linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/3] edac: fix worktodo to proper cast

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Date:	Wed, 8 Apr 2009 08:49:26 +0200
From:	Jean Delvare <khali@...ux-fr.org>
To:	dougthompson@...ssion.com
Cc:	qingtao.cao@...driver.com, jharan@...cade.COM,
	dougthompson@...ssion.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] edac: fix worktodo to proper cast

On Tue, 07 Apr 2009 17:45:50 -0600, dougthompson@...ssion.com wrote:
> From: Jean Delvare <khali@...ux-fr.org>
> 
> The edac-core driver includes code which assumes that the work_struct
> which is included in every delayed_work is the first member of that
> structure. This is currently the case but might change in the future,
> so use to_delayed_work() instead, which doesn't make such an
> assumption.

Please just use my original patch instead, which really uses
to_delayed_work() as the description says. to_delayed_work() is
available in kernel 2.6.30-rc1.

> Signed-off-by: Jean Delvare <khali@...ux-fr.org>
> Signed-off-by: Doug Thompson <dougthompson@...ssion.com>
> ---
> drivers/edac/edac_device.c |    2 +-
> drivers/edac/edac_mc.c     |    2 +-
> drivers/edac/edac_pci.c    |    2 +-
> 3 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> Index: linux-2.6.29/drivers/edac/edac_device.c
> ===================================================================
> --- linux-2.6.29.orig/drivers/edac/edac_device.c
> +++ linux-2.6.29/drivers/edac/edac_device.c
> @@ -389,7 +389,8 @@ static void del_edac_device_from_global_
>   */
>  static void edac_device_workq_function(struct work_struct *work_req)
>  {
> -	struct delayed_work *d_work = (struct delayed_work *)work_req;
> +	struct delayed_work *d_work =
> +			container_of(work_req, struct delayed_work, work);
>  	struct edac_device_ctl_info *edac_dev = to_edac_device_ctl_work(d_work);
>  
>  	mutex_lock(&device_ctls_mutex);
> Index: linux-2.6.29/drivers/edac/edac_mc.c
> ===================================================================
> --- linux-2.6.29.orig/drivers/edac/edac_mc.c
> +++ linux-2.6.29/drivers/edac/edac_mc.c
> @@ -260,7 +260,8 @@ static int edac_mc_assert_error_check_an
>   */
>  static void edac_mc_workq_function(struct work_struct *work_req)
>  {
> -	struct delayed_work *d_work = (struct delayed_work *)work_req;
> +	struct delayed_work *d_work =
> +			container_of(work_req, struct delayed_work, work);
>  	struct mem_ctl_info *mci = to_edac_mem_ctl_work(d_work);
>  
>  	mutex_lock(&mem_ctls_mutex);
> Index: linux-2.6.29/drivers/edac/edac_pci.c
> ===================================================================
> --- linux-2.6.29.orig/drivers/edac/edac_pci.c
> +++ linux-2.6.29/drivers/edac/edac_pci.c
> @@ -232,7 +232,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(edac_pci_find);
>   */
>  static void edac_pci_workq_function(struct work_struct *work_req)
>  {
> -	struct delayed_work *d_work = (struct delayed_work *)work_req;
> +	struct delayed_work *d_work =
> +			container_of(work_req, struct delayed_work, work);
>  	struct edac_pci_ctl_info *pci = to_edac_pci_ctl_work(d_work);
>  	int msec;
>  	unsigned long delay;


-- 
Jean Delvare
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