[Spice-devel] [PATCH xf86-video-qxl 04/13] qxl_driver: cleanup: fix const cast warnings

[Christophe Fergeau]

On Tue, Apr 10, 2012 at 02:59:02PM +0300, Alon Levy wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 10, 2012 at 12:18:11PM +0200, Christophe Fergeau wrote:
> > On Mon, Apr 09, 2012 at 08:33:10PM +0300, Alon Levy wrote:
> > > ---
> > >  src/qxl_driver.c |    6 ++++--
> > >  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> > > 
> > > diff --git a/src/qxl_driver.c b/src/qxl_driver.c
> > > index 5c826f3..82a6ff1 100644
> > > --- a/src/qxl_driver.c
> > > +++ b/src/qxl_driver.c
> > > @@ -1617,6 +1617,8 @@ static PciChipsets qxlPciChips[] =
> > >  #endif
> > >  #endif /* !XSPICE */
> > >  
> > > +static char qxl_driver_name[] = QXL_DRIVER_NAME;
> > > +
> > >  static void
> > >  qxl_identify(int flags)
> > >  {
> > > @@ -1629,7 +1631,7 @@ static void
> > >  qxl_init_scrn(ScrnInfoPtr pScrn)
> > >  {
> > >      pScrn->driverVersion    = 0;
> > > -    pScrn->driverName	    = pScrn->name = QXL_DRIVER_NAME;
> > > +    pScrn->driverName	    = pScrn->name = qxl_driver_name;
> > >      pScrn->PreInit	    = qxl_pre_init;
> > >      pScrn->ScreenInit	    = qxl_screen_init;
> > >      pScrn->SwitchMode	    = qxl_switch_mode;
> > > @@ -1741,7 +1743,7 @@ qxl_pci_probe(DriverPtr drv, int entity, struct pci_device *dev, intptr_t match)
> > >  
> > >  static DriverRec qxl_driver = {
> > >      0,
> > > -    QXL_DRIVER_NAME,
> > > +    qxl_driver_name,
> > >      qxl_identify,
> > >      qxl_probe,
> > >      qxl_available_options,
> > 
> > Will xorg attempt to modify driverName? If not, I'd just add (char *) casts
> > instead of creating a copy of QXL_DRIVER_NAME. Or is it customary to do
> > things this way in X drivers?
> 
> No reason to assume it would change it, this is purely to remove a
> warning - I know I'm doing it the wrong way, but (char *) doesn't fix
> the warning. I could remove the -W flag used, but I don't like that
> solution.

Ah, what is the warning exactly?

Christophe

> It can't be stack allocated since it's used later, so I think
> this is actually right (changing my mind from earlier this paragraph).
> 
> > 
> > Christophe
> 
> 
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