linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 4/4] Staging: hv: Fix warning by casting a (const void *) to (void *)

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Date:	Wed, 29 Jul 2009 06:13:24 -0700
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
To:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Cc:	Nicolas Palix <npalix@...u.dk>, hjanssen@...rosoft.com,
	kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/4] Staging: hv: Fix warning by casting a (const void
 *) to (void *)

On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 03:08:24PM +0200, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> On Wednesday 29 July 2009, Nicolas Palix wrote:
> > Fix compilation warning by casting the const void *Buffer
> > variable into a void *.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Nicolas Palix <npalix@...u.dk>
> 
> Not sure if this one is worthwhile. Replacing SG_BUFFER_LIST
> with the existing struct scatterlist might be a better
> fix, as sg_set_buf() does not generate a warning like this
> anyway.

Yes, that's the correct fix to make.  That should be done instead.

thanks,

greg k-h
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