linux-kernel - [PATCH] kernel/params.c: remove confusing cast

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Date:	Thu,  1 Oct 2015 20:39:50 +0200
From:	Rasmus Villemoes <linux@...musvillemoes.dk>
To:	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>,
	Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>
Cc:	Rasmus Villemoes <linux@...musvillemoes.dk>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] kernel/params.c: remove confusing cast

Both sides of the assignment are const char*, so this cast is
unnecessary and confusing.

Signed-off-by: Rasmus Villemoes <linux@...musvillemoes.dk>
---
 kernel/params.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/kernel/params.c b/kernel/params.c
index b6554aa71094..0b433fdb45eb 100644
--- a/kernel/params.c
+++ b/kernel/params.c
@@ -709,7 +709,7 @@ static __modinit int add_sysfs_param(struct module_kobject *mk,
 		mk->mp->attrs[mk->mp->num].mattr.store = param_attr_store;
 	else
 		mk->mp->attrs[mk->mp->num].mattr.store = NULL;
-	mk->mp->attrs[mk->mp->num].mattr.attr.name = (char *)name;
+	mk->mp->attrs[mk->mp->num].mattr.attr.name = name;
 	mk->mp->attrs[mk->mp->num].mattr.attr.mode = kp->perm;
 	mk->mp->num++;
 
-- 
2.1.3

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