linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] HID: roccat: Drop cast

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Date:	Mon, 30 Jun 2014 11:08:08 +0200
From:	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
Cc:	Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@...6.fr>,
	Himangi Saraogi <himangi774@...il.com>,
	Stefan Achatz <erazor_de@...rs.sourceforge.net>,
	Jiri Kosina <jkosina@...e.cz>,
	"linux-input@...r.kernel.org" <linux-input@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] HID: roccat: Drop cast

On Sun, Jun 29, 2014 at 8:25 PM, Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com> wrote:
> I think I've seen code in the kernel like
>         char *p2 = (void *)p;
> where p is const and p2 is dereferenced and set.

I can imagine there's code like that.

Still hoping for gcc to gain an option to warn about all casts, except in header
files...

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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