Re: [PATCH] lsm: constify 'mnt_opts' parameter in security_free_mnt_opts()

From: Paul Moore
Date: Wed Sep 13 2023 - 18:19:08 EST


On Wed, Aug 23, 2023 at 1:22 PM kernel test robot <lkp@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Hi Khadija,
>
> kernel test robot noticed the following build errors:
>
> [auto build test ERROR on pcmoore-selinux/next]
> [also build test ERROR on pcmoore-audit/next linus/master v6.5-rc7 next-20230823]
> [If your patch is applied to the wrong git tree, kindly drop us a note.
> And when submitting patch, we suggest to use '--base' as documented in
> https://git-scm.com/docs/git-format-patch#_base_tree_information]
>
> url: https://github.com/intel-lab-lkp/linux/commits/Khadija-Kamran/lsm-constify-mnt_opts-parameter-in-security_free_mnt_opts/20230823-170310
> base: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/pcmoore/selinux.git next
> patch link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/ZOXG%2FVVC1XRc7TtI%40gmail.com
> patch subject: [PATCH] lsm: constify 'mnt_opts' parameter in security_free_mnt_opts()
> config: riscv-randconfig-001-20230823 (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20230824/202308240128.Gsn0b0Fv-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/config)
> compiler: clang version 14.0.6 (https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project.git f28c006a5895fc0e329fe15fead81e37457cb1d1)
> reproduce: (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20230824/202308240128.Gsn0b0Fv-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/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@xxxxxxxxx>
> | Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/oe-kbuild-all/202308240128.Gsn0b0Fv-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/
>
> All errors (new ones prefixed by >>):
>
> >> fs/btrfs/super.c:1523:25: error: passing 'void **' to parameter of type 'const void **' discards qualifiers in nested pointer types [-Werror,-Wincompatible-pointer-types-discards-qualifiers]
> security_free_mnt_opts(&new_sec_opts);
> ^~~~~~~~~~~~~
> include/linux/security.h:301:42: note: passing argument to parameter 'mnt_opts' here
> void security_free_mnt_opts(const void **mnt_opts);
> ^
> fs/btrfs/super.c:1536:25: error: passing 'void **' to parameter of type 'const void **' discards qualifiers in nested pointer types [-Werror,-Wincompatible-pointer-types-discards-qualifiers]
> security_free_mnt_opts(&new_sec_opts);
> ^~~~~~~~~~~~~
> include/linux/security.h:301:42: note: passing argument to parameter 'mnt_opts' here
> void security_free_mnt_opts(const void **mnt_opts);
> ^
> fs/btrfs/super.c:1699:26: error: passing 'void **' to parameter of type 'const void **' discards qualifiers in nested pointer types [-Werror,-Wincompatible-pointer-types-discards-qualifiers]
> security_free_mnt_opts(&new_sec_opts);
> ^~~~~~~~~~~~~
> include/linux/security.h:301:42: note: passing argument to parameter 'mnt_opts' here
> void security_free_mnt_opts(const void **mnt_opts);
> ^
> 3 errors generated.

Hi Khadija, can you check to see if these errors can be resolved?

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