linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] [SCSI] pm8001: fix endian issue with code optimization.

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Date:	Wed, 7 Mar 2012 20:37:52 +0300
From:	Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>
To:	santosh prasad nayak <santoshprasadnayak@...il.com>
Cc:	Mark Salyzyn <mark_salyzyn@...atex.com>, wharms@....de,
	lindar_liu <lindar_liu@...sh.com>,
	James Bottomley <JBottomley@...allels.com>,
	linux-scsi <linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org,
	Jack Wang <jack_wang@...sh.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] [SCSI] pm8001: fix endian issue with code optimization.

On Wed, Mar 07, 2012 at 10:54:17PM +0530, santosh prasad nayak wrote:
>  static void process_one_iomb(struct pm8001_hba_info *pm8001_ha, void *piomb)
>  {
> -       u32 pHeader = (u32)*(u32 *)piomb;
> -       u8 opc = (u8)(pHeader & 0xFFF);
> +       __le32 pHeader = (__le32)*(__le32 *)piomb;
                           ^^^^^^^^
You could drop this cast, "*(__le32 *)piomb" is already an __le32
data type.

regards,
dan carpenter



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