From: Steven Rostedt The functions probe_kernel_write() and probe_kernel_read() do not modify the src pointer. Allow const pointers to be passed in without the need of a typecast. Acked-by: Mike Frysinger Acked-by: Heiko Carstens Acked-by: Martin Schwidefsky Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1305824936.1465.4.camel@gandalf.stny.rr.com --- arch/blackfin/mm/maccess.c | 4 ++-- arch/s390/mm/maccess.c | 4 ++-- include/linux/uaccess.h | 8 ++++---- mm/maccess.c | 8 ++++---- 4 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-) diff --git a/arch/blackfin/mm/maccess.c b/arch/blackfin/mm/maccess.c index b71cebc..e253211 100644 --- a/arch/blackfin/mm/maccess.c +++ b/arch/blackfin/mm/maccess.c @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ static int validate_memory_access_address(unsigned long addr, int size) return bfin_mem_access_type(addr, size); } -long probe_kernel_read(void *dst, void *src, size_t size) +long probe_kernel_read(void *dst, const void *src, size_t size) { unsigned long lsrc = (unsigned long)src; int mem_type; @@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ long probe_kernel_read(void *dst, void *src, size_t size) return -EFAULT; } -long probe_kernel_write(void *dst, void *src, size_t size) +long probe_kernel_write(void *dst, const void *src, size_t size) { unsigned long ldst = (unsigned long)dst; int mem_type; diff --git a/arch/s390/mm/maccess.c b/arch/s390/mm/maccess.c index 71a4b0d..51e5cd9 100644 --- a/arch/s390/mm/maccess.c +++ b/arch/s390/mm/maccess.c @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ * using the stura instruction. * Returns the number of bytes copied or -EFAULT. */ -static long probe_kernel_write_odd(void *dst, void *src, size_t size) +static long probe_kernel_write_odd(void *dst, const void *src, size_t size) { unsigned long count, aligned; int offset, mask; @@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ static long probe_kernel_write_odd(void *dst, void *src, size_t size) return rc ? rc : count; } -long probe_kernel_write(void *dst, void *src, size_t size) +long probe_kernel_write(void *dst, const void *src, size_t size) { long copied = 0; diff --git a/include/linux/uaccess.h b/include/linux/uaccess.h index d512d98..5ca0951 100644 --- a/include/linux/uaccess.h +++ b/include/linux/uaccess.h @@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ static inline unsigned long __copy_from_user_nocache(void *to, * Safely read from address @src to the buffer at @dst. If a kernel fault * happens, handle that and return -EFAULT. */ -extern long probe_kernel_read(void *dst, void *src, size_t size); -extern long __probe_kernel_read(void *dst, void *src, size_t size); +extern long probe_kernel_read(void *dst, const void *src, size_t size); +extern long __probe_kernel_read(void *dst, const void *src, size_t size); /* * probe_kernel_write(): safely attempt to write to a location @@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ extern long __probe_kernel_read(void *dst, void *src, size_t size); * Safely write to address @dst from the buffer at @src. If a kernel fault * happens, handle that and return -EFAULT. */ -extern long notrace probe_kernel_write(void *dst, void *src, size_t size); -extern long notrace __probe_kernel_write(void *dst, void *src, size_t size); +extern long notrace probe_kernel_write(void *dst, const void *src, size_t size); +extern long notrace __probe_kernel_write(void *dst, const void *src, size_t size); #endif /* __LINUX_UACCESS_H__ */ diff --git a/mm/maccess.c b/mm/maccess.c index e2b6f56..4cee182 100644 --- a/mm/maccess.c +++ b/mm/maccess.c @@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ * happens, handle that and return -EFAULT. */ -long __weak probe_kernel_read(void *dst, void *src, size_t size) +long __weak probe_kernel_read(void *dst, const void *src, size_t size) __attribute__((alias("__probe_kernel_read"))); -long __probe_kernel_read(void *dst, void *src, size_t size) +long __probe_kernel_read(void *dst, const void *src, size_t size) { long ret; mm_segment_t old_fs = get_fs(); @@ -43,10 +43,10 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(probe_kernel_read); * Safely write to address @dst from the buffer at @src. If a kernel fault * happens, handle that and return -EFAULT. */ -long __weak probe_kernel_write(void *dst, void *src, size_t size) +long __weak probe_kernel_write(void *dst, const void *src, size_t size) __attribute__((alias("__probe_kernel_write"))); -long __probe_kernel_write(void *dst, void *src, size_t size) +long __probe_kernel_write(void *dst, const void *src, size_t size) { long ret; mm_segment_t old_fs = get_fs(); -- 1.7.4.4 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/