linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next] net: liquidio: lio_core: Remove unnecessary (void*) conversions

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Message-ID: <2c8a5e3f-965e-422a-b347-741bcc7d33ce@kili.mountain>
Date:   Mon, 15 May 2023 17:56:21 +0300
From:   Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...aro.org>
To:     wuych <yunchuan@...china.com>
Cc:     dchickles@...vell.com, sburla@...vell.com, fmanlunas@...vell.com,
        davem@...emloft.net, edumazet@...gle.com, kuba@...nel.org,
        pabeni@...hat.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] net: liquidio: lio_core: Remove unnecessary
 (void*) conversions

On Mon, May 15, 2023 at 12:28:19PM +0300, Dan Carpenter wrote:
> On Mon, May 15, 2023 at 04:49:06PM +0800, wuych wrote:
> > Pointer variables of void * type do not require type cast.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: wuych <yunchuan@...china.com>
> > ---
> >  drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_core.c | 6 ++----
> >  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_core.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_core.c
> > index 882b2be06ea0..10d9dab26c92 100644
> > --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_core.c
> > +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_core.c
> > @@ -904,8 +904,7 @@ static
> >  int liquidio_schedule_msix_droq_pkt_handler(struct octeon_droq *droq, u64 ret)
> >  {
> >  	struct octeon_device *oct = droq->oct_dev;
> > -	struct octeon_device_priv *oct_priv =
> > -	    (struct octeon_device_priv *)oct->priv;
> > +	struct octeon_device_priv *oct_priv = oct->priv;
> >  
> 
> Networking code needs to be in Reverse Christmas Tree order.  Longest
> lines first.  This code wasn't really in Reverse Christmas Tree order
> to begine with but now it's more obvious.

Oh, duh.  This obviously can't be reversed because it depends on the
first declaration.  Sorry for the noise.

regards,
dan carpenter