sm750fb: make g_fbmode array pointers const;prevent accidental modification of entries.

[Alexandros Xanthakis]

Signed-off-by: Alexandros Xanthakis <xanthakis.alexandre@gmail.com>
---
 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 89c811e0806c..8f533f3b1b42 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/sm750fb/sm750.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/sm750fb/sm750.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 static int g_hwcursor = 1;
 static int g_noaccel __ro_after_init;
 static int g_nomtrr __ro_after_init;
-static const char *g_fbmode[] = {NULL, NULL};
+static const char * const g_fbmode[] = {NULL, NULL};
 static const char *g_def_fbmode = "1024x768-32@60";
 static char *g_settings;
 static int g_dualview __ro_after_init;
-- 
2.55.0

Re: [PATCH] staging: sm750fb: make g_fbmode array pointers const;prevent accidental modification of entries.

[Greg KH]

On Thu, Aug 06, 2026 at 03:43:25AM +0300, Alexandros Xanthakis wrote:
> Signed-off-by: Alexandros Xanthakis <xanthakis.alexandre@gmail.com>
> ---
>  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 89c811e0806c..8f533f3b1b42 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/sm750fb/sm750.c
> +++ b/drivers/staging/sm750fb/sm750.c
> @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
>  static int g_hwcursor = 1;
>  static int g_noaccel __ro_after_init;
>  static int g_nomtrr __ro_after_init;
> -static const char *g_fbmode[] = {NULL, NULL};
> +static const char * const g_fbmode[] = {NULL, NULL};
>  static const char *g_def_fbmode = "1024x768-32@60";
>  static char *g_settings;
>  static int g_dualview __ro_after_init;
> -- 
> 2.55.0
> 

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