linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next V2] drivers/net: Remove casts of void *

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Message-Id: <20110617.151903.1203335395245647912.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Fri, 17 Jun 2011 15:19:03 -0400 (EDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	joe@...ches.com
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Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next V2] drivers/net: Remove casts of void *

From: Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2011 22:08:06 -0700

> 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 (and a little editing):
> 
> $ cat cast_void_pointer.cocci
> @@
> type T;
> T *pt;
> void *pv;
> @@
> 
> - pt = (T *)pv;
> + pt = pv;
> 
> Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
> Acked-by: Sjur Brændeland <sjur.brandeland@...ricsson.com>
> Acked-By: Chris Snook <chris.snook@...il.com>
> Acked-by: Jon Mason <jdmason@...zu.us>

Applied, thanks.
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