linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH] Cast removal

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Date:	Thu, 5 Oct 2006 08:45:46 -0700
From:	"Moore, Robert" <robert.moore@...el.com>
To:	"Jan Engelhardt" <jengelh@...ux01.gwdg.de>,
	"Andrew Morton" <akpm@...l.org>
Cc:	"Len Brown" <lenb@...nel.org>, "Brown, Len" <len.brown@...el.com>,
	"Linux Kernel Mailing List" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"ACPI List" <linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH] Cast removal

I was speaking generally, as far as casting issues go with ACPICA. We
have lots of compilers to support, as well as 16/32/64 bit issues. We
are about to remove the 16-bit support, which will clean things up a
bit.

I would appreciate a couple of examples of exactly what is being
discussed. 
Thanks.
Bob


> -----Original Message-----
> From: linux-acpi-owner@...r.kernel.org [mailto:linux-acpi-
> owner@...r.kernel.org] On Behalf Of Jan Engelhardt
> Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 1:00 AM
> To: Andrew Morton
> Cc: Len Brown; Brown, Len; Linux Kernel Mailing List; ACPI List
> Subject: Re: [PATCH] Cast removal
> 
> 
> >> > > I'm okay applying this patch it touches the linux-specific
> >> > > drivers/acpi/* files only, no ACPICA files.
> >> >
> >> > Why?
> >>
> >> Why am I okay with it?
> >
> >No, I meant why not clean up ACPICA too?
> 
> I was about to go through the whole kernel base for anti-casting.
Sounds
> like a big task, and probably is. I just did not want to do it all at
> once and send a mega-patch. Instead, a per-directory walk seems best
to
> me, and granted, "dispatcher events executer hardware namespace" and
all
> the other directories under drivers/acpi/ were supposed to be the next
> to be examined for casts.
>     Though if you have problems with that because compiling with ugh,
> old or broken, compilers, be my guest.
> http://www.velocityreviews.com/forums/t313918-void-casting.html
> """If your compiler requires a cast, you are using a C++ compiler."""
> Is that the case?
> 
> 
> 
> 	-`J'
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