Re: [PATCH] drivers/firmware: const-ify DMI API and internals | linux-ide | Ratatoskr

[PATCH] drivers/firmware: const-ify DMI API and internals · Jeff Garzik <hidden> · 2007-09-01
Re: [PATCH] drivers/firmware: const-ify DMI API and internals · Greg KH <hidden> · 2007-09-01
Re: [PATCH] drivers/firmware: const-ify DMI API and internals · Jeff Garzik <hidden> · 2007-09-01
Re: [PATCH] drivers/firmware: const-ify DMI API and internals · Greg KH <hidden> · 2007-09-09
Re: [PATCH] drivers/firmware: const-ify DMI API and internals · Sam Ravnborg <hidden> · 2007-09-09
Re: [PATCH] drivers/firmware: const-ify DMI API and internals · Greg KH <hidden> · 2007-09-09
Re: [PATCH] drivers/firmware: const-ify DMI API and internals · Andi Kleen <hidden> · 2007-09-01
Re: [PATCH] drivers/firmware: const-ify DMI API and internals · Satyam Sharma <hidden> · 2007-09-01
Re: [lm-sensors] [PATCH] drivers/firmware: const-ify DMI API and internals · Jean Delvare <hidden> · 2007-09-02
Re: [PATCH] drivers/firmware: const-ify DMI API and internals · Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <bzolnier@gmail.com> · 2007-09-11

Re: [PATCH] drivers/firmware: const-ify DMI API and internals

From: Andi Kleen <hidden>
Date: 2007-09-01 16:33:23
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    And if we're really lucky, this might enable some additional
    optimizations on the part of the compiler.

Only if the kernel was compiled C++. C compilers generally ignore constness
for optimization purposes because it can be so easily casted away.

-Andi