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[v3,0/9] usb: storage: Mark various arrays as const

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J. Neuschäfer via B4 Relay Feb. 28, 2025, 3:11 p.m. UTC
While reading code, I noticed that some arrays in USB mass storage
drivers are declared static but not const, even though they are not
modified. This patchset marks them const.

All patches were compile-tested.

Signed-off-by: Jonathan Neuschäfer <j.ne@posteo.net>
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Changes in v3:
- Elaborate *why* const is a good idea
- Link to v2: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250226-misc-const-v2-0-ab655a4a29cc@posteo.net

Changes in v2:
- Add new patches 2-9
- Use consistent authorship information
- Link to v1: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250225-misc-const-v1-1-121ff3b86437@posteo.net

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Jonathan Neuschäfer (9):
      usb: storage: jumpshot: Use const for constant arrays
      usb: storage: transport: Use const for constant array
      usb: storage: alauda: Use const for card ID array
      usb: storage: datafab: Use const for constant arrays
      usb: storage: initializers: Use const for constant array
      usb: storage: realtek_cr: Use const for constant arrays
      usb: storage: sddr09: Use const for constant arrays
      usb: storage: sddr55: Use const for constant arrays
      usb: storage: shuttle_usbat: Use const for constant array

 drivers/usb/storage/alauda.c        |  8 ++++----
 drivers/usb/storage/datafab.c       | 14 +++++++-------
 drivers/usb/storage/initializers.c  |  2 +-
 drivers/usb/storage/jumpshot.c      | 10 +++++-----
 drivers/usb/storage/realtek_cr.c    |  6 +++---
 drivers/usb/storage/sddr09.c        | 14 +++++++-------
 drivers/usb/storage/sddr55.c        |  4 ++--
 drivers/usb/storage/shuttle_usbat.c |  2 +-
 drivers/usb/storage/transport.c     |  2 +-
 9 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 31 deletions(-)
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base-commit: 2014c95afecee3e76ca4a56956a936e23283f05b
change-id: 20240401-misc-const-e7b4cf20d5f9

Best regards,

Comments

Alan Stern Feb. 28, 2025, 3:21 p.m. UTC | #1
On Fri, Feb 28, 2025 at 04:11:15PM +0100, 'Jonathan Neuschäfer via B4 Relay' via USB Mass Storage on Linux wrote:
> While reading code, I noticed that some arrays in USB mass storage
> drivers are declared static but not const, even though they are not
> modified. This patchset marks them const.
> 
> All patches were compile-tested.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Neuschäfer <j.ne@posteo.net>
> ---
> Changes in v3:
> - Elaborate *why* const is a good idea
> - Link to v2: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250226-misc-const-v2-0-ab655a4a29cc@posteo.net
> 
> Changes in v2:
> - Add new patches 2-9
> - Use consistent authorship information
> - Link to v1: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250225-misc-const-v1-1-121ff3b86437@posteo.net
> 
> ---
> Jonathan Neuschäfer (9):
>       usb: storage: jumpshot: Use const for constant arrays
>       usb: storage: transport: Use const for constant array
>       usb: storage: alauda: Use const for card ID array
>       usb: storage: datafab: Use const for constant arrays
>       usb: storage: initializers: Use const for constant array
>       usb: storage: realtek_cr: Use const for constant arrays
>       usb: storage: sddr09: Use const for constant arrays
>       usb: storage: sddr55: Use const for constant arrays
>       usb: storage: shuttle_usbat: Use const for constant array
> 
>  drivers/usb/storage/alauda.c        |  8 ++++----
>  drivers/usb/storage/datafab.c       | 14 +++++++-------
>  drivers/usb/storage/initializers.c  |  2 +-
>  drivers/usb/storage/jumpshot.c      | 10 +++++-----
>  drivers/usb/storage/realtek_cr.c    |  6 +++---
>  drivers/usb/storage/sddr09.c        | 14 +++++++-------
>  drivers/usb/storage/sddr55.c        |  4 ++--
>  drivers/usb/storage/shuttle_usbat.c |  2 +-
>  drivers/usb/storage/transport.c     |  2 +-
>  9 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 31 deletions(-)
> ---
> base-commit: 2014c95afecee3e76ca4a56956a936e23283f05b
> change-id: 20240401-misc-const-e7b4cf20d5f9
> 
> Best regards,
> -- 
> Jonathan Neuschäfer <j.ne@posteo.net>

For all 9 patches:

Reviewed-by: Alan Stern <stern@rowland.harvard.edu>