linux-kernel - Re: [kernel-hardening] Re: [PATCH] video: constify geode ops structures

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Message-ID: <1447093145.2701.45.camel@perches.com>
Date:	Mon, 09 Nov 2015 10:19:05 -0800
From:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
To:	Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@...6.fr>,
	Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>
Cc:	kernel-hardening@...ts.openwall.com,
	kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
Subject: Re: [kernel-hardening] Re: [PATCH] video: constify geode ops
 structures

On Mon, 2015-11-09 at 18:12 +0000, Julia Lawall wrote:
> 
> On Mon, 9 Nov 2015, Dan Carpenter wrote:
> 
> > Yeah, that's tricky and I don't have an answer but marking things as
> > const is a worth while in itself because it makes static some analysis
> > easier.
> 
> I'm not clear on how to proceed here...

I think not relying on gcc plugins would be good and
would not be harmful even with a future plugin use.

So I think sending patches to add const is good.
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