Re: [PATCH] fs: fix over-zealous use of "const"

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On Thu, 2016-04-21 at 12:53 -0700, Kees Cook wrote:
> When I was fixing up const recommendations from checkpatch.pl, I went
> overboard. This fixes the warning (during a W=1 build):
> 
> include/linux/fs.h:2627:74: warning: type qualifiers ignored on
> function return type [-Wignored-qualifiers]
> static inline const char * const kernel_read_file_id_str(enum
> kernel_read_file_id id)
> 
> Reported-by: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Tested-by: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

> Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> This is for linux-security next
> ---
>  include/linux/fs.h | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
> index 518716b4834e..82f9a2db3b1a 100644
> --- a/include/linux/fs.h
> +++ b/include/linux/fs.h
> @@ -2610,7 +2610,7 @@ static const char * const kernel_read_file_str[]
> = {
>  	__kernel_read_file_id(__fid_stringify)
>  };
>  
> -static inline const char * const kernel_read_file_id_str(enum
> kernel_read_file_id id)
> +static inline const char *kernel_read_file_id_str(enum
> kernel_read_file_id id)
>  {
>  	if (id < 0 || id >= READING_MAX_ID)
>  		return kernel_read_file_str[READING_UNKNOWN];
> -- 
> 2.6.3
> 
> 

-- 
Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Intel Finland Oy

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