linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH net-next 2/2] drivers/net: Remove casts of void *

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Date:	Tue, 14 Jun 2011 06:31:47 -0500
From:	Amit Salecha <amit.salecha@...gic.com>
To:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>, netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
CC:	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...stprotocols.net>,
	Jay Cliburn <jcliburn@...il.com>,
	Chris Snook <chris.snook@...il.com>,
	Jie Yang <jie.yang@...eros.com>,
	Sathya Perla <sathya.perla@...lex.com>,
	Subbu Seetharaman <subbu.seetharaman@...lex.com>,
	Ajit Khaparde <ajit.khaparde@...lex.com>,
	Rasesh Mody <rmody@...cade.com>,
	Debashis Dutt <ddutt@...cade.com>,
	Sjur Braendeland <sjur.brandeland@...ricsson.com>,
	Divy Le Ray <divy@...lsio.com>,
	Breno Leitao <leitao@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	Ron Mercer <ron.mercer@...gic.com>,
	Linux Driver <Linux-Driver@...gic.com>,
	Anirban Chakraborty <anirban.chakraborty@...gic.com>,
	Jon Mason <jdmason@...zu.us>,
	Solarflare linux maintainers <linux-net-drivers@...arflare.com>,
	Steve Hodgson <shodgson@...arflare.com>,
	Ben Hutchings <bhutchings@...arflare.com>,
	Daniele Venzano <venza@...wnhat.org>,
	David Dillow <dave@...dillows.org>,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH net-next 2/2] drivers/net: Remove casts of void *

> From: Joe Perches [mailto:joe@...ches.com]
>
> Unnecessary casts of void * clutter the code.
> 
> These are the remainder casts after several specific
> patches to remove netdev_priv and dev_priv.
> 
> Done via coccinelle script:
> 
> $ cat cast_void_pointer.cocci
> @@
> type T;
> T *pt;
> void *pv;
> @@
> 
> - pt = (T *)pv;
> + pt = pv;
> 
> Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
> ---
>  drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_ctx.c |   16 ++++++------
>  drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic_ctx.c     |   26 ++++++++++----------
>  drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic_ethtool.c |    2 +-
>  drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic_hw.c      |    3 +-
>  drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c    |    2 +-

netxen_nic and qlcnic looks good.

-Amit

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