# Re: \[RESEND PATCH v2 8/9\] media: fsl-viu: Constify ioreadX() iomem argument (as in generic implementation)

- From: Hans Verkuil \<hidden\>
- Date: 2020-03-12 08:01:43 
- List: netdev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2020/03/5892864
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/linuxppc-dev/2020/02/5867901/t.md

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On 2/19/20 6:50 PM, Krzysztof Kozlowski 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>

Acked-by: Hans Verkuil <redacted>

Regards,

	Hans

> ---
>  drivers/media/platform/fsl-viu.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/fsl-viu.c b/drivers/media/platform/fsl-viu.c
> index 81a8faedbba6..991d9dc82749 100644
> --- a/drivers/media/platform/fsl-viu.c
> +++ b/drivers/media/platform/fsl-viu.c
> @@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
>  /* Allow building this driver with COMPILE_TEST */
>  #if !defined(CONFIG_PPC) && !defined(CONFIG_MICROBLAZE)
>  #define out_be32(v, a)	iowrite32be(a, (void __iomem *)v)
> -#define in_be32(a)	ioread32be((void __iomem *)a)
> +#define in_be32(a)	ioread32be((const void __iomem *)a)
>  #endif
>  
>  #define BUFFER_TIMEOUT		msecs_to_jiffies(500)  /* 0.5 seconds */
> 

```