# Re: \[RFT 06/13\] arc: Constify ioreadX() iomem argument (as in generic implementation)

- From: Arnd Bergmann \<arnd@arndb.de\>
- Date: 2020-01-07 17:10:30 
- List: linuxppc-dev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linuxppc-dev/2020/01/9177070
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/dri-devel/2020/01/5822989/t.md

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On Tue, Jan 7, 2020 at 5:54 PM Krzysztof Kozlowski [ref] wrote:
>
> The ioreadX() helpers have inconsistent interface.  On some architectures
> void *__iomem address argument is a pointer to const, on some not.
>
> Implementations of ioreadX() do not modify the memory under the
> address so they can be converted to a "const" version for const-safety
> and consistency among architectures.
>
> Signed-off-by: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@kernel.org>

The patch looks correct, but I would not bother here, as it has no
effect on the compiler or its output.

      Arnd
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