[PATCH v2 00/12] mm: add `const` to lots of pointer parameters

[PATCH v2 00/12] mm: add `const` to lots of pointer parameters

[Max Kellermann]

For improved const-correctness.

This work was initially posted here:
 https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20250827192233.447920-1-max.kellermann@ionos.com/

.. but got rejected by Lorenzo Stoakes:
 https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/d6bf808d-7d74-4e22-ac4b-a6d1f4892262@lucifer.local/

David Hildenbrand and Lorenzo Stoakes suggested splitting the patch
into smaller chunks.  My second attempt with one smaller patch was met
with agreement:

 https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20250828130311.772993-1-max.kellermann@ionos.com/

Now this is the rest of the initial patch in small pieces, plus some
more.

Establishing const-correctness in this low-level part of the kernel
enables doing the same in higher-level parts, e.g. filesystems.

Signed-off-by: Max Kellermann <max.kellermann@ionos.com>
---
v1-> v2:
- made several parameter values const (i.e. the pointer address, not
  just the pointed-to memory), as suggested by Andrew Morton and
  Yuanchu Xie
- drop existing+obsolete "extern" keywords on lines modified by these
  patches (suggested by Vishal Moola)
- add missing parameter names on lines modified by these patches
  (suggested by Vishal Moola)
- more "const" pointers (e.g. the task_struct passed to
  process_shares_mm())
- add missing "const" to s390, fixing s390 build failure
- moved the mmap_is_legacy() change in arch/s390/mm/mmap.c from 08/12
  to 06/12 (suggested by Vishal Moola)

Max Kellermann (12):
  mm/shmem: add `const` to lots of pointer parameters
  include/pagemap.h: add `const` to lots of pointer parameters
  include/mmzone.h: add `const` to lots of pointer parameters
  include/fs.h: add `const` to several pointer parameters
  mm/oom_kill: add `const` to pointer parameter
  mm/util: add `const` to several pointer parameters
  parisc/sys_parisc.c: add `const` to mmap_upper_limit() parameter
  arch, mm/util: add const to arch_pick_mmap_layout() parameter
  include/mm_types.h: add `const` to several pointer parameters
  include/mm_inline.h: add `const` to lots of pointer parameters
  include/mm.h: add `const` to lots of pointer parameters
  mm/highmem: add `const` to lots of pointer parameters

 arch/arm/include/asm/highmem.h      |  6 +--
 arch/parisc/include/asm/processor.h |  2 +-
 arch/parisc/kernel/sys_parisc.c     |  2 +-
 arch/s390/mm/mmap.c                 |  7 ++--
 arch/sparc/kernel/sys_sparc_64.c    |  5 ++-
 arch/x86/mm/mmap.c                  |  7 ++--
 arch/xtensa/include/asm/highmem.h   |  2 +-
 include/linux/fs.h                  |  7 ++--
 include/linux/highmem-internal.h    | 38 ++++++++++---------
 include/linux/highmem.h             |  8 ++--
 include/linux/mm.h                  | 48 +++++++++++------------
 include/linux/mm_inline.h           | 26 +++++++------
 include/linux/mm_types.h            |  4 +-
 include/linux/mmzone.h              | 42 ++++++++++----------
 include/linux/pagemap.h             | 59 +++++++++++++++--------------
 include/linux/sched/mm.h            |  4 +-
 include/linux/shmem_fs.h            |  4 +-
 mm/highmem.c                        | 10 ++---
 mm/oom_kill.c                       |  3 +-
 mm/shmem.c                          |  6 +--
 mm/util.c                           | 20 ++++++----
 21 files changed, 163 insertions(+), 147 deletions(-)

-- 
2.47.2

[PATCH v2 01/12] mm/shmem: add `const` to lots of pointer parameters

[Max Kellermann]

For improved const-correctness.

Signed-off-by: Max Kellermann <max.kellermann@ionos.com>
Reviewed-by: Vishal Moola (Oracle) <vishal.moola@gmail.com>
---
 include/linux/mm.h       | 8 ++++----
 include/linux/shmem_fs.h | 4 ++--
 mm/shmem.c               | 6 +++---
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/mm.h b/include/linux/mm.h
index 00c8a54127d3..a40a3c42c904 100644
--- a/include/linux/mm.h
+++ b/include/linux/mm.h
@@ -979,11 +979,11 @@ static inline void vma_iter_set(struct vma_iterator *vmi, unsigned long addr)
  * The vma_is_shmem is not inline because it is used only by slow
  * paths in userfault.
  */
-bool vma_is_shmem(struct vm_area_struct *vma);
-bool vma_is_anon_shmem(struct vm_area_struct *vma);
+bool vma_is_shmem(const struct vm_area_struct *vma);
+bool vma_is_anon_shmem(const struct vm_area_struct *vma);
 #else
-static inline bool vma_is_shmem(struct vm_area_struct *vma) { return false; }
-static inline bool vma_is_anon_shmem(struct vm_area_struct *vma) { return false; }
+static inline bool vma_is_shmem(const struct vm_area_struct *vma) { return false; }
+static inline bool vma_is_anon_shmem(const struct vm_area_struct *vma) { return false; }
 #endif
 
 int vma_is_stack_for_current(struct vm_area_struct *vma);
diff --git a/include/linux/shmem_fs.h b/include/linux/shmem_fs.h
index 6d0f9c599ff7..0e47465ef0fd 100644
--- a/include/linux/shmem_fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/shmem_fs.h
@@ -99,9 +99,9 @@ extern unsigned long shmem_get_unmapped_area(struct file *, unsigned long addr,
 		unsigned long len, unsigned long pgoff, unsigned long flags);
 extern int shmem_lock(struct file *file, int lock, struct ucounts *ucounts);
 #ifdef CONFIG_SHMEM
-bool shmem_mapping(struct address_space *mapping);
+bool shmem_mapping(const struct address_space *mapping);
 #else
-static inline bool shmem_mapping(struct address_space *mapping)
+static inline bool shmem_mapping(const struct address_space *mapping)
 {
 	return false;
 }
diff --git a/mm/shmem.c b/mm/shmem.c
index 13cc51df3893..2f765bbc20bc 100644
--- a/mm/shmem.c
+++ b/mm/shmem.c
@@ -275,18 +275,18 @@ static const struct vm_operations_struct shmem_vm_ops;
 static const struct vm_operations_struct shmem_anon_vm_ops;
 static struct file_system_type shmem_fs_type;
 
-bool shmem_mapping(struct address_space *mapping)
+bool shmem_mapping(const struct address_space *const mapping)
 {
 	return mapping->a_ops == &shmem_aops;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(shmem_mapping);
 
-bool vma_is_anon_shmem(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
+bool vma_is_anon_shmem(const struct vm_area_struct *const vma)
 {
 	return vma->vm_ops == &shmem_anon_vm_ops;
 }
 
-bool vma_is_shmem(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
+bool vma_is_shmem(const struct vm_area_struct *const vma)
 {
 	return vma_is_anon_shmem(vma) || vma->vm_ops == &shmem_vm_ops;
 }
-- 
2.47.2

[PATCH v2 02/12] include/pagemap.h: add `const` to lots of pointer parameters

[Max Kellermann]

For improved const-correctness.

Signed-off-by: Max Kellermann <max.kellermann@ionos.com>
Reviewed-by: Vishal Moola (Oracle) <vishal.moola@gmail.com>
---
 include/linux/pagemap.h | 57 +++++++++++++++++++++--------------------
 1 file changed, 29 insertions(+), 28 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/pagemap.h b/include/linux/pagemap.h
index c9ba69e02e3e..d1244e7dcf0e 100644
--- a/include/linux/pagemap.h
+++ b/include/linux/pagemap.h
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ static inline int inode_drain_writes(struct inode *inode)
 	return filemap_write_and_wait(inode->i_mapping);
 }
 
-static inline bool mapping_empty(struct address_space *mapping)
+static inline bool mapping_empty(const struct address_space *const mapping)
 {
 	return xa_empty(&mapping->i_pages);
 }
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ static inline bool mapping_empty(struct address_space *mapping)
  * refcount and the referenced bit, which will be elevated or set in
  * the process of adding new cache pages to an inode.
  */
-static inline bool mapping_shrinkable(struct address_space *mapping)
+static inline bool mapping_shrinkable(const struct address_space *const mapping)
 {
 	void *head;
 
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ static inline void mapping_clear_unevictable(struct address_space *mapping)
 	clear_bit(AS_UNEVICTABLE, &mapping->flags);
 }
 
-static inline bool mapping_unevictable(struct address_space *mapping)
+static inline bool mapping_unevictable(const struct address_space *const mapping)
 {
 	return mapping && test_bit(AS_UNEVICTABLE, &mapping->flags);
 }
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ static inline void mapping_set_exiting(struct address_space *mapping)
 	set_bit(AS_EXITING, &mapping->flags);
 }
 
-static inline int mapping_exiting(struct address_space *mapping)
+static inline int mapping_exiting(const struct address_space *const mapping)
 {
 	return test_bit(AS_EXITING, &mapping->flags);
 }
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ static inline void mapping_set_no_writeback_tags(struct address_space *mapping)
 	set_bit(AS_NO_WRITEBACK_TAGS, &mapping->flags);
 }
 
-static inline int mapping_use_writeback_tags(struct address_space *mapping)
+static inline int mapping_use_writeback_tags(const struct address_space *const mapping)
 {
 	return !test_bit(AS_NO_WRITEBACK_TAGS, &mapping->flags);
 }
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ static inline void mapping_set_inaccessible(struct address_space *mapping)
 	set_bit(AS_INACCESSIBLE, &mapping->flags);
 }
 
-static inline bool mapping_inaccessible(struct address_space *mapping)
+static inline bool mapping_inaccessible(const struct address_space *const mapping)
 {
 	return test_bit(AS_INACCESSIBLE, &mapping->flags);
 }
@@ -341,18 +341,18 @@ static inline void mapping_set_writeback_may_deadlock_on_reclaim(struct address_
 	set_bit(AS_WRITEBACK_MAY_DEADLOCK_ON_RECLAIM, &mapping->flags);
 }
 
-static inline bool mapping_writeback_may_deadlock_on_reclaim(struct address_space *mapping)
+static inline bool mapping_writeback_may_deadlock_on_reclaim(const struct address_space *const mapping)
 {
 	return test_bit(AS_WRITEBACK_MAY_DEADLOCK_ON_RECLAIM, &mapping->flags);
 }
 
-static inline gfp_t mapping_gfp_mask(struct address_space * mapping)
+static inline gfp_t mapping_gfp_mask(const struct address_space *const mapping)
 {
 	return mapping->gfp_mask;
 }
 
 /* Restricts the given gfp_mask to what the mapping allows. */
-static inline gfp_t mapping_gfp_constraint(struct address_space *mapping,
+static inline gfp_t mapping_gfp_constraint(const struct address_space *mapping,
 		gfp_t gfp_mask)
 {
 	return mapping_gfp_mask(mapping) & gfp_mask;
@@ -475,13 +475,13 @@ mapping_min_folio_order(const struct address_space *mapping)
 }
 
 static inline unsigned long
-mapping_min_folio_nrpages(struct address_space *mapping)
+mapping_min_folio_nrpages(const struct address_space *const mapping)
 {
 	return 1UL << mapping_min_folio_order(mapping);
 }
 
 static inline unsigned long
-mapping_min_folio_nrbytes(struct address_space *mapping)
+mapping_min_folio_nrbytes(const struct address_space *const mapping)
 {
 	return mapping_min_folio_nrpages(mapping) << PAGE_SHIFT;
 }
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ mapping_min_folio_nrbytes(struct address_space *mapping)
  * new folio to the page cache and need to know what index to give it,
  * call this function.
  */
-static inline pgoff_t mapping_align_index(struct address_space *mapping,
+static inline pgoff_t mapping_align_index(const struct address_space *const mapping,
 					  pgoff_t index)
 {
 	return round_down(index, mapping_min_folio_nrpages(mapping));
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ static inline pgoff_t mapping_align_index(struct address_space *mapping,
  * Large folio support currently depends on THP.  These dependencies are
  * being worked on but are not yet fixed.
  */
-static inline bool mapping_large_folio_support(struct address_space *mapping)
+static inline bool mapping_large_folio_support(const struct address_space *mapping)
 {
 	/* AS_FOLIO_ORDER is only reasonable for pagecache folios */
 	VM_WARN_ONCE((unsigned long)mapping & FOLIO_MAPPING_ANON,
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ static inline size_t mapping_max_folio_size(const struct address_space *mapping)
 	return PAGE_SIZE << mapping_max_folio_order(mapping);
 }
 
-static inline int filemap_nr_thps(struct address_space *mapping)
+static inline int filemap_nr_thps(const struct address_space *const mapping)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_READ_ONLY_THP_FOR_FS
 	return atomic_read(&mapping->nr_thps);
@@ -934,7 +934,7 @@ static inline struct page *grab_cache_page_nowait(struct address_space *mapping,
  *
  * Return: The index of the folio which follows this folio in the file.
  */
-static inline pgoff_t folio_next_index(struct folio *folio)
+static inline pgoff_t folio_next_index(const struct folio *const folio)
 {
 	return folio->index + folio_nr_pages(folio);
 }
@@ -963,7 +963,7 @@ static inline struct page *folio_file_page(struct folio *folio, pgoff_t index)
  * e.g., shmem did not move this folio to the swap cache.
  * Return: true or false.
  */
-static inline bool folio_contains(struct folio *folio, pgoff_t index)
+static inline bool folio_contains(const struct folio *const folio, pgoff_t index)
 {
 	VM_WARN_ON_ONCE_FOLIO(folio_test_swapcache(folio), folio);
 	return index - folio->index < folio_nr_pages(folio);
@@ -1040,13 +1040,13 @@ static inline loff_t page_offset(struct page *page)
 /*
  * Get the offset in PAGE_SIZE (even for hugetlb folios).
  */
-static inline pgoff_t folio_pgoff(struct folio *folio)
+static inline pgoff_t folio_pgoff(const struct folio *const folio)
 {
 	return folio->index;
 }
 
-static inline pgoff_t linear_page_index(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
-					unsigned long address)
+static inline pgoff_t linear_page_index(const struct vm_area_struct *const vma,
+					const unsigned long address)
 {
 	pgoff_t pgoff;
 	pgoff = (address - vma->vm_start) >> PAGE_SHIFT;
@@ -1466,7 +1466,7 @@ static inline unsigned int __readahead_batch(struct readahead_control *rac,
  * readahead_pos - The byte offset into the file of this readahead request.
  * @rac: The readahead request.
  */
-static inline loff_t readahead_pos(struct readahead_control *rac)
+static inline loff_t readahead_pos(const struct readahead_control *const rac)
 {
 	return (loff_t)rac->_index * PAGE_SIZE;
 }
@@ -1475,7 +1475,7 @@ static inline loff_t readahead_pos(struct readahead_control *rac)
  * readahead_length - The number of bytes in this readahead request.
  * @rac: The readahead request.
  */
-static inline size_t readahead_length(struct readahead_control *rac)
+static inline size_t readahead_length(const struct readahead_control *const rac)
 {
 	return rac->_nr_pages * PAGE_SIZE;
 }
@@ -1484,7 +1484,7 @@ static inline size_t readahead_length(struct readahead_control *rac)
  * readahead_index - The index of the first page in this readahead request.
  * @rac: The readahead request.
  */
-static inline pgoff_t readahead_index(struct readahead_control *rac)
+static inline pgoff_t readahead_index(const struct readahead_control *const rac)
 {
 	return rac->_index;
 }
@@ -1493,7 +1493,7 @@ static inline pgoff_t readahead_index(struct readahead_control *rac)
  * readahead_count - The number of pages in this readahead request.
  * @rac: The readahead request.
  */
-static inline unsigned int readahead_count(struct readahead_control *rac)
+static inline unsigned int readahead_count(const struct readahead_control *const rac)
 {
 	return rac->_nr_pages;
 }
@@ -1502,12 +1502,12 @@ static inline unsigned int readahead_count(struct readahead_control *rac)
  * readahead_batch_length - The number of bytes in the current batch.
  * @rac: The readahead request.
  */
-static inline size_t readahead_batch_length(struct readahead_control *rac)
+static inline size_t readahead_batch_length(const struct readahead_control *const rac)
 {
 	return rac->_batch_count * PAGE_SIZE;
 }
 
-static inline unsigned long dir_pages(struct inode *inode)
+static inline unsigned long dir_pages(const struct inode *const inode)
 {
 	return (unsigned long)(inode->i_size + PAGE_SIZE - 1) >>
 			       PAGE_SHIFT;
@@ -1521,8 +1521,8 @@ static inline unsigned long dir_pages(struct inode *inode)
  * Return: the number of bytes in the folio up to EOF,
  * or -EFAULT if the folio was truncated.
  */
-static inline ssize_t folio_mkwrite_check_truncate(struct folio *folio,
-					      struct inode *inode)
+static inline ssize_t folio_mkwrite_check_truncate(const struct folio *const folio,
+						   const struct inode *const inode)
 {
 	loff_t size = i_size_read(inode);
 	pgoff_t index = size >> PAGE_SHIFT;
@@ -1553,7 +1553,8 @@ static inline ssize_t folio_mkwrite_check_truncate(struct folio *folio,
  * Return: The number of filesystem blocks covered by this folio.
  */
 static inline
-unsigned int i_blocks_per_folio(struct inode *inode, struct folio *folio)
+unsigned int i_blocks_per_folio(const struct inode *const inode,
+				const struct folio *const folio)
 {
 	return folio_size(folio) >> inode->i_blkbits;
 }
-- 
2.47.2

[PATCH v2 03/12] include/mmzone.h: add `const` to lots of pointer parameters

[Max Kellermann]

For improved const-correctness.

Signed-off-by: Max Kellermann <max.kellermann@ionos.com>
Reviewed-by: Vishal Moola (Oracle) <vishal.moola@gmail.com>
---
 include/linux/mmzone.h | 42 +++++++++++++++++++++---------------------
 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/mmzone.h b/include/linux/mmzone.h
index fe13ad175fed..7228f3231f37 100644
--- a/include/linux/mmzone.h
+++ b/include/linux/mmzone.h
@@ -1103,7 +1103,7 @@ static inline unsigned long promo_wmark_pages(const struct zone *z)
 	return wmark_pages(z, WMARK_PROMO);
 }
 
-static inline unsigned long zone_managed_pages(struct zone *zone)
+static inline unsigned long zone_managed_pages(const struct zone *const zone)
 {
 	return (unsigned long)atomic_long_read(&zone->managed_pages);
 }
@@ -1127,12 +1127,12 @@ static inline bool zone_spans_pfn(const struct zone *zone, unsigned long pfn)
 	return zone->zone_start_pfn <= pfn && pfn < zone_end_pfn(zone);
 }
 
-static inline bool zone_is_initialized(struct zone *zone)
+static inline bool zone_is_initialized(const struct zone *const zone)
 {
 	return zone->initialized;
 }
 
-static inline bool zone_is_empty(struct zone *zone)
+static inline bool zone_is_empty(const struct zone *const zone)
 {
 	return zone->spanned_pages == 0;
 }
@@ -1272,7 +1272,7 @@ static inline bool folio_is_zone_movable(const struct folio *folio)
  * Return true if [start_pfn, start_pfn + nr_pages) range has a non-empty
  * intersection with the given zone
  */
-static inline bool zone_intersects(struct zone *zone,
+static inline bool zone_intersects(const struct zone *const zone,
 		unsigned long start_pfn, unsigned long nr_pages)
 {
 	if (zone_is_empty(zone))
@@ -1580,12 +1580,12 @@ static inline int local_memory_node(int node_id) { return node_id; };
 #define zone_idx(zone)		((zone) - (zone)->zone_pgdat->node_zones)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ZONE_DEVICE
-static inline bool zone_is_zone_device(struct zone *zone)
+static inline bool zone_is_zone_device(const struct zone *const zone)
 {
 	return zone_idx(zone) == ZONE_DEVICE;
 }
 #else
-static inline bool zone_is_zone_device(struct zone *zone)
+static inline bool zone_is_zone_device(const struct zone *const zone)
 {
 	return false;
 }
@@ -1597,19 +1597,19 @@ static inline bool zone_is_zone_device(struct zone *zone)
  * populated_zone(). If the whole zone is reserved then we can easily
  * end up with populated_zone() && !managed_zone().
  */
-static inline bool managed_zone(struct zone *zone)
+static inline bool managed_zone(const struct zone *const zone)
 {
 	return zone_managed_pages(zone);
 }
 
 /* Returns true if a zone has memory */
-static inline bool populated_zone(struct zone *zone)
+static inline bool populated_zone(const struct zone *const zone)
 {
 	return zone->present_pages;
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NUMA
-static inline int zone_to_nid(struct zone *zone)
+static inline int zone_to_nid(const struct zone *const zone)
 {
 	return zone->node;
 }
@@ -1619,7 +1619,7 @@ static inline void zone_set_nid(struct zone *zone, int nid)
 	zone->node = nid;
 }
 #else
-static inline int zone_to_nid(struct zone *zone)
+static inline int zone_to_nid(const struct zone *zone)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1646,7 +1646,7 @@ static inline int is_highmem_idx(enum zone_type idx)
  * @zone: pointer to struct zone variable
  * Return: 1 for a highmem zone, 0 otherwise
  */
-static inline int is_highmem(struct zone *zone)
+static inline int is_highmem(const struct zone *const zone)
 {
 	return is_highmem_idx(zone_idx(zone));
 }
@@ -1712,12 +1712,12 @@ static inline struct zone *zonelist_zone(struct zoneref *zoneref)
 	return zoneref->zone;
 }
 
-static inline int zonelist_zone_idx(struct zoneref *zoneref)
+static inline int zonelist_zone_idx(const struct zoneref *const zoneref)
 {
 	return zoneref->zone_idx;
 }
 
-static inline int zonelist_node_idx(struct zoneref *zoneref)
+static inline int zonelist_node_idx(const struct zoneref *const zoneref)
 {
 	return zone_to_nid(zoneref->zone);
 }
@@ -2020,7 +2020,7 @@ static inline struct page *__section_mem_map_addr(struct mem_section *section)
 	return (struct page *)map;
 }
 
-static inline int present_section(struct mem_section *section)
+static inline int present_section(const struct mem_section *const section)
 {
 	return (section && (section->section_mem_map & SECTION_MARKED_PRESENT));
 }
@@ -2030,12 +2030,12 @@ static inline int present_section_nr(unsigned long nr)
 	return present_section(__nr_to_section(nr));
 }
 
-static inline int valid_section(struct mem_section *section)
+static inline int valid_section(const struct mem_section *const section)
 {
 	return (section && (section->section_mem_map & SECTION_HAS_MEM_MAP));
 }
 
-static inline int early_section(struct mem_section *section)
+static inline int early_section(const struct mem_section *const section)
 {
 	return (section && (section->section_mem_map & SECTION_IS_EARLY));
 }
@@ -2045,27 +2045,27 @@ static inline int valid_section_nr(unsigned long nr)
 	return valid_section(__nr_to_section(nr));
 }
 
-static inline int online_section(struct mem_section *section)
+static inline int online_section(const struct mem_section *const section)
 {
 	return (section && (section->section_mem_map & SECTION_IS_ONLINE));
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ZONE_DEVICE
-static inline int online_device_section(struct mem_section *section)
+static inline int online_device_section(const struct mem_section *const section)
 {
 	unsigned long flags = SECTION_IS_ONLINE | SECTION_TAINT_ZONE_DEVICE;
 
 	return section && ((section->section_mem_map & flags) == flags);
 }
 #else
-static inline int online_device_section(struct mem_section *section)
+static inline int online_device_section(const struct mem_section *const section)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SPARSEMEM_VMEMMAP_PREINIT
-static inline int preinited_vmemmap_section(struct mem_section *section)
+static inline int preinited_vmemmap_section(const struct mem_section *const section)
 {
 	return (section &&
 		(section->section_mem_map & SECTION_IS_VMEMMAP_PREINIT));
@@ -2075,7 +2075,7 @@ void sparse_vmemmap_init_nid_early(int nid);
 void sparse_vmemmap_init_nid_late(int nid);
 
 #else
-static inline int preinited_vmemmap_section(struct mem_section *section)
+static inline int preinited_vmemmap_section(const struct mem_section *const section)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
-- 
2.47.2

[PATCH v2 04/12] include/fs.h: add `const` to several pointer parameters

[Max Kellermann]

For improved const-correctness.

Signed-off-by: Max Kellermann <max.kellermann@ionos.com>
Reviewed-by: Vishal Moola (Oracle) <vishal.moola@gmail.com>
---
 include/linux/fs.h | 7 ++++---
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index 3b9f54446db0..8dc46337467d 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -537,7 +537,8 @@ struct address_space {
 /*
  * Returns true if any of the pages in the mapping are marked with the tag.
  */
-static inline bool mapping_tagged(struct address_space *mapping, xa_mark_t tag)
+static inline bool mapping_tagged(const struct address_space *const mapping,
+				  const xa_mark_t tag)
 {
 	return xa_marked(&mapping->i_pages, tag);
 }
@@ -585,7 +586,7 @@ static inline void i_mmap_assert_write_locked(struct address_space *mapping)
 /*
  * Might pages of this file be mapped into userspace?
  */
-static inline int mapping_mapped(struct address_space *mapping)
+static inline int mapping_mapped(const struct address_space *const mapping)
 {
 	return	!RB_EMPTY_ROOT(&mapping->i_mmap.rb_root);
 }
@@ -599,7 +600,7 @@ static inline int mapping_mapped(struct address_space *mapping)
  * If i_mmap_writable is negative, no new writable mappings are allowed. You
  * can only deny writable mappings, if none exists right now.
  */
-static inline int mapping_writably_mapped(struct address_space *mapping)
+static inline int mapping_writably_mapped(const struct address_space *const mapping)
 {
 	return atomic_read(&mapping->i_mmap_writable) > 0;
 }
-- 
2.47.2

[PATCH v2 05/12] mm/oom_kill: add `const` to pointer parameter

[Max Kellermann]

For improved const-correctness.

Signed-off-by: Max Kellermann <max.kellermann@ionos.com>
---
 include/linux/mm.h | 2 +-
 mm/oom_kill.c      | 3 ++-
 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/mm.h b/include/linux/mm.h
index a40a3c42c904..1c18b89c2d28 100644
--- a/include/linux/mm.h
+++ b/include/linux/mm.h
@@ -3840,7 +3840,7 @@ static inline int in_gate_area(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr)
 }
 #endif	/* __HAVE_ARCH_GATE_AREA */
 
-extern bool process_shares_mm(struct task_struct *p, struct mm_struct *mm);
+bool process_shares_mm(const struct task_struct *p, const struct mm_struct *mm);
 
 void drop_slab(void);
 
diff --git a/mm/oom_kill.c b/mm/oom_kill.c
index 17650f0b516e..2620b32a8eba 100644
--- a/mm/oom_kill.c
+++ b/mm/oom_kill.c
@@ -490,7 +490,8 @@ static bool oom_killer_disabled __read_mostly;
  * task's threads: if one of those is using this mm then this task was also
  * using it.
  */
-bool process_shares_mm(struct task_struct *p, struct mm_struct *mm)
+bool process_shares_mm(const struct task_struct *const p,
+		       const struct mm_struct *const mm)
 {
 	struct task_struct *t;
 
-- 
2.47.2

[PATCH v2 06/12] mm/util: add `const` to several pointer parameters

[Max Kellermann]

For improved const-correctness.

(Even though seemingly unrelated, this also constifies the pointer
parameter of mmap_is_legacy() in arch/s390/mm/mmap.c because a copy of
the function exists in mm/util.c.)

Signed-off-by: Max Kellermann <max.kellermann@ionos.com>
Reviewed-by: Vishal Moola (Oracle) <vishal.moola@gmail.com>
---
 arch/s390/mm/mmap.c     |  2 +-
 include/linux/mm.h      |  6 +++---
 include/linux/pagemap.h |  2 +-
 mm/util.c               | 11 ++++++-----
 4 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/s390/mm/mmap.c b/arch/s390/mm/mmap.c
index 547104ccc22a..c0f619fb9ab3 100644
--- a/arch/s390/mm/mmap.c
+++ b/arch/s390/mm/mmap.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ static unsigned long stack_maxrandom_size(void)
 	return STACK_RND_MASK << PAGE_SHIFT;
 }
 
-static inline int mmap_is_legacy(struct rlimit *rlim_stack)
+static inline int mmap_is_legacy(const struct rlimit *const rlim_stack)
 {
 	if (current->personality & ADDR_COMPAT_LAYOUT)
 		return 1;
diff --git a/include/linux/mm.h b/include/linux/mm.h
index 1c18b89c2d28..d12550ae9814 100644
--- a/include/linux/mm.h
+++ b/include/linux/mm.h
@@ -986,7 +986,7 @@ static inline bool vma_is_shmem(const struct vm_area_struct *vma) { return false
 static inline bool vma_is_anon_shmem(const struct vm_area_struct *vma) { return false; }
 #endif
 
-int vma_is_stack_for_current(struct vm_area_struct *vma);
+int vma_is_stack_for_current(const struct vm_area_struct *vma);
 
 /* flush_tlb_range() takes a vma, not a mm, and can care about flags */
 #define TLB_FLUSH_VMA(mm,flags) { .vm_mm = (mm), .vm_flags = (flags) }
@@ -2585,7 +2585,7 @@ void folio_add_pin(struct folio *folio);
 
 int account_locked_vm(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long pages, bool inc);
 int __account_locked_vm(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long pages, bool inc,
-			struct task_struct *task, bool bypass_rlim);
+			const struct task_struct *task, bool bypass_rlim);
 
 struct kvec;
 struct page *get_dump_page(unsigned long addr, int *locked);
@@ -3348,7 +3348,7 @@ void anon_vma_interval_tree_verify(struct anon_vma_chain *node);
 	     avc; avc = anon_vma_interval_tree_iter_next(avc, start, last))
 
 /* mmap.c */
-extern int __vm_enough_memory(struct mm_struct *mm, long pages, int cap_sys_admin);
+extern int __vm_enough_memory(const struct mm_struct *mm, long pages, int cap_sys_admin);
 extern int insert_vm_struct(struct mm_struct *, struct vm_area_struct *);
 extern void exit_mmap(struct mm_struct *);
 bool mmap_read_lock_maybe_expand(struct mm_struct *mm, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
diff --git a/include/linux/pagemap.h b/include/linux/pagemap.h
index d1244e7dcf0e..37a05de82140 100644
--- a/include/linux/pagemap.h
+++ b/include/linux/pagemap.h
@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@ static inline void filemap_nr_thps_dec(struct address_space *mapping)
 #endif
 }
 
-struct address_space *folio_mapping(struct folio *);
+struct address_space *folio_mapping(const struct folio *folio);
 
 /**
  * folio_flush_mapping - Find the file mapping this folio belongs to.
diff --git a/mm/util.c b/mm/util.c
index d235b74f7aff..f5a35efba7bf 100644
--- a/mm/util.c
+++ b/mm/util.c
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ void *memdup_user_nul(const void __user *src, size_t len)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(memdup_user_nul);
 
 /* Check if the vma is being used as a stack by this task */
-int vma_is_stack_for_current(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
+int vma_is_stack_for_current(const struct vm_area_struct *const vma)
 {
 	struct task_struct * __maybe_unused t = current;
 
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ unsigned long arch_mmap_rnd(void)
 	return rnd << PAGE_SHIFT;
 }
 
-static int mmap_is_legacy(struct rlimit *rlim_stack)
+static int mmap_is_legacy(const struct rlimit *const rlim_stack)
 {
 	if (current->personality & ADDR_COMPAT_LAYOUT)
 		return 1;
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_IF_KUNIT(arch_pick_mmap_layout);
  * * -ENOMEM if RLIMIT_MEMLOCK would be exceeded.
  */
 int __account_locked_vm(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long pages, bool inc,
-			struct task_struct *task, bool bypass_rlim)
+			const struct task_struct *const task, const bool bypass_rlim)
 {
 	unsigned long locked_vm, limit;
 	int ret = 0;
@@ -688,7 +688,7 @@ struct anon_vma *folio_anon_vma(const struct folio *folio)
  * You can call this for folios which aren't in the swap cache or page
  * cache and it will return NULL.
  */
-struct address_space *folio_mapping(struct folio *folio)
+struct address_space *folio_mapping(const struct folio *const folio)
 {
 	struct address_space *mapping;
 
@@ -926,7 +926,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vm_memory_committed);
  * Note this is a helper function intended to be used by LSMs which
  * wish to use this logic.
  */
-int __vm_enough_memory(struct mm_struct *mm, long pages, int cap_sys_admin)
+int __vm_enough_memory(const struct mm_struct *const mm,
+		       const long pages, const int cap_sys_admin)
 {
 	long allowed;
 	unsigned long bytes_failed;
-- 
2.47.2

[PATCH v2 07/12] parisc/sys_parisc.c: add `const` to mmap_upper_limit() parameter

[Max Kellermann]

For improved const-correctness.  This piece is necessary to make the
`rlim_stack` parameter to mmap_base() const.

Signed-off-by: Max Kellermann <max.kellermann@ionos.com>
Reviewed-by: Vishal Moola (Oracle) <vishal.moola@gmail.com>
---
 arch/parisc/include/asm/processor.h | 2 +-
 arch/parisc/kernel/sys_parisc.c     | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/parisc/include/asm/processor.h b/arch/parisc/include/asm/processor.h
index 4c14bde39aac..dd0b5e199559 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/include/asm/processor.h
+++ b/arch/parisc/include/asm/processor.h
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 #ifndef __ASSEMBLER__
 
 struct rlimit;
-unsigned long mmap_upper_limit(struct rlimit *rlim_stack);
+unsigned long mmap_upper_limit(const struct rlimit *rlim_stack);
 unsigned long calc_max_stack_size(unsigned long stack_max);
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/sys_parisc.c b/arch/parisc/kernel/sys_parisc.c
index f852fe274abe..c2bbaef7e6b7 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/sys_parisc.c
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/sys_parisc.c
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ unsigned long calc_max_stack_size(unsigned long stack_max)
  * indicating that "current" should be used instead of a passed-in
  * value from the exec bprm as done with arch_pick_mmap_layout().
  */
-unsigned long mmap_upper_limit(struct rlimit *rlim_stack)
+unsigned long mmap_upper_limit(const struct rlimit *const rlim_stack)
 {
 	unsigned long stack_base;
 
-- 
2.47.2

[PATCH v2 08/12] arch, mm/util: add const to arch_pick_mmap_layout() parameter

[Max Kellermann]

For improved const-correctness.

Signed-off-by: Max Kellermann <max.kellermann@ionos.com>
Reviewed-by: Vishal Moola (Oracle) <vishal.moola@gmail.com>
---
 arch/s390/mm/mmap.c              | 5 +++--
 arch/sparc/kernel/sys_sparc_64.c | 5 +++--
 arch/x86/mm/mmap.c               | 7 ++++---
 include/linux/sched/mm.h         | 4 ++--
 mm/util.c                        | 9 ++++++---
 5 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/s390/mm/mmap.c b/arch/s390/mm/mmap.c
index c0f619fb9ab3..a47c7133d82a 100644
--- a/arch/s390/mm/mmap.c
+++ b/arch/s390/mm/mmap.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ static unsigned long mmap_base_legacy(unsigned long rnd)
 }
 
 static inline unsigned long mmap_base(unsigned long rnd,
-				      struct rlimit *rlim_stack)
+				      const struct rlimit *const rlim_stack)
 {
 	unsigned long gap = rlim_stack->rlim_cur;
 	unsigned long pad = stack_maxrandom_size() + stack_guard_gap;
@@ -169,7 +169,8 @@ unsigned long arch_get_unmapped_area_topdown(struct file *filp, unsigned long ad
  * This function, called very early during the creation of a new
  * process VM image, sets up which VM layout function to use:
  */
-void arch_pick_mmap_layout(struct mm_struct *mm, struct rlimit *rlim_stack)
+void arch_pick_mmap_layout(struct mm_struct *const mm,
+			   const struct rlimit *const rlim_stack)
 {
 	unsigned long random_factor = 0UL;
 
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/sys_sparc_64.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/sys_sparc_64.c
index 785e9909340f..e3f0d9b74b00 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/sys_sparc_64.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/sys_sparc_64.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+ickj// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 /* linux/arch/sparc64/kernel/sys_sparc.c
  *
  * This file contains various random system calls that
@@ -294,7 +294,8 @@ static unsigned long mmap_rnd(void)
 	return rnd << PAGE_SHIFT;
 }
 
-void arch_pick_mmap_layout(struct mm_struct *mm, struct rlimit *rlim_stack)
+void arch_pick_mmap_layout(struct mm_struct *const mm,
+			   const struct rlimit *const rlim_stack)
 {
 	unsigned long random_factor = mmap_rnd();
 	unsigned long gap;
diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/mmap.c b/arch/x86/mm/mmap.c
index 708f85dc9380..13bde4ba2f24 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/mmap.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/mmap.c
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ unsigned long arch_mmap_rnd(void)
 }
 
 static unsigned long mmap_base(unsigned long rnd, unsigned long task_size,
-			       struct rlimit *rlim_stack)
+			       const struct rlimit *const rlim_stack)
 {
 	unsigned long gap = rlim_stack->rlim_cur;
 	unsigned long pad = stack_maxrandom_size(task_size) + stack_guard_gap;
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ static unsigned long mmap_legacy_base(unsigned long rnd,
  */
 static void arch_pick_mmap_base(unsigned long *base, unsigned long *legacy_base,
 		unsigned long random_factor, unsigned long task_size,
-		struct rlimit *rlim_stack)
+		const struct rlimit *const rlim_stack)
 {
 	*legacy_base = mmap_legacy_base(random_factor, task_size);
 	if (mmap_is_legacy())
@@ -119,7 +119,8 @@ static void arch_pick_mmap_base(unsigned long *base, unsigned long *legacy_base,
 		*base = mmap_base(random_factor, task_size, rlim_stack);
 }
 
-void arch_pick_mmap_layout(struct mm_struct *mm, struct rlimit *rlim_stack)
+void arch_pick_mmap_layout(struct mm_struct *const mm,
+			   const struct rlimit *const rlim_stack)
 {
 	if (mmap_is_legacy())
 		mm_flags_clear(MMF_TOPDOWN, mm);
diff --git a/include/linux/sched/mm.h b/include/linux/sched/mm.h
index 2201da0afecc..0232d983b715 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched/mm.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched/mm.h
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ static inline void mm_update_next_owner(struct mm_struct *mm)
 #endif
 
 extern void arch_pick_mmap_layout(struct mm_struct *mm,
-				  struct rlimit *rlim_stack);
+				  const struct rlimit *rlim_stack);
 
 unsigned long
 arch_get_unmapped_area(struct file *filp, unsigned long addr,
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ generic_get_unmapped_area_topdown(struct file *filp, unsigned long addr,
 				  unsigned long flags, vm_flags_t vm_flags);
 #else
 static inline void arch_pick_mmap_layout(struct mm_struct *mm,
-					 struct rlimit *rlim_stack) {}
+					 const struct rlimit *rlim_stack) {}
 #endif
 
 static inline bool in_vfork(struct task_struct *tsk)
diff --git a/mm/util.c b/mm/util.c
index f5a35efba7bf..24f08217cd95 100644
--- a/mm/util.c
+++ b/mm/util.c
@@ -431,7 +431,8 @@ static int mmap_is_legacy(const struct rlimit *const rlim_stack)
 #define MIN_GAP		(SZ_128M)
 #define MAX_GAP		(STACK_TOP / 6 * 5)
 
-static unsigned long mmap_base(unsigned long rnd, struct rlimit *rlim_stack)
+static unsigned long mmap_base(const unsigned long rnd,
+			       const struct rlimit *const rlim_stack)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_STACK_GROWSUP
 	/*
@@ -462,7 +463,8 @@ static unsigned long mmap_base(unsigned long rnd, struct rlimit *rlim_stack)
 #endif
 }
 
-void arch_pick_mmap_layout(struct mm_struct *mm, struct rlimit *rlim_stack)
+void arch_pick_mmap_layout(struct mm_struct *const mm,
+			   const struct rlimit *const rlim_stack)
 {
 	unsigned long random_factor = 0UL;
 
@@ -478,7 +480,8 @@ void arch_pick_mmap_layout(struct mm_struct *mm, struct rlimit *rlim_stack)
 	}
 }
 #elif defined(CONFIG_MMU) && !defined(HAVE_ARCH_PICK_MMAP_LAYOUT)
-void arch_pick_mmap_layout(struct mm_struct *mm, struct rlimit *rlim_stack)
+void arch_pick_mmap_layout(struct mm_struct *const mm,
+			   const struct rlimit *const rlim_stack)
 {
 	mm->mmap_base = TASK_UNMAPPED_BASE;
 	mm_flags_clear(MMF_TOPDOWN, mm);
-- 
2.47.2

[PATCH v2 09/12] include/mm_types.h: add `const` to several pointer parameters

[Max Kellermann]

For improved const-correctness.

Signed-off-by: Max Kellermann <max.kellermann@ionos.com>
Reviewed-by: Vishal Moola (Oracle) <vishal.moola@gmail.com>
---
 include/linux/mm_types.h | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/mm_types.h b/include/linux/mm_types.h
index d934a3a5b443..46e27ee14bcf 100644
--- a/include/linux/mm_types.h
+++ b/include/linux/mm_types.h
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ static inline void ptdesc_pmd_pts_dec(struct ptdesc *ptdesc)
 	atomic_dec(&ptdesc->pt_share_count);
 }
 
-static inline int ptdesc_pmd_pts_count(struct ptdesc *ptdesc)
+static inline int ptdesc_pmd_pts_count(const struct ptdesc *const ptdesc)
 {
 	return atomic_read(&ptdesc->pt_share_count);
 }
@@ -660,7 +660,7 @@ static inline void set_page_private(struct page *page, unsigned long private)
 	page->private = private;
 }
 
-static inline void *folio_get_private(struct folio *folio)
+static inline void *folio_get_private(const struct folio *const folio)
 {
 	return folio->private;
 }
-- 
2.47.2

[PATCH v2 10/12] include/mm_inline.h: add `const` to lots of pointer parameters

[Max Kellermann]

For improved const-correctness.

Signed-off-by: Max Kellermann <max.kellermann@ionos.com>
Reviewed-by: Vishal Moola (Oracle) <vishal.moola@gmail.com>
---
 include/linux/mm_inline.h | 26 ++++++++++++++------------
 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/mm_inline.h b/include/linux/mm_inline.h
index 150302b4a905..8c4f6f95ba9f 100644
--- a/include/linux/mm_inline.h
+++ b/include/linux/mm_inline.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
  * 0 if @folio is a normal anonymous folio, a tmpfs folio or otherwise
  * ram or swap backed folio.
  */
-static inline int folio_is_file_lru(struct folio *folio)
+static inline int folio_is_file_lru(const struct folio *const folio)
 {
 	return !folio_test_swapbacked(folio);
 }
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ static __always_inline void __folio_clear_lru_flags(struct folio *folio)
  * Return: The LRU list a folio should be on, as an index
  * into the array of LRU lists.
  */
-static __always_inline enum lru_list folio_lru_list(struct folio *folio)
+static __always_inline enum lru_list folio_lru_list(const struct folio *const folio)
 {
 	enum lru_list lru;
 
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ static inline int lru_tier_from_refs(int refs, bool workingset)
 	return workingset ? MAX_NR_TIERS - 1 : order_base_2(refs);
 }
 
-static inline int folio_lru_refs(struct folio *folio)
+static inline int folio_lru_refs(const struct folio *const folio)
 {
 	unsigned long flags = READ_ONCE(folio->flags.f);
 
@@ -154,14 +154,14 @@ static inline int folio_lru_refs(struct folio *folio)
 	return ((flags & LRU_REFS_MASK) >> LRU_REFS_PGOFF) + 1;
 }
 
-static inline int folio_lru_gen(struct folio *folio)
+static inline int folio_lru_gen(const struct folio *folio)
 {
 	unsigned long flags = READ_ONCE(folio->flags.f);
 
 	return ((flags & LRU_GEN_MASK) >> LRU_GEN_PGOFF) - 1;
 }
 
-static inline bool lru_gen_is_active(struct lruvec *lruvec, int gen)
+static inline bool lru_gen_is_active(const struct lruvec *const lruvec, const int gen)
 {
 	unsigned long max_seq = lruvec->lrugen.max_seq;
 
@@ -217,12 +217,13 @@ static inline void lru_gen_update_size(struct lruvec *lruvec, struct folio *foli
 	VM_WARN_ON_ONCE(lru_gen_is_active(lruvec, old_gen) && !lru_gen_is_active(lruvec, new_gen));
 }
 
-static inline unsigned long lru_gen_folio_seq(struct lruvec *lruvec, struct folio *folio,
+static inline unsigned long lru_gen_folio_seq(const struct lruvec *const lruvec,
+					      const struct folio *const folio,
 					      bool reclaiming)
 {
 	int gen;
 	int type = folio_is_file_lru(folio);
-	struct lru_gen_folio *lrugen = &lruvec->lrugen;
+	const struct lru_gen_folio *lrugen = &lruvec->lrugen;
 
 	/*
 	 * +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
@@ -302,7 +303,8 @@ static inline bool lru_gen_del_folio(struct lruvec *lruvec, struct folio *folio,
 	return true;
 }
 
-static inline void folio_migrate_refs(struct folio *new, struct folio *old)
+static inline void folio_migrate_refs(struct folio *const new,
+				      const struct folio *const old)
 {
 	unsigned long refs = READ_ONCE(old->flags.f) & LRU_REFS_MASK;
 
@@ -330,7 +332,7 @@ static inline bool lru_gen_del_folio(struct lruvec *lruvec, struct folio *folio,
 	return false;
 }
 
-static inline void folio_migrate_refs(struct folio *new, struct folio *old)
+static inline void folio_migrate_refs(struct folio *new, const struct folio *old)
 {
 
 }
@@ -508,7 +510,7 @@ static inline void dec_tlb_flush_pending(struct mm_struct *mm)
 	atomic_dec(&mm->tlb_flush_pending);
 }
 
-static inline bool mm_tlb_flush_pending(struct mm_struct *mm)
+static inline bool mm_tlb_flush_pending(const struct mm_struct *const mm)
 {
 	/*
 	 * Must be called after having acquired the PTL; orders against that
@@ -521,7 +523,7 @@ static inline bool mm_tlb_flush_pending(struct mm_struct *mm)
 	return atomic_read(&mm->tlb_flush_pending);
 }
 
-static inline bool mm_tlb_flush_nested(struct mm_struct *mm)
+static inline bool mm_tlb_flush_nested(const struct mm_struct *const mm)
 {
 	/*
 	 * Similar to mm_tlb_flush_pending(), we must have acquired the PTL
@@ -605,7 +607,7 @@ pte_install_uffd_wp_if_needed(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long addr,
 	return false;
 }
 
-static inline bool vma_has_recency(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
+static inline bool vma_has_recency(const struct vm_area_struct *const vma)
 {
 	if (vma->vm_flags & (VM_SEQ_READ | VM_RAND_READ))
 		return false;
-- 
2.47.2

[PATCH v2 11/12] include/mm.h: add `const` to lots of pointer parameters

[Max Kellermann]

For improved const-correctness.

Signed-off-by: Max Kellermann <max.kellermann@ionos.com>
---
 include/linux/mm.h | 32 ++++++++++++++++----------------
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/mm.h b/include/linux/mm.h
index d12550ae9814..7c8b7f6a14fb 100644
--- a/include/linux/mm.h
+++ b/include/linux/mm.h
@@ -703,7 +703,7 @@ static inline void release_fault_lock(struct vm_fault *vmf)
 		mmap_read_unlock(vmf->vma->vm_mm);
 }
 
-static inline void assert_fault_locked(struct vm_fault *vmf)
+static inline void assert_fault_locked(struct vm_fault *const vmf)
 {
 	if (vmf->flags & FAULT_FLAG_VMA_LOCK)
 		vma_assert_locked(vmf->vma);
@@ -716,7 +716,7 @@ static inline void release_fault_lock(struct vm_fault *vmf)
 	mmap_read_unlock(vmf->vma->vm_mm);
 }
 
-static inline void assert_fault_locked(struct vm_fault *vmf)
+static inline void assert_fault_locked(const struct vm_fault *vmf)
 {
 	mmap_assert_locked(vmf->vma->vm_mm);
 }
@@ -859,7 +859,7 @@ static inline bool vma_is_initial_stack(const struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 		vma->vm_end >= vma->vm_mm->start_stack;
 }
 
-static inline bool vma_is_temporary_stack(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
+static inline bool vma_is_temporary_stack(const struct vm_area_struct *const vma)
 {
 	int maybe_stack = vma->vm_flags & (VM_GROWSDOWN | VM_GROWSUP);
 
@@ -873,7 +873,7 @@ static inline bool vma_is_temporary_stack(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 	return false;
 }
 
-static inline bool vma_is_foreign(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
+static inline bool vma_is_foreign(const struct vm_area_struct *const vma)
 {
 	if (!current->mm)
 		return true;
@@ -884,7 +884,7 @@ static inline bool vma_is_foreign(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 	return false;
 }
 
-static inline bool vma_is_accessible(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
+static inline bool vma_is_accessible(const struct vm_area_struct *const vma)
 {
 	return vma->vm_flags & VM_ACCESS_FLAGS;
 }
@@ -895,7 +895,7 @@ static inline bool is_shared_maywrite(vm_flags_t vm_flags)
 		(VM_SHARED | VM_MAYWRITE);
 }
 
-static inline bool vma_is_shared_maywrite(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
+static inline bool vma_is_shared_maywrite(const struct vm_area_struct *const vma)
 {
 	return is_shared_maywrite(vma->vm_flags);
 }
@@ -3488,7 +3488,7 @@ struct vm_area_struct *vma_lookup(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr)
 	return mtree_load(&mm->mm_mt, addr);
 }
 
-static inline unsigned long stack_guard_start_gap(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
+static inline unsigned long stack_guard_start_gap(const struct vm_area_struct *const vma)
 {
 	if (vma->vm_flags & VM_GROWSDOWN)
 		return stack_guard_gap;
@@ -3500,7 +3500,7 @@ static inline unsigned long stack_guard_start_gap(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static inline unsigned long vm_start_gap(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
+static inline unsigned long vm_start_gap(const struct vm_area_struct *const vma)
 {
 	unsigned long gap = stack_guard_start_gap(vma);
 	unsigned long vm_start = vma->vm_start;
@@ -3511,7 +3511,7 @@ static inline unsigned long vm_start_gap(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 	return vm_start;
 }
 
-static inline unsigned long vm_end_gap(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
+static inline unsigned long vm_end_gap(const struct vm_area_struct *const vma)
 {
 	unsigned long vm_end = vma->vm_end;
 
@@ -3523,7 +3523,7 @@ static inline unsigned long vm_end_gap(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 	return vm_end;
 }
 
-static inline unsigned long vma_pages(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
+static inline unsigned long vma_pages(const struct vm_area_struct *const vma)
 {
 	return (vma->vm_end - vma->vm_start) >> PAGE_SHIFT;
 }
@@ -3540,7 +3540,7 @@ static inline struct vm_area_struct *find_exact_vma(struct mm_struct *mm,
 	return vma;
 }
 
-static inline bool range_in_vma(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
+static inline bool range_in_vma(const struct vm_area_struct *const vma,
 				unsigned long start, unsigned long end)
 {
 	return (vma && vma->vm_start <= start && end <= vma->vm_end);
@@ -3656,7 +3656,7 @@ static inline int vm_fault_to_errno(vm_fault_t vm_fault, int foll_flags)
  * Indicates whether GUP can follow a PROT_NONE mapped page, or whether
  * a (NUMA hinting) fault is required.
  */
-static inline bool gup_can_follow_protnone(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
+static inline bool gup_can_follow_protnone(const struct vm_area_struct *const vma,
 					   unsigned int flags)
 {
 	/*
@@ -3786,7 +3786,7 @@ static inline bool debug_guardpage_enabled(void)
 	return static_branch_unlikely(&_debug_guardpage_enabled);
 }
 
-static inline bool page_is_guard(struct page *page)
+static inline bool page_is_guard(const struct page *const page)
 {
 	if (!debug_guardpage_enabled())
 		return false;
@@ -3817,7 +3817,7 @@ static inline void debug_pagealloc_map_pages(struct page *page, int numpages) {}
 static inline void debug_pagealloc_unmap_pages(struct page *page, int numpages) {}
 static inline unsigned int debug_guardpage_minorder(void) { return 0; }
 static inline bool debug_guardpage_enabled(void) { return false; }
-static inline bool page_is_guard(struct page *page) { return false; }
+static inline bool page_is_guard(const struct page *const page) { return false; }
 static inline bool set_page_guard(struct zone *zone, struct page *page,
 			unsigned int order) { return false; }
 static inline void clear_page_guard(struct zone *zone, struct page *page,
@@ -3899,7 +3899,7 @@ void vmemmap_free(unsigned long start, unsigned long end,
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SPARSEMEM_VMEMMAP
-static inline unsigned long vmem_altmap_offset(struct vmem_altmap *altmap)
+static inline unsigned long vmem_altmap_offset(const struct vmem_altmap *altmap)
 {
 	/* number of pfns from base where pfn_to_page() is valid */
 	if (altmap)
@@ -3913,7 +3913,7 @@ static inline void vmem_altmap_free(struct vmem_altmap *altmap,
 	altmap->alloc -= nr_pfns;
 }
 #else
-static inline unsigned long vmem_altmap_offset(struct vmem_altmap *altmap)
+static inline unsigned long vmem_altmap_offset(const struct vmem_altmap *altmap)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
-- 
2.47.2

[PATCH v2 12/12] mm/highmem: add `const` to lots of pointer parameters

[Max Kellermann]

For improved const-correctness.

Signed-off-by: Max Kellermann <max.kellermann@ionos.com>
---
 arch/arm/include/asm/highmem.h    |  6 ++---
 arch/xtensa/include/asm/highmem.h |  2 +-
 include/linux/highmem-internal.h  | 38 +++++++++++++++++--------------
 include/linux/highmem.h           |  8 +++----
 mm/highmem.c                      | 10 ++++----
 5 files changed, 34 insertions(+), 30 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/highmem.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/highmem.h
index b4b66220952d..023be74298f3 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/highmem.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/highmem.h
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@ extern pte_t *pkmap_page_table;
 #endif
 
 #ifdef ARCH_NEEDS_KMAP_HIGH_GET
-extern void *kmap_high_get(struct page *page);
+extern void *kmap_high_get(const struct page *page);
 
-static inline void *arch_kmap_local_high_get(struct page *page)
+static inline void *arch_kmap_local_high_get(const struct page *page)
 {
 	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DEBUG_HIGHMEM) && !cache_is_vivt())
 		return NULL;
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ static inline void *arch_kmap_local_high_get(struct page *page)
 #define arch_kmap_local_high_get arch_kmap_local_high_get
 
 #else /* ARCH_NEEDS_KMAP_HIGH_GET */
-static inline void *kmap_high_get(struct page *page)
+static inline void *kmap_high_get(const struct page *const page)
 {
 	return NULL;
 }
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/include/asm/highmem.h b/arch/xtensa/include/asm/highmem.h
index 34b8b620e7f1..473b622b863b 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/include/asm/highmem.h
+++ b/arch/xtensa/include/asm/highmem.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
 #if DCACHE_WAY_SIZE > PAGE_SIZE
 #define get_pkmap_color get_pkmap_color
-static inline int get_pkmap_color(struct page *page)
+static inline int get_pkmap_color(const struct page *const page)
 {
 	return DCACHE_ALIAS(page_to_phys(page));
 }
diff --git a/include/linux/highmem-internal.h b/include/linux/highmem-internal.h
index 36053c3d6d64..ca2ba47c14e0 100644
--- a/include/linux/highmem-internal.h
+++ b/include/linux/highmem-internal.h
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  */
 #ifdef CONFIG_KMAP_LOCAL
 void *__kmap_local_pfn_prot(unsigned long pfn, pgprot_t prot);
-void *__kmap_local_page_prot(struct page *page, pgprot_t prot);
+void *__kmap_local_page_prot(const struct page *page, pgprot_t prot);
 void kunmap_local_indexed(const void *vaddr);
 void kmap_local_fork(struct task_struct *tsk);
 void __kmap_local_sched_out(void);
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ static inline void kmap_flush_tlb(unsigned long addr) { }
 #endif
 
 void *kmap_high(struct page *page);
-void kunmap_high(struct page *page);
+void kunmap_high(const struct page *page);
 void __kmap_flush_unused(void);
 struct page *__kmap_to_page(void *addr);
 
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ static inline void *kmap(struct page *page)
 	return addr;
 }
 
-static inline void kunmap(struct page *page)
+static inline void kunmap(const struct page *const page)
 {
 	might_sleep();
 	if (!PageHighMem(page))
@@ -68,12 +68,12 @@ static inline void kmap_flush_unused(void)
 	__kmap_flush_unused();
 }
 
-static inline void *kmap_local_page(struct page *page)
+static inline void *kmap_local_page(const struct page *const page)
 {
 	return __kmap_local_page_prot(page, kmap_prot);
 }
 
-static inline void *kmap_local_page_try_from_panic(struct page *page)
+static inline void *kmap_local_page_try_from_panic(const struct page *const page)
 {
 	if (!PageHighMem(page))
 		return page_address(page);
@@ -81,13 +81,15 @@ static inline void *kmap_local_page_try_from_panic(struct page *page)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-static inline void *kmap_local_folio(struct folio *folio, size_t offset)
+static inline void *kmap_local_folio(const struct folio *const folio,
+				     const size_t offset)
 {
-	struct page *page = folio_page(folio, offset / PAGE_SIZE);
+	const struct page *page = folio_page(folio, offset / PAGE_SIZE);
 	return __kmap_local_page_prot(page, kmap_prot) + offset % PAGE_SIZE;
 }
 
-static inline void *kmap_local_page_prot(struct page *page, pgprot_t prot)
+static inline void *kmap_local_page_prot(const struct page *const page,
+					 const pgprot_t prot)
 {
 	return __kmap_local_page_prot(page, prot);
 }
@@ -102,7 +104,7 @@ static inline void __kunmap_local(const void *vaddr)
 	kunmap_local_indexed(vaddr);
 }
 
-static inline void *kmap_atomic_prot(struct page *page, pgprot_t prot)
+static inline void *kmap_atomic_prot(const struct page *const page, const pgprot_t prot)
 {
 	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT))
 		migrate_disable();
@@ -113,7 +115,7 @@ static inline void *kmap_atomic_prot(struct page *page, pgprot_t prot)
 	return __kmap_local_page_prot(page, prot);
 }
 
-static inline void *kmap_atomic(struct page *page)
+static inline void *kmap_atomic(const struct page *const page)
 {
 	return kmap_atomic_prot(page, kmap_prot);
 }
@@ -173,17 +175,17 @@ static inline void *kmap(struct page *page)
 	return page_address(page);
 }
 
-static inline void kunmap_high(struct page *page) { }
+static inline void kunmap_high(const struct page *const page) { }
 static inline void kmap_flush_unused(void) { }
 
-static inline void kunmap(struct page *page)
+static inline void kunmap(const struct page *const page)
 {
 #ifdef ARCH_HAS_FLUSH_ON_KUNMAP
 	kunmap_flush_on_unmap(page_address(page));
 #endif
 }
 
-static inline void *kmap_local_page(struct page *page)
+static inline void *kmap_local_page(const struct page *const page)
 {
 	return page_address(page);
 }
@@ -193,12 +195,14 @@ static inline void *kmap_local_page_try_from_panic(struct page *page)
 	return page_address(page);
 }
 
-static inline void *kmap_local_folio(struct folio *folio, size_t offset)
+static inline void *kmap_local_folio(const struct folio *const folio,
+				     const size_t offset)
 {
 	return folio_address(folio) + offset;
 }
 
-static inline void *kmap_local_page_prot(struct page *page, pgprot_t prot)
+static inline void *kmap_local_page_prot(const struct page *const page,
+					 const pgprot_t prot)
 {
 	return kmap_local_page(page);
 }
@@ -215,7 +219,7 @@ static inline void __kunmap_local(const void *addr)
 #endif
 }
 
-static inline void *kmap_atomic(struct page *page)
+static inline void *kmap_atomic(const struct page *const page)
 {
 	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT))
 		migrate_disable();
@@ -225,7 +229,7 @@ static inline void *kmap_atomic(struct page *page)
 	return page_address(page);
 }
 
-static inline void *kmap_atomic_prot(struct page *page, pgprot_t prot)
+static inline void *kmap_atomic_prot(const struct page *const page, const pgprot_t prot)
 {
 	return kmap_atomic(page);
 }
diff --git a/include/linux/highmem.h b/include/linux/highmem.h
index 6234f316468c..105cc4c00cc3 100644
--- a/include/linux/highmem.h
+++ b/include/linux/highmem.h
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ static inline void *kmap(struct page *page);
  * Counterpart to kmap(). A NOOP for CONFIG_HIGHMEM=n and for mappings of
  * pages in the low memory area.
  */
-static inline void kunmap(struct page *page);
+static inline void kunmap(const struct page *page);
 
 /**
  * kmap_to_page - Get the page for a kmap'ed address
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ static inline void kmap_flush_unused(void);
  * disabling migration in order to keep the virtual address stable across
  * preemption. No caller of kmap_local_page() can rely on this side effect.
  */
-static inline void *kmap_local_page(struct page *page);
+static inline void *kmap_local_page(const struct page *page);
 
 /**
  * kmap_local_folio - Map a page in this folio for temporary usage
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ static inline void *kmap_local_page(struct page *page);
  * Context: Can be invoked from any context.
  * Return: The virtual address of @offset.
  */
-static inline void *kmap_local_folio(struct folio *folio, size_t offset);
+static inline void *kmap_local_folio(const struct folio *folio, size_t offset);
 
 /**
  * kmap_atomic - Atomically map a page for temporary usage - Deprecated!
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ static inline void *kmap_local_folio(struct folio *folio, size_t offset);
  * kunmap_atomic(vaddr2);
  * kunmap_atomic(vaddr1);
  */
-static inline void *kmap_atomic(struct page *page);
+static inline void *kmap_atomic(const struct page *page);
 
 /* Highmem related interfaces for management code */
 static inline unsigned long nr_free_highpages(void);
diff --git a/mm/highmem.c b/mm/highmem.c
index ef3189b36cad..93fa505fcb98 100644
--- a/mm/highmem.c
+++ b/mm/highmem.c
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ static inline int kmap_local_calc_idx(int idx)
 /*
  * Determine color of virtual address where the page should be mapped.
  */
-static inline unsigned int get_pkmap_color(struct page *page)
+static inline unsigned int get_pkmap_color(const struct page *const page)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(kmap_high);
  *
  * This can be called from any context.
  */
-void *kmap_high_get(struct page *page)
+void *kmap_high_get(const struct page *const page)
 {
 	unsigned long vaddr, flags;
 
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ void *kmap_high_get(struct page *page)
  * If ARCH_NEEDS_KMAP_HIGH_GET is not defined then this may be called
  * only from user context.
  */
-void kunmap_high(struct page *page)
+void kunmap_high(const struct page *const page)
 {
 	unsigned long vaddr;
 	unsigned long nr;
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ static inline void kmap_local_idx_pop(void)
 #endif
 
 #ifndef arch_kmap_local_high_get
-static inline void *arch_kmap_local_high_get(struct page *page)
+static inline void *arch_kmap_local_high_get(const struct page *const page)
 {
 	return NULL;
 }
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ void *__kmap_local_pfn_prot(unsigned long pfn, pgprot_t prot)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__kmap_local_pfn_prot);
 
-void *__kmap_local_page_prot(struct page *page, pgprot_t prot)
+void *__kmap_local_page_prot(const struct page *const page, const pgprot_t prot)
 {
 	void *kmap;
 
-- 
2.47.2

Re: [PATCH v2 08/12] arch, mm/util: add const to arch_pick_mmap_layout() parameter

[kernel test robot]

Hi Max,

kernel test robot noticed the following build errors:

[auto build test ERROR on akpm-mm/mm-everything]

url:    https://github.com/intel-lab-lkp/linux/commits/Max-Kellermann/mm-shmem-add-const-to-lots-of-pointer-parameters/20250831-174136
base:   https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/akpm/mm.git mm-everything
patch link:    https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250831093918.2815332-9-max.kellermann%40ionos.com
patch subject: [PATCH v2 08/12] arch, mm/util: add const to arch_pick_mmap_layout() parameter
config: sparc64-randconfig-001-20250901 (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20250901/202509010724.bSPPSD1X-lkp@intel.com/config)
compiler: clang version 20.1.8 (https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project 87f0227cb60147a26a1eeb4fb06e3b505e9c7261)
reproduce (this is a W=1 build): (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20250901/202509010724.bSPPSD1X-lkp@intel.com/reproduce)

If you fix the issue in a separate patch/commit (i.e. not just a new version of
the same patch/commit), kindly add following tags
| Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@intel.com>
| Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/oe-kbuild-all/202509010724.bSPPSD1X-lkp@intel.com/

All errors (new ones prefixed by >>):

>> arch/sparc/kernel/sys_sparc_64.c:1:1: error: unknown type name 'ickj'
       1 | ickj// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
         | ^
   In file included from arch/sparc/kernel/sys_sparc_64.c:11:
   In file included from include/linux/sched/signal.h:6:
   include/linux/signal.h:98:11: warning: array index 3 is past the end of the array (that has type 'unsigned long[1]') [-Warray-bounds]
      98 |                 return (set->sig[3] | set->sig[2] |
         |                         ^        ~
   arch/sparc/include/uapi/asm/signal.h:113:8: note: array 'sig' declared here
     113 |        unsigned long sig[_NSIG_WORDS];
         |        ^
   In file included from arch/sparc/kernel/sys_sparc_64.c:11:
   In file included from include/linux/sched/signal.h:6:
   include/linux/signal.h:98:25: warning: array index 2 is past the end of the array (that has type 'unsigned long[1]') [-Warray-bounds]
      98 |                 return (set->sig[3] | set->sig[2] |
         |                                       ^        ~
   arch/sparc/include/uapi/asm/signal.h:113:8: note: array 'sig' declared here
     113 |        unsigned long sig[_NSIG_WORDS];
         |        ^
   In file included from arch/sparc/kernel/sys_sparc_64.c:11:
   In file included from include/linux/sched/signal.h:6:
   include/linux/signal.h:99:4: warning: array index 1 is past the end of the array (that has type 'unsigned long[1]') [-Warray-bounds]
      99 |                         set->sig[1] | set->sig[0]) == 0;
         |                         ^        ~
   arch/sparc/include/uapi/asm/signal.h:113:8: note: array 'sig' declared here
     113 |        unsigned long sig[_NSIG_WORDS];
         |        ^
   In file included from arch/sparc/kernel/sys_sparc_64.c:11:
   In file included from include/linux/sched/signal.h:6:
   include/linux/signal.h:101:11: warning: array index 1 is past the end of the array (that has type 'unsigned long[1]') [-Warray-bounds]
     101 |                 return (set->sig[1] | set->sig[0]) == 0;
         |                         ^        ~
   arch/sparc/include/uapi/asm/signal.h:113:8: note: array 'sig' declared here
     113 |        unsigned long sig[_NSIG_WORDS];
         |        ^
   In file included from arch/sparc/kernel/sys_sparc_64.c:11:
   In file included from include/linux/sched/signal.h:6:
   include/linux/signal.h:114:11: warning: array index 3 is past the end of the array (that has type 'const unsigned long[1]') [-Warray-bounds]
     114 |                 return  (set1->sig[3] == set2->sig[3]) &&
         |                          ^         ~
   arch/sparc/include/uapi/asm/signal.h:113:8: note: array 'sig' declared here
     113 |        unsigned long sig[_NSIG_WORDS];
         |        ^
   In file included from arch/sparc/kernel/sys_sparc_64.c:11:
   In file included from include/linux/sched/signal.h:6:
   include/linux/signal.h:114:27: warning: array index 3 is past the end of the array (that has type 'const unsigned long[1]') [-Warray-bounds]
     114 |                 return  (set1->sig[3] == set2->sig[3]) &&
         |                                          ^         ~
   arch/sparc/include/uapi/asm/signal.h:113:8: note: array 'sig' declared here
     113 |        unsigned long sig[_NSIG_WORDS];
         |        ^
   In file included from arch/sparc/kernel/sys_sparc_64.c:11:
   In file included from include/linux/sched/signal.h:6:
   include/linux/signal.h:115:5: warning: array index 2 is past the end of the array (that has type 'const unsigned long[1]') [-Warray-bounds]
     115 |                         (set1->sig[2] == set2->sig[2]) &&
         |                          ^         ~
   arch/sparc/include/uapi/asm/signal.h:113:8: note: array 'sig' declared here
     113 |        unsigned long sig[_NSIG_WORDS];
         |        ^
   In file included from arch/sparc/kernel/sys_sparc_64.c:11:
   In file included from include/linux/sched/signal.h:6:
   include/linux/signal.h:115:21: warning: array index 2 is past the end of the array (that has type 'const unsigned long[1]') [-Warray-bounds]
     115 |                         (set1->sig[2] == set2->sig[2]) &&
         |                                          ^         ~
   arch/sparc/include/uapi/asm/signal.h:113:8: note: array 'sig' declared here
     113 |        unsigned long sig[_NSIG_WORDS];
         |        ^
   In file included from arch/sparc/kernel/sys_sparc_64.c:11:
   In file included from include/linux/sched/signal.h:6:
   include/linux/signal.h:116:5: warning: array index 1 is past the end of the array (that has type 'const unsigned long[1]') [-Warray-bounds]
     116 |                         (set1->sig[1] == set2->sig[1]) &&
         |                          ^         ~
   arch/sparc/include/uapi/asm/signal.h:113:8: note: array 'sig' declared here
     113 |        unsigned long sig[_NSIG_WORDS];
         |        ^
   In file included from arch/sparc/kernel/sys_sparc_64.c:11:
   In file included from include/linux/sched/signal.h:6:
   include/linux/signal.h:116:21: warning: array index 1 is past the end of the array (that has type 'const unsigned long[1]') [-Warray-bounds]
     116 |                         (set1->sig[1] == set2->sig[1]) &&
         |                                          ^         ~
   arch/sparc/include/uapi/asm/signal.h:113:8: note: array 'sig' declared here
     113 |        unsigned long sig[_NSIG_WORDS];
         |        ^
   In file included from arch/sparc/kernel/sys_sparc_64.c:11:
   In file included from include/linux/sched/signal.h:6:
   include/linux/signal.h:119:11: warning: array index 1 is past the end of the array (that has type 'const unsigned long[1]') [-Warray-bounds]
     119 |                 return  (set1->sig[1] == set2->sig[1]) &&
         |                          ^         ~
   arch/sparc/include/uapi/asm/signal.h:113:8: note: array 'sig' declared here
     113 |        unsigned long sig[_NSIG_WORDS];
         |        ^
   In file included from arch/sparc/kernel/sys_sparc_64.c:11:
   In file included from include/linux/sched/signal.h:6:
   include/linux/signal.h:119:27: warning: array index 1 is past the end of the array (that has type 'const unsigned long[1]') [-Warray-bounds]
     119 |                 return  (set1->sig[1] == set2->sig[1]) &&
         |                                          ^         ~
   arch/sparc/include/uapi/asm/signal.h:113:8: note: array 'sig' declared here
     113 |        unsigned long sig[_NSIG_WORDS];
         |        ^
   In file included from arch/sparc/kernel/sys_sparc_64.c:11:
   In file included from include/linux/sched/signal.h:6:


vim +/ickj +1 arch/sparc/kernel/sys_sparc_64.c

   > 1	ickj// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
     2	/* linux/arch/sparc64/kernel/sys_sparc.c
     3	 *
     4	 * This file contains various random system calls that
     5	 * have a non-standard calling sequence on the Linux/sparc
     6	 * platform.
     7	 */
     8	

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Re: [PATCH v2 07/12] parisc/sys_parisc.c: add `const` to mmap_upper_limit() parameter

[Matthew Wilcox]

On Sun, Aug 31, 2025 at 11:39:13AM +0200, Max Kellermann wrote:
> For improved const-correctness.  This piece is necessary to make the
> `rlim_stack` parameter to mmap_base() const.

Since you're going to respin this series anyway, your tags are a
disaster.  Tags are not filenames.  They're just to indicate to people
that they should pay attention because it touches their area of
interest.  So this one should just be labelled "parisc:", not
"parisc/sys_parisc.c:"

Re: [PATCH v2 08/12] arch, mm/util: add const to arch_pick_mmap_layout() parameter

[Max Kellermann]

On Mon, Sep 1, 2025 at 1:44 AM kernel test robot <lkp@intel.com> wrote:
> All errors (new ones prefixed by >>):
>
> >> arch/sparc/kernel/sys_sparc_64.c:1:1: error: unknown type name 'ickj'
>        1 | ickj// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
>          | ^

Oops how did that slip in here...

Re: [PATCH v2 07/12] parisc/sys_parisc.c: add `const` to mmap_upper_limit() parameter

[Max Kellermann]

On Mon, Sep 1, 2025 at 2:38 AM Matthew Wilcox <willy@infradead.org> wrote:
> Since you're going to respin this series anyway, your tags are a
> disaster.  Tags are not filenames.  They're just to indicate to people
> that they should pay attention because it touches their area of
> interest.  So this one should just be labelled "parisc:", not
> "parisc/sys_parisc.c:"

OK, "parisc:" is understood - but what tag shall I use for all the
other patches? They're all subsystem "mm". Are they supposed to all
have the same subject? My initial post had that - it was one single
patch that touched the "mm" subsystem".

(Also I'd appreciate a wording less strong than calling an aspect of
my work "a disaster". This is mostly just taste;
submitting-patches.rst is unspecific enough. And quite a few commits
contradict with your interpretation like 620943d7ee69
("include/linux/mmzone.h: clean up watermark accessors").)

Re: [PATCH v2 01/12] mm/shmem: add `const` to lots of pointer parameters

[Kiryl Shutsemau]

On Sun, Aug 31, 2025 at 11:39:07AM +0200, Max Kellermann wrote:
> For improved const-correctness.

It is not a proper commit message.

-- 
  Kiryl Shutsemau / Kirill A. Shutemov

Re: [PATCH v2 01/12] mm/shmem: add `const` to lots of pointer parameters

[Max Kellermann]

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.

Do you believe the commit message of 29cfe7556bfd ("mm: constify more
page/folio tests") is "proper"?

Re: [PATCH v2 01/12] mm/shmem: add `const` to lots of pointer parameters

[David Hildenbrand]

On 01.09.25 10:05, 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.
> 
> Do you believe the commit message of 29cfe7556bfd ("mm: constify more
> page/folio tests") is "proper"?
> 

"Constify shmem related test functions for improved const-correctness."

-- 
Cheers

David / dhildenb

Re: [PATCH v2 01/12] mm/shmem: add `const` to lots of pointer parameters

[Max Kellermann]

On Mon, Sep 1, 2025 at 10:20 AM David Hildenbrand <david@redhat.com> wrote:
>
> On 01.09.25 10:05, 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.
> >
> > Do you believe the commit message of 29cfe7556bfd ("mm: constify more
> > page/folio tests") is "proper"?
> >
>
> "Constify shmem related test functions for improved const-correctness."

Mentioning "shmem" adds no information because that is already
mentioned in the subject. "Constify" is just as redundant, it's the
same as "adding const".

The only new piece of information here is "test". If you want, I can
change the subject to "mm/shmem: add `const` to pointer parameters of
test functions" and leave the body. Would that make the commit message
"proper", or do you insist on having redundant information in the
body?

Re: [PATCH v2 01/12] mm/shmem: add `const` to lots of pointer parameters

[David Hildenbrand]

On 01.09.25 10:26, Max Kellermann wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 1, 2025 at 10:20 AM David Hildenbrand <david@redhat.com> wrote:
>>
>> On 01.09.25 10:05, 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.
>>>
>>> Do you believe the commit message of 29cfe7556bfd ("mm: constify more
>>> page/folio tests") is "proper"?
>>>
>>
>> "Constify shmem related test functions for improved const-correctness."
> 
> Mentioning "shmem" adds no information because that is already
> mentioned in the subject. "Constify" is just as redundant, it's the
> same as "adding const".
> 
> The only new piece of information here is "test". If you want, I can
> change the subject to "mm/shmem: add `const` to pointer parameters of
> test functions" and leave the body. Would that make the commit message
> "proper", or do you insist on having redundant information in the
> body?

We usually write complete sentences, and there is nothing wrong with 
repeating what the subject says.

All the time it takes you to argue here would be better used improving 
your patch descriptions.

-- 
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David / dhildenb

Re: [PATCH v2 01/12] mm/shmem: add `const` to lots of pointer parameters

[Mike Rapoport]

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.

Re: [PATCH v2 01/12] mm/shmem: add `const` to lots of pointer parameters

[Max Kellermann]

On Mon, Sep 1, 2025 at 10:35 AM David Hildenbrand <david@redhat.com> wrote:
> We usually write complete sentences, and there is nothing wrong with
> repeating what the subject says.
>
> All the time it takes you to argue here would be better used improving
> your patch descriptions.

Sure, but first I need to know what is really needed. Reviews on LKML
are often contradictory, and it's easy to get pushed around from one
corner to the next.

I just posted v4 with longer commit messages. I think that's a lot of
unnecessary noise that takes a lot of time to read, but oh well, if
that's what you guys really want...

(In the days of LLMs, writing is almost free, but reading all that
redundant or generated garbage text becomes impossible. I think it is
harmful to have so much redundant text because time spent reading it
is time wasted. But that's just my opinion.)

Re: [PATCH v2 01/12] mm/shmem: add `const` to lots of pointer parameters

[Vlastimil Babka]

On 9/1/25 11:26, Max Kellermann wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 1, 2025 at 10:35 AM David Hildenbrand <david@redhat.com> wrote:
>> We usually write complete sentences, and there is nothing wrong with
>> repeating what the subject says.
>>
>> All the time it takes you to argue here would be better used improving
>> your patch descriptions.
> 
> Sure, but first I need to know what is really needed. Reviews on LKML
> are often contradictory, and it's easy to get pushed around from one
> corner to the next.
> 
> I just posted v4 with longer commit messages. I think that's a lot of
> unnecessary noise that takes a lot of time to read, but oh well, if
> that's what you guys really want...

No I don't think we want a passive-aggressive malicious compliance.
> (In the days of LLMs, writing is almost free, but reading all that
> redundant or generated garbage text becomes impossible. I think it is
> harmful to have so much redundant text because time spent reading it
> is time wasted. But that's just my opinion.)

Re: [PATCH v2 01/12] mm/shmem: add `const` to lots of pointer parameters

[David Hildenbrand]

On 01.09.25 11:26, Max Kellermann wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 1, 2025 at 10:35 AM David Hildenbrand <david@redhat.com> wrote:
>> We usually write complete sentences, and there is nothing wrong with
>> repeating what the subject says.
>>
>> All the time it takes you to argue here would be better used improving
>> your patch descriptions.
> 
> Sure, but first I need to know what is really needed. Reviews on LKML
> are often contradictory, and it's easy to get pushed around from one
> corner to the next.

Yeah, and that sucks and I'm sorry if that happened to you in the past.

If you ever get pushback on (a) splitting patches into reasonable 
logical chunks or (b) writing a short yet concise patch description that 
explains what the patch does and why, feel free to CC me.

> 
> I just posted v4 with longer commit messages. I think that's a lot of
> unnecessary noise that takes a lot of time to read, but oh well, if
> that's what you guys really want...
> 
> (In the days of LLMs, writing is almost free, but reading all that
> redundant or generated garbage text becomes impossible. I think it is
> harmful to have so much redundant text because time spent reading it
> is time wasted. But that's just my opinion.)

There is an important distinction between garbage and a reasonable patch 
description.

-- 
Cheers

David / dhildenb

Re: [PATCH v2 01/12] mm/shmem: add `const` to lots of pointer parameters

[Max Kellermann]

On Mon, Sep 1, 2025 at 11:32 AM Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@suse.cz> wrote:
> > Sure, but first I need to know what is really needed. Reviews on LKML
> > are often contradictory, and it's easy to get pushed around from one
> > corner to the next.
> >
> > I just posted v4 with longer commit messages. I think that's a lot of
> > unnecessary noise that takes a lot of time to read, but oh well, if
> > that's what you guys really want...
>
> No I don't think we want a passive-aggressive malicious compliance.

What the .....
Your response is similar to what I mean with "getting pushed around".

You guys insist on verbose commit messages, or else it won't get
merged, you say. I don't agree, but when I yield to your requirements,
take the time to implement them, I get accused of being
"passive-aggressive" and "malicious".

Please be more respectful when handling code submissions.

Re: [PATCH v2 01/12] mm/shmem: add `const` to lots of pointer parameters

[Max Kellermann]

On Mon, Sep 1, 2025 at 11:41 AM David Hildenbrand <david@redhat.com> wrote:
> There is an important distinction between garbage and a reasonable patch
> description.

It's still not clear to me where you draw the line (it's opinion, no
objective truth; to me, every redundant piece of text is effectively
garbage because it steals my time) - but you asked me to get busy
instead of arguing with you.

Re: [PATCH v2 01/12] mm/shmem: add `const` to lots of pointer parameters

[David Hildenbrand]

On 01.09.25 11:45, Max Kellermann wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 1, 2025 at 11:32 AM Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@suse.cz> wrote:
>>> Sure, but first I need to know what is really needed. Reviews on LKML
>>> are often contradictory, and it's easy to get pushed around from one
>>> corner to the next.
>>>
>>> I just posted v4 with longer commit messages. I think that's a lot of
>>> unnecessary noise that takes a lot of time to read, but oh well, if
>>> that's what you guys really want...
>>
>> No I don't think we want a passive-aggressive malicious compliance.
> 
> What the .....
> Your response is similar to what I mean with "getting pushed around".
> 
> You guys insist on verbose commit messages, or else it won't get
> merged, you say. I don't agree, but when I yield to your requirements,
> take the time to implement them, I get accused of being
> "passive-aggressive" and "malicious".
> 
> Please be more respectful when handling code submissions.

It's rare that we have such conflicts/drama around here.

If you feel like you need other rules than everybody else here, I 
suggest you focus your effort on other parts of the kernel.

-- 
Cheers

David / dhildenb

Re: [PATCH v2 01/12] mm/shmem: add `const` to lots of pointer parameters

[David Hildenbrand]

On 01.09.25 11:48, Max Kellermann wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 1, 2025 at 11:41 AM David Hildenbrand <david@redhat.com> wrote:
>> There is an important distinction between garbage and a reasonable patch
>> description.
> 
> It's still not clear to me where you draw the line (it's opinion, no
> objective truth; to me, every redundant piece of text is effectively
> garbage because it steals my time) - but you asked me to get busy
> instead of arguing with you.

I'm sorry, I have no time to argue about the basics of writing a patch 
description. I even proposed a simple example of what we (multiple 
reviewers) would expect as a bare minimum.

If that's not good enough, I don't know what would be.

-- 
Cheers

David / dhildenb

Re: [PATCH v2 01/12] mm/shmem: add `const` to lots of pointer parameters

[Max Kellermann]

On Mon, Sep 1, 2025 at 11:53 AM David Hildenbrand <david@redhat.com> wrote:
> I'm sorry, I have no time to argue about the basics of writing a patch
> description. I even proposed a simple example of what we (multiple
> reviewers) would expect as a bare minimum.

But Lorenzo Stoakes and Mike Rappoport wanted much more than that.

> If you feel like you need other rules than everybody else here

What other rules? I get confused by different requirements by different people.

Quite contrary - I want the same rules as everybody else. For example,
the same rules as Matthew Wilcox who already submitted similar patches
(with similar commit messages) that were merged without pushing him
around.

Re: [PATCH v2 01/12] mm/shmem: add `const` to lots of pointer parameters

[David Hildenbrand]

On 01.09.25 12:00, Max Kellermann wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 1, 2025 at 11:53 AM David Hildenbrand <david@redhat.com> wrote:
>> I'm sorry, I have no time to argue about the basics of writing a patch
>> description. I even proposed a simple example of what we (multiple
>> reviewers) would expect as a bare minimum.
> 
> But Lorenzo Stoakes and Mike Rappoport wanted much more than that.

Sure, if it's not a simple "test" function as the one I commented on, it 
might make sense to explain more why it is okay.

> 
>> If you feel like you need other rules than everybody else here
> 
> What other rules? I get confused by different requirements by different people.
> 
> Quite contrary - I want the same rules as everybody else. For example,
> the same rules as Matthew Wilcox who already submitted similar patches
> (with similar commit messages) that were merged without pushing him
> around.

In my example I literally took the beginning of Willy's patch 
description and modified it, extending it by the const-correctnes.

And before I get seriously annoyed and behave differently than I usually 
would here on this list, like ever,

this is my suggestion for that one patch:

"Constify shmem related test functions for improved const-correctness."

and this is the beginning of Willy's patch

"Constify the flag tests ..."

And now I am wondering why on earth I am wasting my time here on 
something that trivial.

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Cheers

David / dhildenb

Re: [PATCH v2 01/12] mm/shmem: add `const` to lots of pointer parameters

[Max Kellermann]

On Mon, Sep 1, 2025 at 12:07 PM David Hildenbrand <david@redhat.com> wrote:
>
> On 01.09.25 12:00, Max Kellermann wrote:
> > On Mon, Sep 1, 2025 at 11:53 AM David Hildenbrand <david@redhat.com> wrote:
> >> I'm sorry, I have no time to argue about the basics of writing a patch
> >> description. I even proposed a simple example of what we (multiple
> >> reviewers) would expect as a bare minimum.
> >
> > But Lorenzo Stoakes and Mike Rappoport wanted much more than that.
>
> Sure, if it's not a simple "test" function as the one I commented on, it
> might make sense to explain more why it is okay.

Lorenzo and Mike commented on the very same patch as you (i.e. 01/12).

I remember that you provided an example, and implementing that would
have been easy - but it would not have been enough.
Matthew's patches would not have been enough, had they been judged by
the same rules.

Re: [PATCH v2 01/12] mm/shmem: add `const` to lots of pointer parameters

[David Hildenbrand]

On 01.09.25 12:36, Max Kellermann wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 1, 2025 at 12:07 PM David Hildenbrand <david@redhat.com> wrote:
>>
>> On 01.09.25 12:00, Max Kellermann wrote:
>>> On Mon, Sep 1, 2025 at 11:53 AM David Hildenbrand <david@redhat.com> wrote:
>>>> I'm sorry, I have no time to argue about the basics of writing a patch
>>>> description. I even proposed a simple example of what we (multiple
>>>> reviewers) would expect as a bare minimum.
>>>
>>> But Lorenzo Stoakes and Mike Rappoport wanted much more than that.
>>
>> Sure, if it's not a simple "test" function as the one I commented on, it
>> might make sense to explain more why it is okay.
> 
> Lorenzo and Mike commented on the very same patch as you (i.e. 01/12).
> 
> I remember that you provided an example, and implementing that would
> have been easy - but it would not have been enough.

It would have been :)

See, Willy's patch made it clear that these are "test" functions. I 
incorporated that in my suggestion by using the term "test function".

For a "test" function (or a getter), it's trivial to see why we would 
want to have it const.

For other functions it's less clear, and might contradict to some plans 
we have (e.g., currently does not modify it but might in the future).

-- 
Cheers

David / dhildenb