linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Mark arguments to certain syscalls as being const

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Date:	Wed, 11 Aug 2010 15:51:41 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	dhowells@...hat.com
Cc:	torvalds@...l.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	viro@...IV.linux.org.uk, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Mark arguments to certain syscalls as being const

From: David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2010 11:26:22 +0100

> Mark arguments to certain system calls as being const where they should be but
> aren't.  The list includes:
> 
>  (*) The filename arguments of various stat syscalls, execve(), various utimes
>      syscalls and some mount syscalls.
> 
>  (*) The filename arguments of some syscall helpers relating to the above.
> 
>  (*) The buffer argument of various write syscalls.
> 
> Signed-off-by: David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>

Acked-by: David S. Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
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