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

From: Joe Perches
Date: Tue Jun 14 2011 - 10:00:34 EST


On Tue, 2011-06-14 at 11:21 +0200, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 06:02, Joe Perches <joe@xxxxxxxxxxx> 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".

I think so too, but I also think it should look like below
and that's something better done in a separate pass, don't
you think?

diff --git a/drivers/net/a2065.c b/drivers/net/a2065.c
index deaa8bc..25ea98a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/a2065.c
+++ b/drivers/net/a2065.c
@@ -421,16 +421,11 @@ static int lance_tx (struct net_device *dev)

static irqreturn_t lance_interrupt (int irq, void *dev_id)
{
- struct net_device *dev;
- struct lance_private *lp;
- volatile struct lance_regs *ll;
+ struct net_device *dev = dev_id;
+ struct lance_private *lp = netdev_priv(dev);
+ volatile struct lance_regs *ll = lp->ll;
int csr0;

- dev = (struct net_device *) dev_id;
-
- lp = netdev_priv(dev);
- ll = lp->ll;
-
ll->rap = LE_CSR0; /* LANCE Controller Status */
csr0 = ll->rdp;



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