JM> However, argv is one place where it pays to relax
JM> const-correctness guidelines, at least in C, because so many
JM> interfaces require non-const "char **argv" pointers.  IMHO, it's
JM> better to avoid const altogether in this limited case than to be
JM> forced to litter the code with ugly and dangerous const-adjusting
JM> casts to accommodate "correctness".

I agree with the last statement, but in this case, leaving the const
off the declaration results in a compiler warning about discarding the
inherent const qualifier from a literal string.

A *very* quick look in src/*.c doesn't reveal any other examples of
all-literal argv[] lists like this.  I'm inclined to leave the const
and the cast, but if you have a better suggestion, I'll be glad to
make the change.

Thanks!

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Dan Smith
IBM Linux Technology Center
Open Hypervisor Team
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