linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next v1 1/2] string: Make memscan() to take const

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Date:   Tue, 21 Feb 2023 11:37:16 +0200
From:   Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
To:     Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
Cc:     Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>, linux-s390@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, sparclinux@...r.kernel.org,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, Heiko Carstens <hca@...ux.ibm.com>,
        Vasily Gorbik <gor@...ux.ibm.com>,
        Alexander Gordeev <agordeev@...ux.ibm.com>,
        Christian Borntraeger <borntraeger@...ux.ibm.com>,
        Sven Schnelle <svens@...ux.ibm.com>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>, x86@...nel.org,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
        Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
        Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v1 1/2] string: Make memscan() to take const

On Mon, Feb 20, 2023 at 04:26:53PM -0800, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
> On Thu, 16 Feb 2023 13:42:33 +0200 Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> > Make memscan() to take const so it will be easier replace
> > some memchr() cases with it.
> 
> Let's do this after the merge window.

Sure, it needs to be revised anyway. I just noticed that one corner case might
not work properly.

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko