netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v2 1/2] net: pass const to msg_data

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Message-ID: <CANn89i+7DUKF4uH_NxBq4xb+7qanF4bQC=FTj5A4OODU8reghQ@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2025 16:20:54 +0200
From: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>
To: Breno Leitao <leitao@...ian.org>
Cc: David Ahern <dsahern@...nel.org>, Neal Cardwell <ncardwell@...gle.com>, 
	Kuniyuki Iwashima <kuniyu@...zon.com>, Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>, 
	Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...nel.org>, Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@...icios.com>, 
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>, Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>, Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>, 
	Simon Horman <horms@...nel.org>, Song Liu <song@...nel.org>, 
	Yonghong Song <yonghong.song@...ux.dev>, netdev@...r.kernel.org, 
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-trace-kernel@...r.kernel.org, 
	kernel-team@...a.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v2 1/2] net: pass const to msg_data_left()

On Mon, Apr 7, 2025 at 3:40 PM Breno Leitao <leitao@...ian.org> wrote:
>
> The msg_data_left() function doesn't modify the struct msghdr parameter,
> so mark it as const. This allows the function to be used with const
> references, improving type safety and making the API more flexible.
>
> Signed-off-by: Breno Leitao <leitao@...ian.org>

Reviewed-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>