Re: [PATCH] netdev: get rid of casts

[David Miller <davem@davemloft.net>]

From: Jeff Garzik <jeff@garzik.org>
Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2007 14:07:32 -0400

> Stephen Hemminger wrote:
> > The following casts are unnecessary, just passing void * will do.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@linux-foundation.org>
> > ---
> >  net/core/dev.c |   10 +++++-----
> >  1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
> > index 18c51b4..61e9da2 100644
> > --- a/net/core/dev.c
> > +++ b/net/core/dev.c
> > @@ -1981,7 +1981,7 @@ int register_gifconf(unsigned int family, gifconf_func_t * gifconf)
> >   *	match.  --pb
> >   */
> >  
> > -static int dev_ifname(struct ifreq __user *arg)
> > +static int dev_ifname(void __user *arg)
> >  {
> >  	struct net_device *dev;
> >  	struct ifreq ifr;
> > @@ -2014,7 +2014,7 @@ static int dev_ifname(struct ifreq __user *arg)
> >   *	Thus we will need a 'compatibility mode'.
> >   */
> >  
> > -static int dev_ifconf(char __user *arg)
> > +static int dev_ifconf(void __user *arg)
> >  {
> >  	struct ifconf ifc;
> >  	struct net_device *dev;
> > @@ -2778,12 +2778,12 @@ int dev_ioctl(unsigned int cmd, void __user *arg)
> >  
> >  	if (cmd == SIOCGIFCONF) {
> >  		rtnl_lock();
> > -		ret = dev_ifconf((char __user *) arg);
> > +		ret = dev_ifconf(arg);
> >  		rtnl_unlock();
> > -		return ret;
> >  	}
> > +
> >  	if (cmd == SIOCGIFNAME)
> > -		return dev_ifname((struct ifreq __user *)arg);
> > +		return dev_ifname(arg);
> 
> Seems like a net loss of information, with your patch.
> 
> The casts are adding missing type information, in this case.  Certainly 
> it is more for human consumption than compiler consumption, but 
> nonetheless...

I agree, I think I'll drop this one therefore.