netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next RFC 1/3] faux: extend the creation function for module namespace

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Message-ID: <2025031826-scoff-retake-787a@gregkh>
Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2025 14:46:56 +0100
From: Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To: Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>
Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org, davem@...emloft.net, edumazet@...gle.com,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next RFC 1/3] faux: extend the creation function for
 module namespace

On Tue, Mar 18, 2025 at 01:47:04PM +0100, Jiri Pirko wrote:
> --- a/include/linux/module.h
> +++ b/include/linux/module.h
> @@ -744,7 +744,7 @@ static inline void __module_get(struct module *module)
>  /* This is a #define so the string doesn't get put in every .o file */
>  #define module_name(mod)			\
>  ({						\
> -	struct module *__mod = (mod);		\
> +	const struct module *__mod = (mod);	\
>  	__mod ? __mod->name : "kernel";		\
>  })

This feels like it should be a separate change, right?  Doesn't have to
do with this patch.

greg k-h