+ char-ip2-cleanup-globals.patch added to -mm tree

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     Char: ip2, cleanup globals
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     char-ip2-cleanup-globals.patch

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Subject: Char: ip2, cleanup globals
From: Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@gmail.com>

- do not init .bss zeroed data to zero again (by memset or
  explicit assignment)
- use char [] instead of char * for string constants

Signed-off-by: Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@gmail.com>
Cc: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Cc: Akinobu Mita <akinobu.mita@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
---

 drivers/char/ip2/ip2main.c |   18 +++++++-----------
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff -puN drivers/char/ip2/ip2main.c~char-ip2-cleanup-globals drivers/char/ip2/ip2main.c
--- a/drivers/char/ip2/ip2main.c~char-ip2-cleanup-globals
+++ a/drivers/char/ip2/ip2main.c
@@ -150,12 +150,12 @@ static int ip2_read_proc(char *, char **
 /*************/
 
 /* String constants to identify ourselves */
-static char *pcName    = "Computone IntelliPort Plus multiport driver";
-static char *pcVersion = "1.2.14";
+static const char pcName[] = "Computone IntelliPort Plus multiport driver";
+static const char pcVersion[] = "1.2.14";
 
 /* String constants for port names */
-static char *pcDriver_name   = "ip2";
-static char *pcIpl    		 = "ip2ipl";
+static const char pcDriver_name[] = "ip2";
+static const char pcIpl[] = "ip2ipl";
 
 /***********************/
 /* Function Prototypes */
@@ -237,8 +237,8 @@ static const struct file_operations ip2_
 	.open		= ip2_ipl_open,
 }; 
 
-static unsigned long irq_counter = 0;
-static unsigned long bh_counter = 0;
+static unsigned long irq_counter;
+static unsigned long bh_counter;
 
 // Use immediate queue to service interrupts
 #define USE_IQI
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ MODULE_AUTHOR("Doug McNash");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Computone IntelliPort Plus Driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 
-static int poll_only = 0;
+static int poll_only;
 
 static int Eisa_irq;
 static int Eisa_slot;
@@ -615,10 +615,6 @@ static int ip2_loadmain(void)
 	/* Initialise the iiEllis subsystem. */
 	iiEllisInit();
 
-	/* Initialize arrays. */
-	memset( i2BoardPtrTable, 0, sizeof i2BoardPtrTable );
-	memset( DevTable, 0, sizeof DevTable );
-
 	/* Initialise all the boards we can find (up to the maximum). */
 	for ( i = 0; i < IP2_MAX_BOARDS; ++i ) {
 		switch ( ip2config.addr[i] ) { 
_

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serial-dz11-avoid-a-hang-at-console-switch-over.patch
vt-hold-console_sem-across-sysfs-operations.patch
ip2-push-bkl-down-for-the-firmware-interface.patch
rio-push-down-the-bkl-into-the-firmware-ioctl-handler.patch
sx-push-bkl-down-into-the-firmware-ioctl-handler.patch
ppdev-wrap-ioctl-handler-in-driver-and-push-lock-down.patch
dsp56k-bkl-pushdown.patch
char-mxser-ioctl-cleanup.patch
char-mxser-globals-cleanup.patch
char-mxser-update-documentation.patch
char-mxser-prints-cleanup.patch
char-mxser-remove-predefined-isa-support.patch
char-mxser-various-cleanups.patch
ip2-fix-iielliscleanup-as-it-is-static-but-not-always-used.patch
char-merge-ip2main-and-ip2base.patch
char-ip2-cleanup-globals.patch
char-ip2-fix-sparse-warnings.patch
char-ip2-init-deinit-cleanup.patch
drivers-misc-phantom-note-pci.patch
reiser4.patch
shrink_slab-handle-bad-shrinkers.patch