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From: Kalle Valo <kvalo@codeaurora.org>
Subject: Re: brcmfmac: use const char * for interface name in brcmf_add_if
Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2016 16:00:22 +0000 (UTC)
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	Arend van Spriel <arend.vanspriel@broadcom.com>,
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Rafa=C5=82 Mi=C5=82ecki wrote:
> This function can work just fine with const pointer, it only calls
> alloc_netdev which take const as well. Moreover it makes this functio=
n
> 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.
>=20
> Signed-off-by: Rafa=C5=82 Mi=C5=82ecki <zajec5@gmail.com>

Thanks, 1 patch applied to wireless-drivers-next.git:

54264e7ea09a brcmfmac: use const char * for interface name in brcmf_add=
_if

--=20
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https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9183453/