netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] tcp: add const qualifiers where possible

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Date:	Fri, 21 Oct 2011 03:36:48 -0400 (EDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	eric.dumazet@...il.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] tcp: add const qualifiers where possible

From: David Miller <davem@...hat.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2011 02:55:49 -0400 (EDT)

> From: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
> Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2011 08:53:13 +0200
> 
>> Adding const qualifiers to pointers can ease code review, and spot some
>> bugs. It might allow compiler to optimize code further.
>> 
>> For example, is it legal to temporary write a null cksum into tcphdr
>> in tcp_md5_hash_header() ? I am afraid a sniffer could catch the
>> temporary null value...
>> 
>> Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
> 
> Applied.

You can't make the argument to __sk_dst_get() const, because lock_is_held()
does not take a const pointer argument.

include/net/sock.h: In function ‘__sk_dst_get’:
include/net/sock.h:1315:2: warning: passing argument 1 of ‘lock_is_held’ discards ‘const’ qualifier from pointer target type [enabled by default]
include/linux/lockdep.h:324:12: note: expected ‘struct lockdep_map *’ but argument is of type ‘const struct lockdep_map *’

I'm reverting.