linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] mm: add `const` to lots of pointer parameters

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Message-ID: <bfccfd5b-6ec5-4eb8-8986-237d230c17ff@lucifer.local>
Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2025 13:49:10 +0100
From: Lorenzo Stoakes <lorenzo.stoakes@...cle.com>
To: Max Kellermann <max.kellermann@...os.com>
Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>, david@...hat.com,
        Liam.Howlett@...cle.com, vbabka@...e.cz, rppt@...nel.org,
        surenb@...gle.com, mhocko@...e.com, linux-mm@...ck.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mm: add `const` to lots of pointer parameters

On Thu, Aug 28, 2025 at 02:42:27PM +0200, Max Kellermann wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 28, 2025 at 2:35 PM Lorenzo Stoakes
> <lorenzo.stoakes@...cle.com> wrote:
> > I'm talking about const parameter values.
>
> But that's not what my patch is about.

Perhaps not being clear - I mean making the pointers const as your patch does.

I made all the relevant points at the top level reply.