From: Mike Rapoport <rppt@kernel.org>
To: Max Kellermann <max.kellermann@ionos.com>
Cc: Kiryl Shutsemau <kirill@shutemov.name>,
akpm@linux-foundation.org, david@redhat.com,
axelrasmussen@google.com, yuanchu@google.com,
willy@infradead.org, hughd@google.com, mhocko@suse.com,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-mm@kvack.org,
lorenzo.stoakes@oracle.com, Liam.Howlett@oracle.com,
vbabka@suse.cz, surenb@google.com, vishal.moola@gmail.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 01/12] mm/shmem: add `const` to lots of pointer parameters
Date: Mon, 1 Sep 2025 12:01:59 +0300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <aLVhB4qQMurjS1Ap@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAKPOu+-ZjNr9hEir8H=C5C9ZwbS7ynY4PrJuvnxa-V425A+U3Q@mail.gmail.com>
On Mon, Sep 01, 2025 at 10:05:53AM +0200, Max Kellermann wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 1, 2025 at 9:33 AM Kiryl Shutsemau <kirill@shutemov.name> wrote:
> >
> > On Sun, Aug 31, 2025 at 11:39:07AM +0200, Max Kellermann wrote:
> > > For improved const-correctness.
> >
> > It is not a proper commit message.
>
> I believe it is proper for something as trivial as this. I think
> adding more text would just be noise, only wasting the time of people
> reading it. But that is a matter of perspective: I expect every
> competent C developer to know the concept of const-correctness.
True, but having a brief explanation why it's ok to constify these
parameters helps. Especially in longer patches.
> Do you believe the commit message of 29cfe7556bfd ("mm: constify more
> page/folio tests") is "proper"?
--
Sincerely yours,
Mike.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2025-09-01 9:02 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 34+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2025-08-31 9:39 [PATCH v2 00/12] mm: add `const` to lots of pointer parameters Max Kellermann
2025-08-31 9:39 ` [PATCH v2 01/12] mm/shmem: " Max Kellermann
2025-09-01 7:33 ` Kiryl Shutsemau
2025-09-01 8:05 ` Max Kellermann
2025-09-01 8:20 ` David Hildenbrand
2025-09-01 8:26 ` Max Kellermann
2025-09-01 8:35 ` David Hildenbrand
2025-09-01 9:26 ` Max Kellermann
2025-09-01 9:32 ` Vlastimil Babka
2025-09-01 9:45 ` Max Kellermann
2025-09-01 9:49 ` David Hildenbrand
2025-09-01 9:41 ` David Hildenbrand
2025-09-01 9:48 ` Max Kellermann
2025-09-01 9:52 ` David Hildenbrand
2025-09-01 10:00 ` Max Kellermann
2025-09-01 10:07 ` David Hildenbrand
2025-09-01 10:36 ` Max Kellermann
2025-09-01 10:40 ` David Hildenbrand
2025-09-01 9:01 ` Mike Rapoport [this message]
2025-08-31 9:39 ` [PATCH v2 02/12] include/pagemap.h: " Max Kellermann
2025-08-31 9:39 ` [PATCH v2 03/12] include/mmzone.h: " Max Kellermann
2025-08-31 9:39 ` [PATCH v2 04/12] include/fs.h: add `const` to several " Max Kellermann
2025-08-31 9:39 ` [PATCH v2 05/12] mm/oom_kill: add `const` to pointer parameter Max Kellermann
2025-08-31 9:39 ` [PATCH v2 06/12] mm/util: add `const` to several pointer parameters Max Kellermann
2025-08-31 9:39 ` [PATCH v2 07/12] parisc/sys_parisc.c: add `const` to mmap_upper_limit() parameter Max Kellermann
2025-09-01 0:38 ` Matthew Wilcox
2025-09-01 6:06 ` Max Kellermann
2025-08-31 9:39 ` [PATCH v2 08/12] arch, mm/util: add const to arch_pick_mmap_layout() parameter Max Kellermann
2025-08-31 23:43 ` kernel test robot
2025-09-01 4:30 ` Max Kellermann
2025-08-31 9:39 ` [PATCH v2 09/12] include/mm_types.h: add `const` to several pointer parameters Max Kellermann
2025-08-31 9:39 ` [PATCH v2 10/12] include/mm_inline.h: add `const` to lots of " Max Kellermann
2025-08-31 9:39 ` [PATCH v2 11/12] include/mm.h: " Max Kellermann
2025-08-31 9:39 ` [PATCH v2 12/12] mm/highmem: " Max Kellermann
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