linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH v2] Drivers: hv: Change hv_free_hyperv

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Date:   Fri, 23 Jun 2023 22:19:31 +0000
From:   Dexuan Cui <decui@...rosoft.com>
To:     Kameron Carr <kameroncarr@...ux.microsoft.com>,
        "arnd@...db.de" <arnd@...db.de>,
        Haiyang Zhang <haiyangz@...rosoft.com>,
        KY Srinivasan <kys@...rosoft.com>,
        "linux-arch@...r.kernel.org" <linux-arch@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-hyperv@...r.kernel.org" <linux-hyperv@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "wei.liu@...nel.org" <wei.liu@...nel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH v2] Drivers: hv: Change hv_free_hyperv_page() to take void
 * argument

> From: Kameron Carr <kameroncarr@...ux.microsoft.com>
> Sent: Friday, June 23, 2023 3:10 PM
>  ...
> Currently hv_free_hyperv_page() takes an unsigned long argument, which
> is inconsistent with the void * return value from the corresponding
> hv_alloc_hyperv_page() function and variants. This creates unnecessary
> extra casting.
> 
> Change the hv_free_hyperv_page() argument type to void *.
> Also remove redundant casts from invocations of
> hv_alloc_hyperv_page() and variants.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Kameron Carr <kameroncarr@...ux.microsoft.com>
> ---
> V1 -> V2: Added Signed-off-by

Reviewed-by: Dexuan Cui <decui@...rosoft.com>