linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] net: qrtr: Add MHI transport layer

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Date:   Wed, 06 May 2020 13:49:40 -0700 (PDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     manivannan.sadhasivam@...aro.org
Cc:     kvalo@...eaurora.org, bjorn.andersson@...aro.org,
        hemantk@...eaurora.org, linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, clew@...eaurora.org,
        gregkh@...uxfoundation.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] net: qrtr: Add MHI transport layer

From: Manivannan Sadhasivam <manivannan.sadhasivam@...aro.org>
Date: Wed,  6 May 2020 10:20:14 +0530

> +/* From QRTR to MHI */
> +static void qcom_mhi_qrtr_ul_callback(struct mhi_device *mhi_dev,
> +				      struct mhi_result *mhi_res)
> +{
> +	struct sk_buff *skb = (struct sk_buff *)mhi_res->buf_addr;

You never need to cast to another pointer type from "void *", that's
the whole point of a void pointer.

So please remove this "struct sk_buff *" cast, thank you.

Please audit your entire submission for this problem.