linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] EDAC, altera: remove useless casts

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Date:	Sat, 23 Apr 2016 12:01:13 +0200
From:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Cc:	Thor Thayer <tthayer@...nsource.altera.com>,
	Doug Thompson <dougthompson@...ssion.com>,
	Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@....samsung.com>,
	Alan Tull <atull@...nsource.altera.com>,
	Dinh Nguyen <dinguyen@...nsource.altera.com>,
	linux-edac@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] EDAC, altera: remove useless casts

On Sat, Apr 16, 2016 at 10:13:55PM +0200, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> The altera EDAC driver refers to its per-device data
> using a cast to '(void *)', which makes the pointer
> non-const, though both the source and destination are
> actually const.
> 
> Removing the annotation makes the reference (almost)
> fit into a single line for improved readability, and
> ensures that it is actually defined as const.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
> ---
>  drivers/edac/altera_edac.c | 15 ++++++---------
>  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

Both applied, thanks.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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