Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 1 Dec 2022 20:46:12 -0400 | From | Jason Gunthorpe <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 1/4] container_of: add container_of_const() that preserves const-ness of the pointer |
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On Fri, Dec 02, 2022 at 12:50:05AM +0200, Andy Shevchenko wrote: > On Thu, Dec 01, 2022 at 08:30:54PM +0100, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote: > > container_of does not preserve the const-ness of a pointer that is > > passed into it, which can cause C code that passes in a const pointer to > > get a pointer back that is not const and then scribble all over the data > > in it. To prevent this, container_of_const() will preserve the const > > status of the pointer passed into it using the newly available _Generic() > > method. > > > > Co-developed-by: Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@ziepe.ca> > > I believe this tag requires SoB of the co-develper.
Sure, Greg you can add whatever tags are required
Did you look at possibly just calling this "container_of" ?
Thanks, Jason
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