linux-kernel - [PATCH -next] drm/amd/powerplay: Remove unneeded cast from memory allocation

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Date:   Wed, 29 Jul 2020 16:34:01 +0800
From:   Li Heng <liheng40@...wei.com>
To:     <airlied@...ux.ie>, <daniel@...ll.ch>
CC:     <amd-gfx@...ts.freedesktop.org>, <dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org>,
        <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH -next] drm/amd/powerplay: Remove unneeded cast from memory allocation

Remove casting the values returned by memory allocation function.

Coccinelle emits WARNING:

./drivers/gpu/drm/amd/powerplay/hwmgr/vega20_processpptables.c:893:37-46: WARNING: casting value returned by memory allocation function to (PPTable_t *) is useless.

Signed-off-by: Li Heng <liheng40@...wei.com>
---
 drivers/gpu/drm/amd/powerplay/hwmgr/vega20_processpptables.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/powerplay/hwmgr/vega20_processpptables.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/powerplay/hwmgr/vega20_processpptables.c
index 7a7f15d..f56a3cb 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/powerplay/hwmgr/vega20_processpptables.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/powerplay/hwmgr/vega20_processpptables.c
@@ -890,7 +890,7 @@ static int init_powerplay_table_information(
 				power_saving_clock_count);
 	}
 
-	pptable_information->smc_pptable = (PPTable_t *)kmalloc(sizeof(PPTable_t), GFP_KERNEL);
+	pptable_information->smc_pptable = kmalloc(sizeof(PPTable_t), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (pptable_information->smc_pptable == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
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