Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] net: liquidio: lio_core: Remove unnecessary (void*) conversions

From: Simon Horman <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 15 May 2023 22:19:31 +0200

On Mon, May 15, 2023 at 05:56:21PM +0300, Dan Carpenter wrote:
> On Mon, May 15, 2023 at 12:28:19PM +0300, Dan Carpenter wrote:
> > On Mon, May 15, 2023 at 04:49:06PM +0800, wuych wrote:
> > > Pointer variables of void * type do not require type cast.
> > > 
> > > Signed-off-by: wuych <[email-masked]>
> > > ---
> > >  drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_core.c | 6 ++----
> > >  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> > > 
> > > diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_core.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_core.c
> > > index 882b2be06ea0..10d9dab26c92 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_core.c
> > > +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_core.c
> > > @@ -904,8 +904,7 @@ static
> > >  int liquidio_schedule_msix_droq_pkt_handler(struct octeon_droq *droq, u64 ret)
> > >  {
> > >  	struct octeon_device *oct = droq->oct_dev;
> > > -	struct octeon_device_priv *oct_priv =
> > > -	    (struct octeon_device_priv *)oct->priv;
> > > +	struct octeon_device_priv *oct_priv = oct->priv;
> > >  
> > 
> > Networking code needs to be in Reverse Christmas Tree order.  Longest
> > lines first.  This code wasn't really in Reverse Christmas Tree order
> > to begine with but now it's more obvious.
> 
> Oh, duh.  This obviously can't be reversed because it depends on the
> first declaration.  Sorry for the noise.

FWIIW, I think the preferred approach for such cases is to
separate the declaration and initialisation. Something like:

	struct octeon_device *oct = droq->oct_dev;
	struct octeon_device_priv *oct_priv;

	oct_priv = oct->priv;