From cf04a4c764cd3e651a64b3e667bb6a673ead99e1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Stephen Hemminger Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2008 02:22:14 -0700 Subject: netdev: use const for some name functions dev_change_name and netdev_drivername should use const char on parameters that are read-only input values. The strcpy to newname is not needed since newname is not used later in function. Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger Signed-off-by: David S. Miller --- net/core/dev.c | 9 ++++----- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) (limited to 'net/core') diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c index a90737fe247..64f0d5b7cdf 100644 --- a/net/core/dev.c +++ b/net/core/dev.c @@ -890,7 +890,7 @@ int dev_alloc_name(struct net_device *dev, const char *name) * Change name of a device, can pass format strings "eth%d". * for wildcarding. */ -int dev_change_name(struct net_device *dev, char *newname) +int dev_change_name(struct net_device *dev, const char *newname) { char oldname[IFNAMSIZ]; int err = 0; @@ -916,7 +916,6 @@ int dev_change_name(struct net_device *dev, char *newname) err = dev_alloc_name(dev, newname); if (err < 0) return err; - strcpy(newname, dev->name); } else if (__dev_get_by_name(net, newname)) return -EEXIST; @@ -4754,10 +4753,10 @@ err_name: return -ENOMEM; } -char *netdev_drivername(struct net_device *dev, char *buffer, int len) +char *netdev_drivername(const struct net_device *dev, char *buffer, int len) { - struct device_driver *driver; - struct device *parent; + const struct device_driver *driver; + const struct device *parent; if (len <= 0 || !buffer) return buffer; -- cgit v1.2.3