linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] 8250: Fix oops from setserial

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Date:	Sat, 30 May 2009 01:43:11 -0700
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Cc:	torvalds@...ux-foundation.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	vvscore@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] 8250: Fix oops from setserial

On Sat, 30 May 2009 09:25:57 +0100 Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk> wrote:

> > 
> > >  static void set_io_from_upio(struct uart_port *p)
> > >  {
> > > +	struct uart_8250_port *up = (struct uart_8250_port *)p;
> > 
> > container_of() is nicer, IMO.  It's clearer, and doesn't require that
> > the uart_port be the fist member.
> 
> See the rest of the driver - it was written that way years ago and this
> is just following the existing design.

Sure, huge numbers of drivers use the cast.

But I've never seen past sinnings as being a reason to continue sinning. 
Doing new code the right way doesn't result in worse code, and reduces
the chances of someone copying and pasting the wrong way.
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