Re: [PATCH v3 00/11] sysctl: treewide: constify ctl_table argument of sysctl handlers

On Sat, May 11, 2024 at 11:51:18AM +0200, Thomas Weißschuh wrote:
> Hi Kees,
> 
> On 2024-05-08 10:11:35+0000, Kees Cook wrote:
> > On Wed, Apr 24, 2024 at 08:12:34PM -0700, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
> > > On Tue, 23 Apr 2024 09:54:35 +0200 Thomas Weißschuh wrote:
> > > > The series was split from my larger series sysctl-const series [0].
> > > > It only focusses on the proc_handlers but is an important step to be
> > > > able to move all static definitions of ctl_table into .rodata.
> > > 
> > > Split this per subsystem, please.
> > 
> > I've done a few painful API transitions before, and I don't think the
> > complexity of these changes needs a per-subsystem constification pass. I
> > think this series is the right approach, but that patch 11 will need
> > coordination with Linus. We regularly do system-wide prototype changes
> > like this right at the end of the merge window before -rc1 comes out.
> 
> That sounds good.
> 
> > The requirements are pretty simple: it needs to be a obvious changes
> > (this certainly is) and as close to 100% mechanical as possible. I think
> > patch 11 easily qualifies. Linus should be able to run the same Coccinelle
> > script and get nearly the same results, etc. And all the other changes
> > need to have landed. This change also has no "silent failure" conditions:
> > anything mismatched will immediately stand out.
> 
> Unfortunately coccinelle alone is not sufficient, as some helpers with
> different prototypes are called by handlers and themselves are calling
> handler and therefore need to change in the same commit.
> But if I add a diff for those on top of the coccinelle script to the
> changelog it should be obvious.
Judging by Kees' comment on "100% mechanical", it might be better just
having the diff and have Linus apply than rather than two step process?
Have not these types of PRs, so am interested in what folks think.

> 
> > So, have patches 1-10 go via their respective subsystems, and once all
> > of those are in Linus's tree, send patch 11 as a stand-alone PR.
> 
> Ack, I'll do that with the cover letter information requested by Joel.
> 
> > (From patch 11, it looks like the seccomp read/write function changes
> > could be split out? I'll do that now...)
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Thomas

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Joel Granados

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