netfilter: xtables: add const qualifiers

This should make it easier to remove redundant arguments later.

Signed-off-by: Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@medozas.de>
diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
index 2a4f745..e94c18b 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@
 
 /* Performance critical - called for every packet */
 static inline bool
-do_match(struct ipt_entry_match *m, const struct sk_buff *skb,
+do_match(const struct ipt_entry_match *m, const struct sk_buff *skb,
 	 struct xt_match_param *par)
 {
 	par->match     = m->u.kernel.match;
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@
 
 /* Performance critical */
 static inline struct ipt_entry *
-get_entry(void *base, unsigned int offset)
+get_entry(const void *base, unsigned int offset)
 {
 	return (struct ipt_entry *)(base + offset);
 }
@@ -206,6 +206,13 @@
 #undef FWINV
 }
 
+/* for const-correctness */
+static inline const struct ipt_entry_target *
+ipt_get_target_c(const struct ipt_entry *e)
+{
+	return ipt_get_target((struct ipt_entry *)e);
+}
+
 #if defined(CONFIG_NETFILTER_XT_TARGET_TRACE) || \
     defined(CONFIG_NETFILTER_XT_TARGET_TRACE_MODULE)
 static const char *const hooknames[] = {
@@ -240,11 +247,11 @@
 
 /* Mildly perf critical (only if packet tracing is on) */
 static inline int
-get_chainname_rulenum(struct ipt_entry *s, struct ipt_entry *e,
+get_chainname_rulenum(const struct ipt_entry *s, const struct ipt_entry *e,
 		      const char *hookname, const char **chainname,
 		      const char **comment, unsigned int *rulenum)
 {
-	struct ipt_standard_target *t = (void *)ipt_get_target(s);
+	const struct ipt_standard_target *t = (void *)ipt_get_target_c(s);
 
 	if (strcmp(t->target.u.kernel.target->name, IPT_ERROR_TARGET) == 0) {
 		/* Head of user chain: ERROR target with chainname */
@@ -270,15 +277,15 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void trace_packet(struct sk_buff *skb,
+static void trace_packet(const struct sk_buff *skb,
 			 unsigned int hook,
 			 const struct net_device *in,
 			 const struct net_device *out,
 			 const char *tablename,
-			 struct xt_table_info *private,
-			 struct ipt_entry *e)
+			 const struct xt_table_info *private,
+			 const struct ipt_entry *e)
 {
-	void *table_base;
+	const void *table_base;
 	const struct ipt_entry *root;
 	const char *hookname, *chainname, *comment;
 	unsigned int rulenum = 0;
@@ -322,9 +329,9 @@
 	/* Initializing verdict to NF_DROP keeps gcc happy. */
 	unsigned int verdict = NF_DROP;
 	const char *indev, *outdev;
-	void *table_base;
+	const void *table_base;
 	struct ipt_entry *e, *back;
-	struct xt_table_info *private;
+	const struct xt_table_info *private;
 	struct xt_match_param mtpar;
 	struct xt_target_param tgpar;
 
@@ -357,7 +364,7 @@
 	back = get_entry(table_base, private->underflow[hook]);
 
 	do {
-		struct ipt_entry_target *t;
+		const struct ipt_entry_target *t;
 
 		IP_NF_ASSERT(e);
 		IP_NF_ASSERT(back);
@@ -450,7 +457,7 @@
 /* Figures out from what hook each rule can be called: returns 0 if
    there are loops.  Puts hook bitmask in comefrom. */
 static int
-mark_source_chains(struct xt_table_info *newinfo,
+mark_source_chains(const struct xt_table_info *newinfo,
 		   unsigned int valid_hooks, void *entry0)
 {
 	unsigned int hook;
@@ -468,8 +475,8 @@
 		e->counters.pcnt = pos;
 
 		for (;;) {
-			struct ipt_standard_target *t
-				= (void *)ipt_get_target(e);
+			const struct ipt_standard_target *t
+				= (void *)ipt_get_target_c(e);
 			int visited = e->comefrom & (1 << hook);
 
 			if (e->comefrom & (1 << NF_INET_NUMHOOKS)) {
@@ -578,9 +585,9 @@
 }
 
 static int
-check_entry(struct ipt_entry *e, const char *name)
+check_entry(const struct ipt_entry *e, const char *name)
 {
-	struct ipt_entry_target *t;
+	const struct ipt_entry_target *t;
 
 	if (!ip_checkentry(&e->ip)) {
 		duprintf("ip_tables: ip check failed %p %s.\n", e, name);
@@ -591,7 +598,7 @@
 	    e->next_offset)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	t = ipt_get_target(e);
+	t = ipt_get_target_c(e);
 	if (e->target_offset + t->u.target_size > e->next_offset)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
@@ -718,14 +725,14 @@
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static bool check_underflow(struct ipt_entry *e)
+static bool check_underflow(const struct ipt_entry *e)
 {
 	const struct ipt_entry_target *t;
 	unsigned int verdict;
 
 	if (!unconditional(&e->ip))
 		return false;
-	t = ipt_get_target(e);
+	t = ipt_get_target_c(e);
 	if (strcmp(t->u.user.name, XT_STANDARD_TARGET) != 0)
 		return false;
 	verdict = ((struct ipt_standard_target *)t)->verdict;
@@ -736,8 +743,8 @@
 static int
 check_entry_size_and_hooks(struct ipt_entry *e,
 			   struct xt_table_info *newinfo,
-			   unsigned char *base,
-			   unsigned char *limit,
+			   const unsigned char *base,
+			   const unsigned char *limit,
 			   const unsigned int *hook_entries,
 			   const unsigned int *underflows,
 			   unsigned int valid_hooks,
@@ -952,11 +959,11 @@
 	local_bh_enable();
 }
 
-static struct xt_counters * alloc_counters(struct xt_table *table)
+static struct xt_counters *alloc_counters(const struct xt_table *table)
 {
 	unsigned int countersize;
 	struct xt_counters *counters;
-	struct xt_table_info *private = table->private;
+	const struct xt_table_info *private = table->private;
 
 	/* We need atomic snapshot of counters: rest doesn't change
 	   (other than comefrom, which userspace doesn't care
@@ -974,11 +981,11 @@
 
 static int
 copy_entries_to_user(unsigned int total_size,
-		     struct xt_table *table,
+		     const struct xt_table *table,
 		     void __user *userptr)
 {
 	unsigned int off, num;
-	struct ipt_entry *e;
+	const struct ipt_entry *e;
 	struct xt_counters *counters;
 	const struct xt_table_info *private = table->private;
 	int ret = 0;
@@ -1030,7 +1037,7 @@
 			}
 		}
 
-		t = ipt_get_target(e);
+		t = ipt_get_target_c(e);
 		if (copy_to_user(userptr + off + e->target_offset
 				 + offsetof(struct ipt_entry_target,
 					    u.user.name),
@@ -1066,24 +1073,24 @@
 }
 
 static inline int
-compat_calc_match(struct ipt_entry_match *m, int *size)
+compat_calc_match(const struct ipt_entry_match *m, int *size)
 {
 	*size += xt_compat_match_offset(m->u.kernel.match);
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int compat_calc_entry(struct ipt_entry *e,
+static int compat_calc_entry(const struct ipt_entry *e,
 			     const struct xt_table_info *info,
-			     void *base, struct xt_table_info *newinfo)
+			     const void *base, struct xt_table_info *newinfo)
 {
-	struct ipt_entry_target *t;
+	const struct ipt_entry_target *t;
 	unsigned int entry_offset;
 	int off, i, ret;
 
 	off = sizeof(struct ipt_entry) - sizeof(struct compat_ipt_entry);
 	entry_offset = (void *)e - base;
 	IPT_MATCH_ITERATE(e, compat_calc_match, &off);
-	t = ipt_get_target(e);
+	t = ipt_get_target_c(e);
 	off += xt_compat_target_offset(t->u.kernel.target);
 	newinfo->size -= off;
 	ret = xt_compat_add_offset(AF_INET, entry_offset, off);
@@ -1119,7 +1126,8 @@
 }
 #endif
 
-static int get_info(struct net *net, void __user *user, int *len, int compat)
+static int get_info(struct net *net, void __user *user,
+                    const int *len, int compat)
 {
 	char name[IPT_TABLE_MAXNAMELEN];
 	struct xt_table *t;
@@ -1179,7 +1187,8 @@
 }
 
 static int
-get_entries(struct net *net, struct ipt_get_entries __user *uptr, int *len)
+get_entries(struct net *net, struct ipt_get_entries __user *uptr,
+	    const int *len)
 {
 	int ret;
 	struct ipt_get_entries get;
@@ -1289,7 +1298,7 @@
 }
 
 static int
-do_replace(struct net *net, void __user *user, unsigned int len)
+do_replace(struct net *net, const void __user *user, unsigned int len)
 {
 	int ret;
 	struct ipt_replace tmp;
@@ -1350,7 +1359,8 @@
 }
 
 static int
-do_add_counters(struct net *net, void __user *user, unsigned int len, int compat)
+do_add_counters(struct net *net, const void __user *user,
+                unsigned int len, int compat)
 {
 	unsigned int i, curcpu;
 	struct xt_counters_info tmp;
@@ -1546,10 +1556,10 @@
 check_compat_entry_size_and_hooks(struct compat_ipt_entry *e,
 				  struct xt_table_info *newinfo,
 				  unsigned int *size,
-				  unsigned char *base,
-				  unsigned char *limit,
-				  unsigned int *hook_entries,
-				  unsigned int *underflows,
+				  const unsigned char *base,
+				  const unsigned char *limit,
+				  const unsigned int *hook_entries,
+				  const unsigned int *underflows,
 				  unsigned int *i,
 				  const char *name)
 {