Re: Mark function arguments of type "T *" as "const T *" where possible

Bertrand Drouvot <bertranddrouvot.pg@gmail.com>

From: Bertrand Drouvot <bertranddrouvot.pg@gmail.com>
To: pgsql-hackers@lists.postgresql.org
Date: 2025-12-10T06:39:40Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
Hi,

On Tue, Dec 09, 2025 at 04:20:57PM +0000, Bertrand Drouvot wrote:
> To avoid any risks:
> 
> - cases that produce -Wdiscarded-qualifiers warnings have been discarded as
> they would need more investigation.
> 
> - double pointers are excluded to keep the changes straightforward.
> 
> - cases that produce new -Wcast-qual warnings have been discarded.

Despite the above precautions, I just realized there are still "unwanted" const
additions (more on that later). I'll fix those and submit a new patch version.

Regards,

-- 
Bertrand Drouvot
PostgreSQL Contributors Team
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