[PATCH] emulex/benet: Constify *be_misconfig_evt_port_state[]

[PATCH] emulex/benet: Constify *be_misconfig_evt_port_state[]

[Hernán Gonzalez]

Note: This is compile only tested as I have no access to the hw.
No benefit gained except for some self-documenting.

add/remove: 0/0 grow/shrink: 0/0 up/down: 0/0 (0)
Function                                     old     new   delta
Total: Before=2757703, After=2757703, chg +0.00%

Signed-off-by: Hernán Gonzalez <hernan@vanguardiasur.com.ar>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_cmds.c | 2 +-
 drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_cmds.h | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_cmds.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_cmds.c
index 1a49297..ff92ab1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_cmds.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_cmds.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 #include "be.h"
 #include "be_cmds.h"
 
-char *be_misconfig_evt_port_state[] = {
+const char * const be_misconfig_evt_port_state[] = {
 	"Physical Link is functional",
 	"Optics faulted/incorrectly installed/not installed - Reseat optics. If issue not resolved, replace.",
 	"Optics of two types installed – Remove one optic or install matching pair of optics.",
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_cmds.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_cmds.h
index 09da2d8..e8b43cf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_cmds.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_cmds.h
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ enum {
 			 phy_state == BE_PHY_UNQUALIFIED ||	\
 			 phy_state == BE_PHY_UNCERTIFIED)
 
-extern  char *be_misconfig_evt_port_state[];
+extern const  char * const be_misconfig_evt_port_state[];
 
 /* async event indicating misconfigured port */
 struct be_async_event_misconfig_port {
-- 
2.7.4

Re: [PATCH] emulex/benet: Constify *be_misconfig_evt_port_state[]

[David Miller]

From: Hernán Gonzalez <hernan@vanguardiasur.com.ar>
Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2018 19:29:23 -0300

> Note: This is compile only tested as I have no access to the hw.
> No benefit gained except for some self-documenting.
> 
> add/remove: 0/0 grow/shrink: 0/0 up/down: 0/0 (0)
> Function                                     old     new   delta
> Total: Before=2757703, After=2757703, chg +0.00%
> 
> Signed-off-by: Hernán Gonzalez <hernan@vanguardiasur.com.ar>

Applied to net-next.