netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] sfc: make function tables const

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Date:	Thu, 14 Apr 2011 17:37:18 +0100
From:	Ben Hutchings <bhutchings@...arflare.com>
To:	Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...tta.com>
Cc:	Steve Hodgson <shodgson@...arflare.com>,
	Solarflare linux maintainers <linux-net-drivers@...arflare.com>,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] sfc: make function tables const

On Thu, 2011-04-14 at 08:50 -0700, Stephen Hemminger wrote:
> The phy, mac, and board information structures should be const.

efx_nic_type actually holds information and function pointers about
different generations of the controller, not different boards.

> Since tables contain function pointer this improves security
> (at least theoretically).
> 
> Compile tested only.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...tta.com>
Acked-by: Ben Hutchings <bhutchings@...arflare.com>

Ben.

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