linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] sysctl: treewide: constify ctl_table_header::ctl_table

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Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2024 22:07:55 +0100
From: Joel Granados <j.granados@...sung.com>
To: Thomas Weißschuh <linux@...ssschuh.net>
CC: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>, Luis Chamberlain
	<mcgrof@...nel.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] sysctl: treewide: constify
 ctl_table_header::ctl_table_arg

On Fri, Mar 22, 2024 at 09:34:36PM +0100, Thomas Weißschuh wrote:
> To be able to constify instances of struct ctl_tables it is necessary to
> remove ways through which non-const versions are exposed from the
> sysctl core.
> One of these is the ctl_table_arg member of struct ctl_table_header.
> 
> Constify this reference as a prerequisite for the full constification of
> struct ctl_table instances.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Weißschuh <linux@...ssschuh.net>
> ---
> This patch is only sent to LKML and the sysctl maintainers to avoid
> spamming lots of maintainers for trivial changes.
> 
> It is based upon the branch sysctl/constfy.
> 
> It was implemented by manually searching for "ctl_table_arg"
> throughout the tree and inspecing each found site.
> 
> If somebody comes up with a cocciscript for this, I'll be happy to use
> that.
> ---
>  drivers/net/vrf.c                       | 2 +-
>  include/linux/sysctl.h                  | 2 +-
>  ipc/ipc_sysctl.c                        | 2 +-
>  ipc/mq_sysctl.c                         | 2 +-
>  kernel/ucount.c                         | 2 +-
>  net/ax25/sysctl_net_ax25.c              | 2 +-
>  net/bridge/br_netfilter_hooks.c         | 2 +-
>  net/core/sysctl_net_core.c              | 2 +-
>  net/ieee802154/6lowpan/reassembly.c     | 2 +-
>  net/ipv4/devinet.c                      | 2 +-
>  net/ipv4/ip_fragment.c                  | 2 +-
>  net/ipv4/route.c                        | 2 +-
>  net/ipv4/sysctl_net_ipv4.c              | 2 +-
>  net/ipv4/xfrm4_policy.c                 | 2 +-
>  net/ipv6/addrconf.c                     | 2 +-
>  net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_conntrack_reasm.c | 2 +-
>  net/ipv6/reassembly.c                   | 2 +-
>  net/ipv6/sysctl_net_ipv6.c              | 6 +++---
>  net/ipv6/xfrm6_policy.c                 | 2 +-
>  net/mpls/af_mpls.c                      | 4 ++--
>  net/mptcp/ctrl.c                        | 2 +-
>  net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_standalone.c | 2 +-
>  net/netfilter/nf_log.c                  | 2 +-
>  net/sctp/sysctl.c                       | 2 +-
>  net/smc/smc_sysctl.c                    | 2 +-
>  net/unix/sysctl_net_unix.c              | 2 +-
>  net/xfrm/xfrm_sysctl.c                  | 2 +-
>  27 files changed, 30 insertions(+), 30 deletions(-)

I was expecting a lot more ppl cced for such an extensive patch; I only
see Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>, Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@...nel.org>,
and myself in the "To:" list. I'm missing the network maintainers. How
are you calculating the CC? Are you using get_maintainer.pl?

Best

-- 

Joel Granados

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