[RFC][PATCH] maccess,probe_kernel: Make write/read src const void *

Steven Rostedt
2011-05-19T17:08:56Z

Can I get Acked-by's from the S390 and Blackfin maintainers please.

Thanks!

-- Steve

maccess,probe_kernel: Make src const void *

The functions probe_kernel_write() and probe_kernel_read() do not modify
the src pointer. Allow const pointers to be passed in without the need
of a typecast.

Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>

arch/blackfin/mm/maccess.c | 4 ++--
arch/s390/mm/maccess.c | 4 ++--
include/linux/uaccess.h | 8 ++++----
mm/maccess.c | 8 ++++----
4 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

Index: linux-trace.git/arch/blackfin/mm/maccess.c
===================================================================
--- linux-trace.git.orig/arch/blackfin/mm/maccess.c
+++ linux-trace.git/arch/blackfin/mm/maccess.c
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ static int validate_memory_access_addres
return bfin_mem_access_type(addr, size);
}

-long probe_kernel_read(void *dst, void *src, size_t size)
+long probe_kernel_read(void *dst, const void *src, size_t size)
{
unsigned long lsrc = (unsigned long)src;
int mem_type;
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ long probe_kernel_read(void *dst, void *
return -EFAULT;
}

-long probe_kernel_write(void *dst, void *src, size_t size)
+long probe_kernel_write(void *dst, const void *src, size_t size)
{
unsigned long ldst = (unsigned long)dst;
int mem_type;
Index: linux-trace.git/arch/s390/mm/maccess.c
===================================================================
--- linux-trace.git.orig/arch/s390/mm/maccess.c
+++ linux-trace.git/arch/s390/mm/maccess.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
* using the stura instruction.
* Returns the number of bytes copied or -EFAULT.
*/
-static long probe_kernel_write_odd(void *dst, void *src, size_t size)
+static long probe_kernel_write_odd(void *dst, const void *src, size_t size)
{
unsigned long count, aligned;
int offset, mask;
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ static long probe_kernel_write_odd(void
return rc ? rc : count;
}

-long probe_kernel_write(void *dst, void *src, size_t size)
+long probe_kernel_write(void *dst, const void *src, size_t size)
{
long copied = 0;

Index: linux-trace.git/include/linux/uaccess.h
===================================================================
--- linux-trace.git.orig/include/linux/uaccess.h
+++ linux-trace.git/include/linux/uaccess.h
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ static inline unsigned long __copy_from_
* Safely read from address @src to the buffer at @dst. If a kernel fault
* happens, handle that and return -EFAULT.
*/
-extern long probe_kernel_read(void *dst, void *src, size_t size);
-extern long __probe_kernel_read(void *dst, void *src, size_t size);
+extern long probe_kernel_read(void *dst, const void *src, size_t size);
+extern long __probe_kernel_read(void *dst, const void *src, size_t size);

/*
* probe_kernel_write(): safely attempt to write to a location
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ extern long __probe_kernel_read(void *ds
* Safely write to address @dst from the buffer at @src. If a kernel fault
* happens, handle that and return -EFAULT.
*/
-extern long notrace probe_kernel_write(void *dst, void *src, size_t size);
-extern long notrace __probe_kernel_write(void *dst, void *src, size_t size);
+extern long notrace probe_kernel_write(void *dst, const void *src, size_t size);
+extern long notrace __probe_kernel_write(void *dst, const void *src, size_t size);

#endif /* __LINUX_UACCESS_H__ */
Index: linux-trace.git/mm/maccess.c
===================================================================
--- linux-trace.git.orig/mm/maccess.c
+++ linux-trace.git/mm/maccess.c
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@
* happens, handle that and return -EFAULT.
*/

-long __weak probe_kernel_read(void *dst, void *src, size_t size)
+long __weak probe_kernel_read(void *dst, const void *src, size_t size)
__attribute__((alias("__probe_kernel_read")));

-long __probe_kernel_read(void *dst, void *src, size_t size)
+long __probe_kernel_read(void *dst, const void *src, size_t size)
{
long ret;
mm_segment_t old_fs = get_fs();
@@ -43,10 +43,10 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(probe_kernel_read);
* Safely write to address @dst from the buffer at @src. If a kernel fault
* happens, handle that and return -EFAULT.
*/
-long __weak probe_kernel_write(void *dst, void *src, size_t size)
+long __weak probe_kernel_write(void *dst, const void *src, size_t size)
__attribute__((alias("__probe_kernel_write")));

-long __probe_kernel_write(void *dst, void *src, size_t size)
+long __probe_kernel_write(void *dst, const void *src, size_t size)
{
long ret;
mm_segment_t old_fs = get_fs();