Re: [PATCH] kernel/params.c: remove confusing cast

[Rusty Russell]

Rasmus Villemoes <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> Both sides of the assignment are const char*, so this cast is
> unnecessary and confusing.
>
> Signed-off-by: Rasmus Villemoes <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Acked-by: Rusty Russell <rusty@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Thanks,
Rusty.

>  kernel/params.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/kernel/params.c b/kernel/params.c
> index b6554aa71094..0b433fdb45eb 100644
> --- a/kernel/params.c
> +++ b/kernel/params.c
> @@ -709,7 +709,7 @@ static __modinit int add_sysfs_param(struct module_kobject *mk,
>  		mk->mp->attrs[mk->mp->num].mattr.store = param_attr_store;
>  	else
>  		mk->mp->attrs[mk->mp->num].mattr.store = NULL;
> -	mk->mp->attrs[mk->mp->num].mattr.attr.name = (char *)name;
> +	mk->mp->attrs[mk->mp->num].mattr.attr.name = name;
>  	mk->mp->attrs[mk->mp->num].mattr.attr.mode = kp->perm;
>  	mk->mp->num++;
>  
> -- 
> 2.1.3
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