linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next] intel: Remove addressof casts to same type

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Message-ID: <1395692479.2899.2.camel@jtkirshe-mobl.jf.intel.com>
Date:	Mon, 24 Mar 2014 13:21:19 -0700
From:	Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
To:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
Cc:	linux.nics@...el.com,
	e1000-devel <e1000-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net>,
	netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] intel: Remove addressof casts to same type

On Mon, 2014-03-24 at 10:45 -0700, Joe Perches wrote:
> Using addressof then casting to the original type is pointless,
> so remove these unnecessary casts.
> 
> Done via coccinelle script:
> 
> $ cat typecast.cocci 
> @@
> type T;
> T foo;
> @@
> 
> -       (T *)&foo
> +       &foo
> 
> Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
> ---
>  drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_common.c   | 4 ++--

Thanks again Joe, I will add this to my queue.

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