There's no need for the API to modify it and having it const makes it easier to use with random strings the board code has. Change-Id: Icd7e600291f281e80f60ef857c22f22cba08bfc1 Signed-off-by: Mark Brown <broonie@opensource.wolfsonmicro.com> [mbohan: port MSM regulator drivers to new const type] Signed-off-by: Michael Bohan <mbohan@codeaurora.org>