linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/5] selinux: remove pointless cast in selinux_inode

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Date:	Wed, 30 Sep 2015 12:31:39 -0400
From:	Paul Moore <paul@...l-moore.com>
To:	Rasmus Villemoes <linux@...musvillemoes.dk>
Cc:	Stephen Smalley <sds@...ho.nsa.gov>,
	Eric Paris <eparis@...isplace.org>,
	James Morris <james.l.morris@...cle.com>,
	"Serge E. Hallyn" <serge@...lyn.com>, selinux@...ho.nsa.gov,
	linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/5] selinux: remove pointless cast in selinux_inode_setsecurity()

On Saturday, September 26, 2015 12:34:16 AM Rasmus Villemoes wrote:
> security_context_to_sid() expects a const char* argument, so there's
> no point in casting away the const qualifier of value.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Rasmus Villemoes <linux@...musvillemoes.dk>
> ---
>  security/selinux/hooks.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

Applied.

> diff --git a/security/selinux/hooks.c b/security/selinux/hooks.c
> index fd50cd5ac2ec..5edb57df86f8 100644
> --- a/security/selinux/hooks.c
> +++ b/security/selinux/hooks.c
> @@ -3162,7 +3162,7 @@ static int selinux_inode_setsecurity(struct inode
> *inode, const char *name, if (!value || !size)
>  		return -EACCES;
> 
> -	rc = security_context_to_sid((void *)value, size, &newsid, GFP_KERNEL);
> +	rc = security_context_to_sid(value, size, &newsid, GFP_KERNEL);
>  	if (rc)
>  		return rc;

-- 
paul moore
www.paul-moore.com

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