linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH v2 -next] crypto: aspeed: fix type warnings

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Date:   Fri, 3 Feb 2023 03:25:24 +0000
From:   Neal Liu <neal_liu@...eedtech.com>
To:     Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>,
        Dhananjay Phadke <dphadke@...ux.microsoft.com>
CC:     Joel Stanley <joel@....id.au>, Andrew Jeffery <andrew@...id.au>,
        "David S . Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        "linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org" <linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-aspeed@...ts.ozlabs.org" <linux-aspeed@...ts.ozlabs.org>,
        "linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
        <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH v2 -next] crypto: aspeed: fix type warnings

> > > diff --git a/drivers/crypto/aspeed/aspeed-acry.c
> > > b/drivers/crypto/aspeed/aspeed-acry.c
> > > index 164c524015f0..f2429e699d14 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/crypto/aspeed/aspeed-acry.c
> > > +++ b/drivers/crypto/aspeed/aspeed-acry.c
> > > @@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ static int aspeed_acry_rsa_ctx_copy(struct
> aspeed_acry_dev *acry_dev, void *buf,
> > >   				    enum aspeed_rsa_key_mode mode)
> > >   {
> > >   	const u8 *src = xbuf;
> > > -	u32 *dw_buf = (u32 *)buf;
> > > +	__le32 *dw_buf = (__le32 *)buf;
> >
> > All callers are passing acry_dev->buf_addr as buf, can just change
> > that type to __le32 * and deref here directly?
> 
> As buf is already void *, the cast can simply be removed.

I'll just remove the cast. Thanks for your suggestion.

> >
> > >   	int nbits, ndw;
> > >   	int i, j, idx;
> > >   	u32 data = 0;
> > > @@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ static int aspeed_acry_rsa_ctx_copy(struct
> aspeed_acry_dev *acry_dev, void *buf,
> > >   static int aspeed_acry_rsa_transfer(struct aspeed_acry_dev *acry_dev)
> > >   {
> > >   	struct akcipher_request *req = acry_dev->req;
> > > -	u8 *sram_buffer = (u8 *)acry_dev->acry_sram;
> > > +	u8 __iomem *sram_buffer = (u8 __iomem *)acry_dev->acry_sram;
> >
> > u8 cast seems unnecessary, readb takes (void *) and using "+ data_idx"
> > offset below anyway.
> 
> Either way a cast is unnecessary as (void __iomem *) converts to
> (u8 __iomem *) just fine.

I'll just remove the cast too.

-Neal