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

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Date:   Tue, 29 Nov 2016 11:46:47 -0300
From:   Javier Martinez Canillas <javier@....samsung.com>
To:     Don Brace <don.brace@...rosemi.com>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Cc:     "esc.storagedev" <esc.storagedev@...rosemi.com>,
        "iss_storagedev@...com" <iss_storagedev@...com>,
        "linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org" <linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] cciss: remove unneeded void pointer cast

Hello Don,

On 10/13/2016 03:12 PM, Don Brace wrote:
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Javier Martinez Canillas [mailto:javier@....samsung.com]
>> Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2016 11:11 AM
>> To: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
>> Cc: Javier Martinez Canillas; esc.storagedev; iss_storagedev@...com; Don
>> Brace; linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org
>> Subject: [PATCH] cciss: remove unneeded void pointer cast
>>
>> EXTERNAL EMAIL
>>
>>
>> It's not necessary to cast the result of kmalloc, since void pointers are
>> promoted to any other type. This also fixes following coccinelle warning:
>>
>> casting value returned by memory allocation function to (struct
>> cciss_scsi_adapter_data_t *) is useless.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Javier Martinez Canillas <javier@....samsung.com>
> 
> Acked-by: Don Brace <don.brace@...rosemi.com>
>> ---

Thanks for the ack. Do you know who is supposed to pick this patch?

Best regards,
-- 
Javier Martinez Canillas
Open Source Group
Samsung Research America