linux-kernel - Re: [patch] kmalloc returns (void*), don't do type conversions

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Date:	Thu, 22 May 2008 00:24:03 +0200
From:	"Jesper Juhl" <jesper.juhl@...il.com>
To:	"Johannes Weiner" <hannes@...urebad.de>
Cc:	"Philipp Marek" <philipp@...ek.priv.at>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-trivial@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [patch] kmalloc returns (void*), don't do type conversions

2008/5/21 Johannes Weiner <hannes@...urebad.de>:
> Hi Phillip,
>
> Philipp Marek <philipp@...ek.priv.at> writes:
>
>> I tried a "make allyesconfig", but that gave some compile errors
>> that don't seem related to my changes:
>>       drivers/block/cciss_scsi.c:75: error: 'MAX_CTLR' undeclared here (not in a function)
>>       drivers/block/cciss_scsi.c:76: error: field name not in record or union initializer
>
> You probably should write another email regarding this.
>
I agree, keep things seperate. One mail with patch to fix casts,
another to report build breakage.

>> Please tell me if that's the correct approach; I'm sorry that I
>> couldn't find out who the correct maintainer for these changes is.
>
> Added the trivial tree maintainer to CC.  Jesper?
>
Thank you, I'll keep an eye on this patch.

Philipp: Johannes makes some good points, please address his comments
and re-submit the patch with trivial@...nel.org on Cc:  if it draws no
negative comments it looks good to me to add to the trivial tree.

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