linux-kernel - [PATCH v2 10/18] sysctl: treewide: constify ctl_table

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Message-Id: <20231204-const-sysctl-v2-10-7a5060b11447@weissschuh.net>
Date:   Mon, 04 Dec 2023 08:52:23 +0100
From:   Thomas Weißschuh <linux@...ssschuh.net>
To:     Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        "Gustavo A. R. Silva" <gustavoars@...nel.org>,
        Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@...nel.org>,
        Iurii Zaikin <yzaikin@...gle.com>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Joel Granados <j.granados@...sung.com>
Cc:     linux-hardening@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
        Thomas Weißschuh <linux@...ssschuh.net>
Subject: [PATCH v2 10/18] sysctl: treewide: constify
 ctl_table_root::permissions

In a future commit the sysctl core will only use
"const struct ctl_table". As a preparation for that adapt the
permission callbacks.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Weißschuh <linux@...ssschuh.net>
---
 include/linux/sysctl.h | 2 +-
 ipc/ipc_sysctl.c       | 2 +-
 kernel/ucount.c        | 2 +-
 net/sysctl_net.c       | 2 +-
 4 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/sysctl.h b/include/linux/sysctl.h
index 800154e1ff88..92c1d0114cdc 100644
--- a/include/linux/sysctl.h
+++ b/include/linux/sysctl.h
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ struct ctl_table_root {
 	void (*set_ownership)(struct ctl_table_header *head,
 			      const struct ctl_table *table,
 			      kuid_t *uid, kgid_t *gid);
-	int (*permissions)(struct ctl_table_header *head, struct ctl_table *table);
+	int (*permissions)(struct ctl_table_header *head, const struct ctl_table *table);
 };
 
 /* struct ctl_path describes where in the hierarchy a table is added */
diff --git a/ipc/ipc_sysctl.c b/ipc/ipc_sysctl.c
index 8c62e443f78b..b087787f608f 100644
--- a/ipc/ipc_sysctl.c
+++ b/ipc/ipc_sysctl.c
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ static int set_is_seen(struct ctl_table_set *set)
 	return &current->nsproxy->ipc_ns->ipc_set == set;
 }
 
-static int ipc_permissions(struct ctl_table_header *head, struct ctl_table *table)
+static int ipc_permissions(struct ctl_table_header *head, const struct ctl_table *table)
 {
 	int mode = table->mode;
 
diff --git a/kernel/ucount.c b/kernel/ucount.c
index 4aa6166cb856..90300840256b 100644
--- a/kernel/ucount.c
+++ b/kernel/ucount.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ static int set_is_seen(struct ctl_table_set *set)
 }
 
 static int set_permissions(struct ctl_table_header *head,
-				  struct ctl_table *table)
+			   const struct ctl_table *table)
 {
 	struct user_namespace *user_ns =
 		container_of(head->set, struct user_namespace, set);
diff --git a/net/sysctl_net.c b/net/sysctl_net.c
index 1310ef8f0958..2873a4fed47d 100644
--- a/net/sysctl_net.c
+++ b/net/sysctl_net.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ static int is_seen(struct ctl_table_set *set)
 
 /* Return standard mode bits for table entry. */
 static int net_ctl_permissions(struct ctl_table_header *head,
-			       struct ctl_table *table)
+			       const struct ctl_table *table)
 {
 	struct net *net = container_of(head->set, struct net, sysctls);
 

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2.43.0