linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 00/12] mm: establish const-correctness for pointer parameters

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Date: Mon, 1 Sep 2025 12:54:40 +0200
From: Max Kellermann <max.kellermann@...os.com>
To: David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 00/12] mm: establish const-correctness for pointer parameters

On Mon, Sep 1, 2025 at 12:43 PM David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com> wrote:
> Max, I think this series here is valuable, and you can see that from the
> engagement from reviewers (this is a *good* thing, I sometimes wish I
> would get feedback that would help me improve my submissions).
>
> So if you don't want to follow-up on this series to polish the patch
> descriptions etc,, let me now and I (or someone else around here) can
> drag it over the finishing line.

Thanks David - I do want to finish this, if there is a constructive
path ahead. I know what you want, but I'm not so sure about the
others.

I can swap all verbose patch messages with the one you suggested.
Would everybody agree that David's suggestion was enough text?