Re: [patch v2] kmalloc returns (void*), don't do type conversions

[Philipp Marek <philipp@marek.priv.at>]

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On Thursday 22 May 2008 Jesper Juhl wrote:
> 2008/5/21 Johannes Weiner <hannes@saeurebad.de>:
> > Hi Phillip,
> >
> > Philipp Marek <philipp@marek.priv.at> writes:
> >> I tried a "make allyesconfig", but that gave some compile errors
> >> that don't seem related to my changes:
> >>       drivers/block/cciss_scsi.c:75: error: 'MAX_CTLR' undeclared here
> >> (not in a function) drivers/block/cciss_scsi.c:76: error: field name not
> >> in record or union initializer
> >
> > You probably should write another email regarding this.
>
> I agree, keep things seperate. One mail with patch to fix casts,
> another to report build breakage.
Sorry, I didn't make myself understood.

A "make allyesconfig ; make" goes through (for amd64); just testing every file 
for itself ("make drivers/block/cciss_scsi.o") gives errors - partly because 
they're for the wrong architecture, or some other mismatches.

Please note that the first version had a bug (missing "{") which is corrected 
here.

> > Added the trivial tree maintainer to CC.  Jesper?
> Thank you, I'll keep an eye on this patch.
I didn't think that these changes were "trivial" - I'd have taken this 
category for comment updates and suchlike.
But I'm ok with that :-)

> Philipp: Johannes makes some good points, please address his comments
> and re-submit the patch with trivial@kernel.org on Cc:  if it draws no
> negative comments it looks good to me to add to the trivial tree.
Here you are.

I've got 57 other patches that deal with (void*)-returning functions getting 
casted; diffstat says
	151 files changed, 301 insertions(+), 368 deletions(-)
Should I just send them (as a whole) to trivial@ like this patch, or should I 
cut them for different maintainers?


Regards,

Phil


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---

Remove unneeded explicit casting from kmalloc() return values.

Signed-off-by: Ph. Marek <philipp@marek.priv.at>

--- linux-2.6.git/drivers/i2c/i2c-dev.c
+++ linux-2.6.git/drivers/i2c/i2c-dev.c
@@ -218,8 +218,7 @@ static noinline int i2cdev_ioctl_rdrw(st
 	if (rdwr_arg.nmsgs > I2C_RDRW_IOCTL_MAX_MSGS)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	rdwr_pa = (struct i2c_msg *)
-		kmalloc(rdwr_arg.nmsgs * sizeof(struct i2c_msg),
+	rdwr_pa = kmalloc(rdwr_arg.nmsgs * sizeof(struct i2c_msg),
 		GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!rdwr_pa)
 		return -ENOMEM;
--- linux-2.6.git/drivers/net/s2io.c
+++ linux-2.6.git/drivers/net/s2io.c
@@ -899,7 +899,7 @@ static int init_shared_mem(struct s2io_n
 				while (k != rxd_count[nic->rxd_mode]) {
 					ba = &mac_control->rings[i].ba[j][k];
 
-					ba->ba_0_org = (void *) kmalloc
+					ba->ba_0_org = kmalloc
 					    (BUF0_LEN + ALIGN_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
 					if (!ba->ba_0_org)
 						return -ENOMEM;
@@ -910,7 +910,7 @@ static int init_shared_mem(struct s2io_n
 					tmp &= ~((unsigned long) ALIGN_SIZE);
 					ba->ba_0 = (void *) tmp;
 
-					ba->ba_1_org = (void *) kmalloc
+					ba->ba_1_org = kmalloc
 					    (BUF1_LEN + ALIGN_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
 					if (!ba->ba_1_org)
 						return -ENOMEM;
--- linux-2.6.git/drivers/net/wireless/hostap/hostap_ioctl.c
+++ linux-2.6.git/drivers/net/wireless/hostap/hostap_ioctl.c
@@ -3057,8 +3057,7 @@ static int prism2_ioctl_priv_download(lo
 	    p->length > 1024 || !p->pointer)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	param = (struct prism2_download_param *)
-		kmalloc(p->length, GFP_KERNEL);
+	param = kmalloc(p->length, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (param == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
--- linux-2.6.git/drivers/net/wireless/hostap/hostap_80211_rx.c
+++ linux-2.6.git/drivers/net/wireless/hostap/hostap_80211_rx.c
@@ -335,8 +335,7 @@ static struct hostap_bss_info *__hostap_
 		list_del(&bss->list);
 		local->num_bss_info--;
 	} else {
-		bss = (struct hostap_bss_info *)
-			kmalloc(sizeof(*bss), GFP_ATOMIC);
+		bss = kmalloc(sizeof(*bss), GFP_ATOMIC);
 		if (bss == NULL)
 			return NULL;
 	}
--- linux-2.6.git/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_chip.c
+++ linux-2.6.git/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_chip.c
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ int zd_ioread32v_locked(struct zd_chip *
 
 	/* Allocate a single memory block for values and addresses. */
 	count16 = 2*count;
-	a16 = (zd_addr_t *) kmalloc(count16 * (sizeof(zd_addr_t) + sizeof(u16)),
+	a16 = kmalloc(count16 * (sizeof(zd_addr_t) + sizeof(u16)),
 		                   GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!a16) {
 		dev_dbg_f(zd_chip_dev(chip),
--- linux-2.6.git/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2100.c
+++ linux-2.6.git/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2100.c
@@ -3373,8 +3373,7 @@ static int ipw2100_msg_allocate(struct i
 	void *v;
 	dma_addr_t p;
 
-	priv->msg_buffers =
-	    (struct ipw2100_tx_packet *)kmalloc(IPW_COMMAND_POOL_SIZE *
+	priv->msg_buffers = kmalloc(IPW_COMMAND_POOL_SIZE *
 						sizeof(struct
 						       ipw2100_tx_packet),
 						GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -4406,8 +4405,7 @@ static int ipw2100_tx_allocate(struct ip
 		return err;
 	}
 
-	priv->tx_buffers =
-	    (struct ipw2100_tx_packet *)kmalloc(TX_PENDED_QUEUE_LENGTH *
+	priv->tx_buffers = kmalloc(TX_PENDED_QUEUE_LENGTH *
 						sizeof(struct
 						       ipw2100_tx_packet),
 						GFP_ATOMIC);
@@ -4559,8 +4557,8 @@ static int ipw2100_rx_allocate(struct ip
 	/*
 	 * allocate packets
 	 */
-	priv->rx_buffers = (struct ipw2100_rx_packet *)
-	    kmalloc(RX_QUEUE_LENGTH * sizeof(struct ipw2100_rx_packet),
+	priv->rx_buffers = kmalloc(RX_QUEUE_LENGTH *
+		    sizeof(struct ipw2100_rx_packet),
 		    GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!priv->rx_buffers) {
 		IPW_DEBUG_INFO("can't allocate rx packet buffer table\n");
--- linux-2.6.git/drivers/net/tulip/eeprom.c
+++ linux-2.6.git/drivers/net/tulip/eeprom.c
@@ -121,8 +121,8 @@ static void __devinit tulip_build_fake_m
 			  0x00, 0x06  /* ttm bit map */
 			};
 
-		tp->mtable = (struct mediatable *)
-			kmalloc(sizeof(struct mediatable) + sizeof(struct medialeaf), GFP_KERNEL);
+		tp->mtable = kmalloc(sizeof(struct mediatable) +
+			sizeof(struct medialeaf), GFP_KERNEL);
 
 		if (tp->mtable == NULL)
 			return; /* Horrible, impossible failure. */
@@ -224,8 +223,8 @@ subsequent_board:
 		        return;
 		}
 
-		mtable = (struct mediatable *)
-			kmalloc(sizeof(struct mediatable) + count*sizeof(struct medialeaf),
+		mtable = kmalloc(sizeof(struct mediatable) +
+			count*sizeof(struct medialeaf),
 					GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (mtable == NULL)
 			return;				/* Horrible, impossible failure. */
--- linux-2.6.git/drivers/net/gianfar.c
+++ linux-2.6.git/drivers/net/gianfar.c
@@ -737,8 +737,7 @@ int startup_gfar(struct net_device *dev)
 	gfar_write(&regs->rbase0, addr);
 
 	/* Setup the skbuff rings */
-	priv->tx_skbuff =
-	    (struct sk_buff **) kmalloc(sizeof (struct sk_buff *) *
+	priv->tx_skbuff = kmalloc(sizeof(struct sk_buff *) *
 					priv->tx_ring_size, GFP_KERNEL);
 
 	if (NULL == priv->tx_skbuff) {
@@ -752,8 +751,7 @@ int startup_gfar(struct net_device *dev)
 	for (i = 0; i < priv->tx_ring_size; i++)
 		priv->tx_skbuff[i] = NULL;
 
-	priv->rx_skbuff =
-	    (struct sk_buff **) kmalloc(sizeof (struct sk_buff *) *
+	priv->rx_skbuff = kmalloc(sizeof(struct sk_buff *) *
 					priv->rx_ring_size, GFP_KERNEL);
 
 	if (NULL == priv->rx_skbuff) {
--- linux-2.6.git/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_main.c
+++ linux-2.6.git/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_main.c
@@ -634,8 +634,8 @@ static int qeth_setup_channel(struct qet
 
 	QETH_DBF_TEXT(SETUP, 2, "setupch");
 	for (cnt = 0; cnt < QETH_CMD_BUFFER_NO; cnt++) {
-		channel->iob[cnt].data = (char *)
-			kmalloc(QETH_BUFSIZE, GFP_DMA|GFP_KERNEL);
+		channel->iob[cnt].data =
+			kmalloc(QETH_BUFSIZE, GFP_DMA|GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (channel->iob[cnt].data == NULL)
 			break;
 		channel->iob[cnt].state = BUF_STATE_FREE;
--- linux-2.6.git/drivers/s390/net/ctcm_mpc.c
+++ linux-2.6.git/drivers/s390/net/ctcm_mpc.c
@@ -696,8 +696,7 @@ static void ctcmpc_send_sweep_resp(struc
 				goto done;
 	}
 
-	header = (struct th_sweep *)
-			kmalloc(sizeof(struct th_sweep), gfp_type());
+	header = kmalloc(sizeof(struct th_sweep), gfp_type());
 
 	if (!header) {
 		dev_kfree_skb_any(sweep_skb);
@@ -1308,8 +1307,7 @@ static void ctcmpc_unpack_skb(struct cha
 			skb_pull(pskb, new_len); /* point to next PDU */
 		}
 	} else {
-		mpcginfo = (struct mpcg_info *)
-				kmalloc(sizeof(struct mpcg_info), gfp_type());
+		mpcginfo = kmalloc(sizeof(struct mpcg_info), gfp_type());
 		if (mpcginfo == NULL)
 					goto done;
 
--- linux-2.6.git/drivers/isdn/capi/capidrv.c
+++ linux-2.6.git/drivers/isdn/capi/capidrv.c
@@ -469,8 +469,7 @@ static int capidrv_add_ack(struct capidr
 {
 	struct ncci_datahandle_queue *n, **pp;
 
-	n = (struct ncci_datahandle_queue *)
-		kmalloc(sizeof(struct ncci_datahandle_queue), GFP_ATOMIC);
+	n = kmalloc(sizeof(struct ncci_datahandle_queue), GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (!n) {
 	   printk(KERN_ERR "capidrv: kmalloc ncci_datahandle failed\n");
 	   return -1;
--- linux-2.6.git/drivers/isdn/hisax/hfc_sx.c
+++ linux-2.6.git/drivers/isdn/hisax/hfc_sx.c
@@ -1480,8 +1480,9 @@ setup_hfcsx(struct IsdnCard *card)
 		  release_region(cs->hw.hfcsx.base, 2);
 		  return(0);
 		}  
-		if (!(cs->hw.hfcsx.extra = (void *)
-		      kmalloc(sizeof(struct hfcsx_extra), GFP_ATOMIC))) {
+		cs->hw.hfcsx.extra = kmalloc(sizeof(struct hfcsx_extra),
+			GFP_ATOMIC);
+		if (!cs->hw.hfcsx.extra) {
 		  release_region(cs->hw.hfcsx.base, 2);
 		  printk(KERN_WARNING "HFC-SX: unable to allocate memory\n");
 		  return(0);
--- linux-2.6.git/drivers/scsi/osst.c
+++ linux-2.6.git/drivers/scsi/osst.c
@@ -5758,8 +5758,7 @@ static int osst_probe(struct device *dev
 	/* if this is the first attach, build the infrastructure */
 	write_lock(&os_scsi_tapes_lock);
 	if (os_scsi_tapes == NULL) {
-		os_scsi_tapes =
-			(struct osst_tape **)kmalloc(osst_max_dev * sizeof(struct osst_tape *),
-				   GFP_ATOMIC);
+		os_scsi_tapes = kmalloc(osst_max_dev *
+				   sizeof(struct osst_tape *), GFP_ATOMIC);
 		if (os_scsi_tapes == NULL) {
 			write_unlock(&os_scsi_tapes_lock);
--- linux-2.6.git/drivers/block/cciss_scsi.c
+++ linux-2.6.git/drivers/block/cciss_scsi.c
@@ -535,8 +535,7 @@ cciss_scsi_setup(int cntl_num)
 	struct cciss_scsi_adapter_data_t * shba;
 
 	ccissscsi[cntl_num].ndevices = 0;
-	shba = (struct cciss_scsi_adapter_data_t *)
-		kmalloc(sizeof(*shba), GFP_KERNEL);	
+	shba = kmalloc(sizeof(*shba), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (shba == NULL)
 		return;
 	shba->scsi_host = NULL;
--- linux-2.6.git/drivers/block/floppy.c
+++ linux-2.6.git/drivers/block/floppy.c
@@ -3194,8 +3194,7 @@ static inline int raw_cmd_copyin(int cmd
 
 	*rcmd = NULL;
 	while (1) {
-		ptr = (struct floppy_raw_cmd *)
-		    kmalloc(sizeof(struct floppy_raw_cmd), GFP_USER);
+		ptr = kmalloc(sizeof(struct floppy_raw_cmd), GFP_USER);
 		if (!ptr)
 			return -ENOMEM;
 		*rcmd = ptr;
--- linux-2.6.git/drivers/block/cciss.c
+++ linux-2.6.git/drivers/block/cciss.c
@@ -1073,8 +1073,7 @@ static int cciss_ioctl(struct inode *ino
 				return -EINVAL;
 			if (!capable(CAP_SYS_RAWIO))
 				return -EPERM;
-			ioc = (BIG_IOCTL_Command_struct *)
-			    kmalloc(sizeof(*ioc), GFP_KERNEL);
+			ioc = kmalloc(sizeof(*ioc), GFP_KERNEL);
 			if (!ioc) {
 				status = -ENOMEM;
 				goto cleanup1;
--- linux-2.6.git/drivers/media/video/vino.c
+++ linux-2.6.git/drivers/media/video/vino.c
@@ -848,8 +848,8 @@ static int vino_allocate_buffer(struct v
 		size, count);
 
 	/* allocate memory for table with virtual (page) addresses */
-	fb->desc_table.virtual = (unsigned long *)
-		kmalloc(count * sizeof(unsigned long), GFP_KERNEL);
+	fb->desc_table.virtual = kmalloc(count *
+	    sizeof(unsigned long), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!fb->desc_table.virtual)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -935,8 +934,8 @@ static int vino_prepare_user_buffer(stru
 		size, count);
 
 	/* allocate memory for table with virtual (page) addresses */
-	fb->desc_table.virtual = (unsigned long *)
-		kmalloc(count * sizeof(unsigned long), GFP_KERNEL);
+	fb->desc_table.virtual = kmalloc(count *
+	    sizeof(unsigned long), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!fb->desc_table.virtual)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
--- linux-2.6.git/drivers/message/i2o/i2o_config.c
+++ linux-2.6.git/drivers/message/i2o/i2o_config.c
@@ -1053,8 +1053,7 @@ static int i2o_cfg_ioctl(struct inode *i
 
 static int cfg_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
-	struct i2o_cfg_info *tmp =
-	    (struct i2o_cfg_info *)kmalloc(sizeof(struct i2o_cfg_info),
+	struct i2o_cfg_info *tmp = kmalloc(sizeof(struct i2o_cfg_info),
 					   GFP_KERNEL);
 	unsigned long flags;
 
--- linux-2.6.git/drivers/usb/storage/isd200.c
+++ linux-2.6.git/drivers/usb/storage/isd200.c
@@ -1496,8 +1496,7 @@ static int isd200_init_info(struct us_da
 	else {
 		info->id = (struct hd_driveid *)
 				kzalloc(sizeof(struct hd_driveid), GFP_KERNEL);
-		info->RegsBuf = (unsigned char *)
-				kmalloc(sizeof(info->ATARegs), GFP_KERNEL);
+		info->RegsBuf = kmalloc(sizeof(info->ATARegs), GFP_KERNEL);
 		info->srb.sense_buffer =
 				kmalloc(SCSI_SENSE_BUFFERSIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!info->id || !info->RegsBuf || !info->srb.sense_buffer) {
--- linux-2.6.git/drivers/mtd/maps/tqm8xxl.c
+++ linux-2.6.git/drivers/mtd/maps/tqm8xxl.c
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ int __init init_tqm_mtd(void)
 			goto error_mem;
 		}
 
-		map_banks[idx]->name = (char *)kmalloc(16, GFP_KERNEL);
+		map_banks[idx]->name = kmalloc(16, GFP_KERNEL);
 
 		if (!map_banks[idx]->name) {
 			ret = -ENOMEM;
--- linux-2.6.git/net/sctp/protocol.c
+++ linux-2.6.git/net/sctp/protocol.c
@@ -1188,8 +1188,8 @@ SCTP_STATIC __init int sctp_init(void)
 
 	/* Allocate and initialize the endpoint hash table.  */
 	sctp_ep_hashsize = 64;
-	sctp_ep_hashtable = (struct sctp_hashbucket *)
-		kmalloc(64 * sizeof(struct sctp_hashbucket), GFP_KERNEL);
+	sctp_ep_hashtable = kmalloc(64 *
+	    sizeof(struct sctp_hashbucket), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!sctp_ep_hashtable) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "SCTP: Failed endpoint_hash alloc.\n");
 		status = -ENOMEM;
--- linux-2.6.git/net/ipv6/mcast.c
+++ linux-2.6.git/net/ipv6/mcast.c
@@ -2044,8 +2044,7 @@ static int sf_setstate(struct ifmcaddr6 
 				    &psf->sf_addr))
 					break;
 			if (!dpsf) {
-				dpsf = (struct ip6_sf_list *)
-					kmalloc(sizeof(*dpsf), GFP_ATOMIC);
+				dpsf = kmalloc(sizeof(*dpsf), GFP_ATOMIC);
 				if (!dpsf)
 					continue;
 				*dpsf = *psf;
--- linux-2.6.git/net/ipv4/igmp.c
+++ linux-2.6.git/net/ipv4/igmp.c
@@ -1638,8 +1638,7 @@ static int sf_setstate(struct ip_mc_list
 				if (dpsf->sf_inaddr == psf->sf_inaddr)
 					break;
 			if (!dpsf) {
-				dpsf = (struct ip_sf_list *)
-					kmalloc(sizeof(*dpsf), GFP_ATOMIC);
+				dpsf = kmalloc(sizeof(*dpsf), GFP_ATOMIC);
 				if (!dpsf)
 					continue;
 				*dpsf = *psf;
--- linux-2.6.git/fs/ufs/util.c
+++ linux-2.6.git/fs/ufs/util.c
@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@ struct ufs_buffer_head * _ubh_bread_ (st
 	count = size >> uspi->s_fshift;
 	if (count > UFS_MAXFRAG)
 		return NULL;
-	ubh = (struct ufs_buffer_head *)
-		kmalloc (sizeof (struct ufs_buffer_head), GFP_KERNEL);
+	ubh = kmalloc(sizeof(struct ufs_buffer_head), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!ubh)
 		return NULL;
 	ubh->fragment = fragment;
--- linux-2.6.git/fs/befs/btree.c
+++ linux-2.6.git/fs/befs/btree.c
@@ -436,8 +436,8 @@ befs_btree_read(struct super_block *sb, 
 		goto error;
 	}
 
-	if ((this_node = (befs_btree_node *)
-	     kmalloc(sizeof (befs_btree_node), GFP_NOFS)) == NULL) {
+	this_node = kmalloc(sizeof(befs_btree_node), GFP_NOFS);
+	if (!this_node) {
 		befs_error(sb, "befs_btree_read() failed to allocate %u "
 			   "bytes of memory", sizeof (befs_btree_node));
 		goto error;
--- linux-2.6.git/security/selinux/ss/conditional.c
+++ linux-2.6.git/security/selinux/ss/conditional.c
@@ -171,8 +171,8 @@ void cond_policydb_destroy(struct policy
 int cond_init_bool_indexes(struct policydb *p)
 {
 	kfree(p->bool_val_to_struct);
-	p->bool_val_to_struct = (struct cond_bool_datum **)
-		kmalloc(p->p_bools.nprim * sizeof(struct cond_bool_datum *), GFP_KERNEL);
+	p->bool_val_to_struct = kmalloc(p->p_bools.nprim *
+	    sizeof(struct cond_bool_datum *), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!p->bool_val_to_struct)
 		return -1;
 	return 0;
--- linux-2.6.git/arch/powerpc/kernel/nvram_64.c
+++ linux-2.6.git/arch/powerpc/kernel/nvram_64.c
@@ -527,8 +527,7 @@ static int nvram_scan_partitions(void)
 			       "detected: 0-length partition\n");
 			goto out;
 		}
-		tmp_part = (struct nvram_partition *)
-			kmalloc(sizeof(struct nvram_partition), GFP_KERNEL);
+		tmp_part = kmalloc(sizeof(struct nvram_partition), GFP_KERNEL);
 		err = -ENOMEM;
 		if (!tmp_part) {
 			printk(KERN_ERR "nvram_scan_partitions: kmalloc failed\n");
--- linux-2.6.git/arch/cris/arch-v32/mm/intmem.c
+++ linux-2.6.git/arch/cris/arch-v32/mm/intmem.c
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ static void crisv32_intmem_init(void)
 {
 	static int initiated = 0;
 	if (!initiated) {
-		struct intmem_allocation* alloc =
-		  (struct intmem_allocation*)kmalloc(sizeof *alloc, GFP_KERNEL);
+		struct intmem_allocation *alloc =
+		    kmalloc(sizeof(*alloc), GFP_KERNEL);
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&intmem_allocations);
 		intmem_virtual = ioremap(MEM_INTMEM_START + RESERVED_SIZE,
 					 MEM_INTMEM_SIZE - RESERVED_SIZE);
@@ -62,9 +61,8 @@ void* crisv32_intmem_alloc(unsigned size
 		if (allocation->status == STATUS_FREE &&
 		    allocation->size >= size + alignment) {
 			if (allocation->size > size + alignment) {
-				struct intmem_allocation* alloc =
-					(struct intmem_allocation*)
-					kmalloc(sizeof *alloc, GFP_ATOMIC);
+				struct intmem_allocation *alloc =
+				    kmalloc(sizeof(*alloc), GFP_ATOMIC);
 				alloc->status = STATUS_FREE;
 				alloc->size = allocation->size - size -
 					alignment;
@@ -74,8 +71,6 @@ void* crisv32_intmem_alloc(unsigned size
 
 				if (alignment) {
 					struct intmem_allocation *tmp;
-					tmp = (struct intmem_allocation *)
-						kmalloc(sizeof *tmp,
-							GFP_ATOMIC);
+					tmp = kmalloc(sizeof(*tmp), GFP_ATOMIC);
 					tmp->offset = allocation->offset;
 					tmp->size = alignment;
--- linux-2.6.git/arch/ia64/kernel/mca_drv.c
+++ linux-2.6.git/arch/ia64/kernel/mca_drv.c
@@ -348,8 +348,8 @@ init_record_index_pools(void)
 
 	/* - 3 - */
 	slidx_pool.max_idx = (rec_max_size/sect_min_size) * 2 + 1;
-	slidx_pool.buffer = (slidx_list_t *)
-		kmalloc(slidx_pool.max_idx * sizeof(slidx_list_t), GFP_KERNEL);
+	slidx_pool.buffer = kmalloc(slidx_pool.max_idx *
+	    sizeof(slidx_list_t), GFP_KERNEL);
 
 	return slidx_pool.buffer ? 0 : -ENOMEM;
 }