linux-kernel - [PATCH] module: make the modinfo name const

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Date:   Wed, 28 Jun 2017 18:32:31 -0700
From:   "Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@...nel.org>
To:     jeyu@...hat.com, rusty@...tcorp.com.au
Cc:     keescook@...omium.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        "Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@...nel.org>
Subject: [PATCH] module: make the modinfo name const

This can be accomplished by makine blacklisted() also accept const.

Signed-off-by: Luis R. Rodriguez <mcgrof@...nel.org>
---
 kernel/module.c | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/module.c b/kernel/module.c
index 5ebe3ae2519a..7d679f3bb892 100644
--- a/kernel/module.c
+++ b/kernel/module.c
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ int unregister_module_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(unregister_module_notifier);
 
 struct load_info {
-	char *name;
+	const char *name;
 	Elf_Ehdr *hdr;
 	unsigned long len;
 	Elf_Shdr *sechdrs;
@@ -3382,7 +3382,7 @@ int __weak module_frob_arch_sections(Elf_Ehdr *hdr,
 
 /* module_blacklist is a comma-separated list of module names */
 static char *module_blacklist;
-static bool blacklisted(char *module_name)
+static bool blacklisted(const char *module_name)
 {
 	const char *p;
 	size_t len;
-- 
2.10.2