[PATCH V2 4/4] zd1211rw: document need for kmalloc cast

From: Joe Perches
Date: Sun Nov 28 2010 - 05:03:13 EST


Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <joe@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---

V2: Just document the need for the cast

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_chip.c b/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_chip.c
index 87a95bc..dd0bb0c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_chip.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_chip.c
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ int zd_ioread32v_locked(struct zd_chip *chip, u32 *values, const zd_addr_t *addr

/* Allocate a single memory block for values and addresses. */
count16 = 2*count;
+ /* zd_addr_t is __nocast, so the kmalloc needs an explicit cast */
a16 = (zd_addr_t *) kmalloc(count16 * (sizeof(zd_addr_t) + sizeof(u16)),
GFP_KERNEL);
if (!a16) {


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