netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 2/2] drivers/net: Remove casts of void *

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Date:	Tue, 14 Jun 2011 11:21:03 +0200
From:	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...stprotocols.net>,
	Jay Cliburn <jcliburn@...il.com>,
	Chris Snook <chris.snook@...il.com>,
	Jie Yang <jie.yang@...eros.com>,
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	Subbu Seetharaman <subbu.seetharaman@...lex.com>,
	Ajit Khaparde <ajit.khaparde@...lex.com>,
	Rasesh Mody <rmody@...cade.com>,
	Debashis Dutt <ddutt@...cade.com>,
	Sjur Braendeland <sjur.brandeland@...ricsson.com>,
	Divy Le Ray <divy@...lsio.com>,
	Breno Leitao <leitao@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	Amit Kumar Salecha <amit.salecha@...gic.com>,
	Ron Mercer <ron.mercer@...gic.com>, linux-driver@...gic.com,
	Anirban Chakraborty <anirban.chakraborty@...gic.com>,
	Jon Mason <jdmason@...zu.us>,
	Solarflare linux maintainers <linux-net-drivers@...arflare.com>,
	Steve Hodgson <shodgson@...arflare.com>,
	Ben Hutchings <bhutchings@...arflare.com>,
	Daniele Venzano <venza@...wnhat.org>,
	David Dillow <dave@...dillows.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 2/2] drivers/net: Remove casts of void *

On Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 06:02, Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com> wrote:
> Unnecessary casts of void * clutter the code.

> --- a/drivers/net/a2065.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/a2065.c
> @@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ static irqreturn_t lance_interrupt (int irq, void *dev_id)
>        volatile struct lance_regs *ll;
>        int csr0;
>
> -       dev = (struct net_device *) dev_id;
> +       dev = dev_id;

I think it would look better if you merge this line with the line that
defines "dev".

>
>        lp = netdev_priv(dev);
>        ll = lp->ll;

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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