[NETFILTER]: add some consts, remove some casts

Make a number of variables const and/or remove unneeded casts.

Signed-off-by: Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@gmx.de>
Signed-off-by: Patrick McHardy <kaber@trash.net>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>

8 files changed, 38 insertions, 21 deletions

diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_HL.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_HL.c
index 82966c09fd6..20047ff5492 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_HL.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_HL.c
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ static bool ip6t_hl_checkentry(const char *tablename,
 		void *targinfo,
 		unsigned int hook_mask)
 {
-	struct ip6t_HL_info *info = targinfo;
+	const struct ip6t_HL_info *info = targinfo;
 
 	if (info->mode > IP6T_HL_MAXMODE) {
 		printk(KERN_WARNING "ip6t_HL: invalid or unknown Mode %u\n",
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_LOG.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_LOG.c
index aa4b9a14a11..996168d2ca2 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_LOG.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_LOG.c
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ static void dump_packet(const struct nf_loginfo *info,
 {
 	u_int8_t currenthdr;
 	int fragment;
-	struct ipv6hdr _ip6h, *ih;
+	struct ipv6hdr _ip6h;
+	const struct ipv6hdr *ih;
 	unsigned int ptr;
 	unsigned int hdrlen = 0;
 	unsigned int logflags;
@@ -78,7 +79,8 @@ static void dump_packet(const struct nf_loginfo *info,
 	ptr = ip6hoff + sizeof(struct ipv6hdr);
 	currenthdr = ih->nexthdr;
 	while (currenthdr != NEXTHDR_NONE && ip6t_ext_hdr(currenthdr)) {
-		struct ipv6_opt_hdr _hdr, *hp;
+		struct ipv6_opt_hdr _hdr;
+		const struct ipv6_opt_hdr *hp;
 
 		hp = skb_header_pointer(skb, ptr, sizeof(_hdr), &_hdr);
 		if (hp == NULL) {
@@ -92,7 +94,8 @@ static void dump_packet(const struct nf_loginfo *info,
 
 		switch (currenthdr) {
 		case IPPROTO_FRAGMENT: {
-			struct frag_hdr _fhdr, *fh;
+			struct frag_hdr _fhdr;
+			const struct frag_hdr *fh;
 
 			printk("FRAG:");
 			fh = skb_header_pointer(skb, ptr, sizeof(_fhdr),
@@ -131,7 +134,8 @@ static void dump_packet(const struct nf_loginfo *info,
 		/* Max Length */
 		case IPPROTO_AH:
 			if (logflags & IP6T_LOG_IPOPT) {
-				struct ip_auth_hdr _ahdr, *ah;
+				struct ip_auth_hdr _ahdr;
+				const struct ip_auth_hdr *ah;
 
 				/* Max length: 3 "AH " */
 				printk("AH ");
@@ -162,7 +166,8 @@ static void dump_packet(const struct nf_loginfo *info,
 			break;
 		case IPPROTO_ESP:
 			if (logflags & IP6T_LOG_IPOPT) {
-				struct ip_esp_hdr _esph, *eh;
+				struct ip_esp_hdr _esph;
+				const struct ip_esp_hdr *eh;
 
 				/* Max length: 4 "ESP " */
 				printk("ESP ");
@@ -202,7 +207,8 @@ static void dump_packet(const struct nf_loginfo *info,
 
 	switch (currenthdr) {
 	case IPPROTO_TCP: {
-		struct tcphdr _tcph, *th;
+		struct tcphdr _tcph;
+		const struct tcphdr *th;
 
 		/* Max length: 10 "PROTO=TCP " */
 		printk("PROTO=TCP ");
@@ -250,7 +256,8 @@ static void dump_packet(const struct nf_loginfo *info,
 
 		if ((logflags & IP6T_LOG_TCPOPT)
 		    && th->doff * 4 > sizeof(struct tcphdr)) {
-			u_int8_t _opt[60 - sizeof(struct tcphdr)], *op;
+			u_int8_t _opt[60 - sizeof(struct tcphdr)];
+			const u_int8_t *op;
 			unsigned int i;
 			unsigned int optsize = th->doff * 4
 					       - sizeof(struct tcphdr);
@@ -273,7 +280,8 @@ static void dump_packet(const struct nf_loginfo *info,
 	}
 	case IPPROTO_UDP:
 	case IPPROTO_UDPLITE: {
-		struct udphdr _udph, *uh;
+		struct udphdr _udph;
+		const struct udphdr *uh;
 
 		if (currenthdr == IPPROTO_UDP)
 			/* Max length: 10 "PROTO=UDP "     */
@@ -298,7 +306,8 @@ static void dump_packet(const struct nf_loginfo *info,
 		break;
 	}
 	case IPPROTO_ICMPV6: {
-		struct icmp6hdr _icmp6h, *ic;
+		struct icmp6hdr _icmp6h;
+		const struct icmp6hdr *ic;
 
 		/* Max length: 13 "PROTO=ICMPv6 " */
 		printk("PROTO=ICMPv6 ");
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_REJECT.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_REJECT.c
index 8639a0599bf..4df07f0adf1 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_REJECT.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_REJECT.c
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ static void send_reset(struct sk_buff *oldskb)
 	tcph->check = csum_ipv6_magic(&ipv6_hdr(nskb)->saddr,
 				      &ipv6_hdr(nskb)->daddr,
 				      sizeof(struct tcphdr), IPPROTO_TCP,
-				      csum_partial((char *)tcph,
+				      csum_partial(tcph,
 						   sizeof(struct tcphdr), 0));
 
 	nf_ct_attach(nskb, oldskb);
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_ah.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_ah.c
index 8fc00bdfc38..b4b1d282761 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_ah.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_ah.c
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ match(const struct sk_buff *skb,
       unsigned int protoff,
       bool *hotdrop)
 {
-	struct ip_auth_hdr *ah, _ah;
+	struct ip_auth_hdr _ah;
+	const struct ip_auth_hdr *ah;
 	const struct ip6t_ah *ahinfo = matchinfo;
 	unsigned int ptr;
 	unsigned int hdrlen = 0;
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_frag.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_frag.c
index f0aed898e8b..e0e416bb284 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_frag.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_frag.c
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ match(const struct sk_buff *skb,
       unsigned int protoff,
       bool *hotdrop)
 {
-	struct frag_hdr _frag, *fh;
+	struct frag_hdr _frag;
+	const struct frag_hdr *fh;
 	const struct ip6t_frag *fraginfo = matchinfo;
 	unsigned int ptr;
 	int err;
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_hbh.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_hbh.c
index 6fdd79785f3..bbd2615ad2e 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_hbh.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_hbh.c
@@ -57,14 +57,17 @@ match(const struct sk_buff *skb,
       unsigned int protoff,
       bool *hotdrop)
 {
-	struct ipv6_opt_hdr _optsh, *oh;
+	struct ipv6_opt_hdr _optsh;
+	const struct ipv6_opt_hdr *oh;
 	const struct ip6t_opts *optinfo = matchinfo;
 	unsigned int temp;
 	unsigned int ptr;
 	unsigned int hdrlen = 0;
 	bool ret = false;
-	u8 _opttype, *tp = NULL;
-	u8 _optlen, *lp = NULL;
+	u8 _opttype;
+	u8 _optlen;
+	const u_int8_t *tp = NULL;
+	const u_int8_t *lp = NULL;
 	unsigned int optlen;
 	int err;
 
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_mh.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_mh.c
index a3008b41d24..e94fdd82f28 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_mh.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_mh.c
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ match(const struct sk_buff *skb,
 	 unsigned int protoff,
 	 bool *hotdrop)
 {
-	struct ip6_mh _mh, *mh;
+	struct ip6_mh _mh;
+	const struct ip6_mh *mh;
 	const struct ip6t_mh *mhinfo = matchinfo;
 
 	/* Must not be a fragment. */
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_rt.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_rt.c
index e991ed4a692..bc5ff4b1af3 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_rt.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_rt.c
@@ -52,13 +52,15 @@ match(const struct sk_buff *skb,
       unsigned int protoff,
       bool *hotdrop)
 {
-	struct ipv6_rt_hdr _route, *rh;
+	struct ipv6_rt_hdr _route;
+	const struct ipv6_rt_hdr *rh;
 	const struct ip6t_rt *rtinfo = matchinfo;
 	unsigned int temp;
 	unsigned int ptr;
 	unsigned int hdrlen = 0;
 	bool ret = false;
-	struct in6_addr *ap, _addr;
+	struct in6_addr _addr;
+	const struct in6_addr *ap;
 	int err;
 
 	err = ipv6_find_hdr(skb, &ptr, NEXTHDR_ROUTING, NULL);
@@ -100,9 +102,9 @@ match(const struct sk_buff *skb,
 		 !!(rtinfo->invflags & IP6T_RT_INV_LEN))));
 	DEBUGP("res %02X %02X %02X ",
 	       (rtinfo->flags & IP6T_RT_RES),
-	       ((struct rt0_hdr *)rh)->reserved,
+	       ((const struct rt0_hdr *)rh)->reserved,
 	       !((rtinfo->flags & IP6T_RT_RES) &&
-		 (((struct rt0_hdr *)rh)->reserved)));
+		 (((const struct rt0_hdr *)rh)->reserved)));
 
 	ret = (rh != NULL)
 	      &&