ACPI device ID arrays normally don't need to be written to as they're
only ever read. The common usage -- embedding pointers to acpi_device_id
arrays in other data structures -- reference them as 'const', e.g. as in
struct acpi_driver / acpi_scan_handler / device_driver. The matchers are
taking const pointers, too. So it's only natural, to propose using const
arrays. Change the documentation accordingly.
Signed-off-by: Mathias Krause <minipli@googlemail.com>
Signed-off-by: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@intel.com>
straightforward. Here is the simplest example:
#ifdef CONFIG_ACPI
- static struct acpi_device_id mydrv_acpi_match[] = {
+ static const struct acpi_device_id mydrv_acpi_match[] = {
/* ACPI IDs here */
{ }
};
to at25 SPI eeprom driver (this is meant for the above ACPI snippet):
#ifdef CONFIG_ACPI
- static struct acpi_device_id at25_acpi_match[] = {
+ static const struct acpi_device_id at25_acpi_match[] = {
{ "AT25", 0 },
{ },
};
input driver:
#ifdef CONFIG_ACPI
- static struct acpi_device_id mpu3050_acpi_match[] = {
+ static const struct acpi_device_id mpu3050_acpi_match[] = {
{ "MPU3050", 0 },
{ },
};