linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] scsi: hpsa: remove unneeded void pointer cast

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Message-ID: <yq1wphak7d7.fsf@sermon.lab.mkp.net>
Date:   Fri, 14 Oct 2016 16:23:16 -0400
From:   "Martin K. Petersen" <martin.petersen@...cle.com>
To:     Javier Martinez Canillas <javier@....samsung.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, iss_storagedev@...com,
        linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org,
        "James E.J. Bottomley" <jejb@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
        esc.storagedev@...rosemi.com, Don Brace <don.brace@...rosemi.com>,
        "Martin K. Petersen" <martin.petersen@...cle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] scsi: hpsa: remove unneeded void pointer cast

>>>>> "Javier" == Javier Martinez Canillas <javier@....samsung.com> writes:

Javier> It's not necessary to cast the result of kmalloc, since void
Javier> pointers are promoted to any other type. This also fixes
Javier> following coccinelle warning:

Javier> casting value returned by memory allocation function to
Javier> (BIG_IOCTL_Command_struct *) is useless.

Applied to 4.10/scsi-queue.

-- 
Martin K. Petersen	Oracle Linux Engineering