linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4] crypto: hisilicon/trng

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Date:   Sat, 1 Apr 2023 16:06:34 +0800
From:   Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
To:     David Yang <mmyangfl@...il.com>
Cc:     linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org, Weili Qian <qianweili@...wei.com>,
        Zhou Wang <wangzhou1@...ilicon.com>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4] crypto: hisilicon/trng - add support for HiSTB TRNG

On Fri, Mar 31, 2023 at 06:19:34PM +0800, David Yang wrote:
>
> +	struct histb_trng_priv *priv = (struct histb_trng_priv *) rng->priv;

Plesae don't use rng->priv at all.  We're trying to phase it
out because it encourages horrible casting like this.

Please follow the model used in the meson driver.

Thanks,
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