netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] tcp: add const qualifiers where possible

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Message-Id: <20111021.025549.113655582134326444.davem@redhat.com>
Date:	Fri, 21 Oct 2011 02:55:49 -0400 (EDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...hat.com>
To:	eric.dumazet@...il.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] tcp: add const qualifiers where possible

From: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2011 08:53:13 +0200

> Adding const qualifiers to pointers can ease code review, and spot some
> bugs. It might allow compiler to optimize code further.
> 
> For example, is it legal to temporary write a null cksum into tcphdr
> in tcp_md5_hash_header() ? I am afraid a sniffer could catch the
> temporary null value...
> 
> Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>

Applied.
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