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Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 00/12] mm: establish const-correctness for pointer parameters
Date: Mon, 1 Sep 2025 23:34:37 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <024e3400-6529-43a6-9c11-3b80af79b5b1@suse.cz> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20250901205021.3573313-1-max.kellermann@ionos.com>
On 9/1/25 22:50, Max Kellermann wrote:
> For improved const-correctness in the low-level memory-management
> subsystem, which provides a basis for further const-ification further
> up the call stack (e.g. filesystems).
>
> This patch series splitted into smaller patches was initially posted
> as a single large patch:
>
> https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20250827192233.447920-1-max.kellermann@ionos.com/
>
> I started this work when I tried to constify the Ceph filesystem code,
> but found that to be impossible because many "mm" functions accept
> non-const pointer, even though they modify nothing.
I think (and tried to verify with a lore search) it's the first time you
mention this motivation and it's very useful to state that, thanks!
> Signed-off-by: Max Kellermann <max.kellermann@ionos.com>
Acked-by: Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@suse.cz>
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2025-09-01 21:34 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 32+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2025-09-01 20:50 [PATCH v6 00/12] mm: establish const-correctness for pointer parameters Max Kellermann
2025-09-01 20:50 ` [PATCH v6 01/12] mm: constify shmem related test functions for improved const-correctness Max Kellermann
2025-09-01 20:50 ` [PATCH v6 02/12] mm: constify pagemap related test/getter functions Max Kellermann
2025-09-01 20:50 ` [PATCH v6 03/12] mm: constify zone " Max Kellermann
2025-09-01 20:50 ` [PATCH v6 04/12] fs: constify mapping related test functions for improved const-correctness Max Kellermann
2025-09-02 10:42 ` Jan Kara
2025-09-02 10:57 ` Christian Brauner
2025-09-01 20:50 ` [PATCH v6 05/12] mm: constify process_shares_mm() " Max Kellermann
2025-09-02 8:03 ` David Hildenbrand
2025-09-01 20:50 ` [PATCH v6 06/12] mm, s390: constify mapping related test/getter functions Max Kellermann
2025-09-02 6:13 ` Lorenzo Stoakes
2025-09-02 8:04 ` David Hildenbrand
2025-09-01 20:50 ` [PATCH v6 07/12] parisc: constify mmap_upper_limit() parameter Max Kellermann
2025-09-02 6:13 ` Lorenzo Stoakes
2025-09-02 8:04 ` David Hildenbrand
2025-09-01 20:50 ` [PATCH v6 08/12] mm: constify arch_pick_mmap_layout() for improved const-correctness Max Kellermann
2025-09-02 6:15 ` Lorenzo Stoakes
2025-09-02 8:05 ` David Hildenbrand
2025-09-01 20:50 ` [PATCH v6 09/12] mm: constify ptdesc_pmd_pts_count() and folio_get_private() Max Kellermann
2025-09-01 20:50 ` [PATCH v6 10/12] mm: constify various inline functions for improved const-correctness Max Kellermann
2025-09-02 6:16 ` Lorenzo Stoakes
2025-09-02 8:05 ` David Hildenbrand
2025-09-01 20:50 ` [PATCH v6 11/12] mm: constify assert/test functions in mm.h Max Kellermann
2025-09-02 6:17 ` Lorenzo Stoakes
2025-09-02 8:06 ` David Hildenbrand
2025-09-01 20:50 ` [PATCH v6 12/12] mm: constify highmem related functions for improved const-correctness Max Kellermann
2025-09-02 6:17 ` Lorenzo Stoakes
2025-09-02 8:11 ` David Hildenbrand
2025-09-01 21:34 ` Vlastimil Babka [this message]
2025-09-02 6:19 ` [PATCH v6 00/12] mm: establish const-correctness for pointer parameters Lorenzo Stoakes
2025-09-02 8:12 ` David Hildenbrand
2025-09-02 10:02 ` Mike Rapoport
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