Re: [Outreachy kernel] [PATCH] net: Remove unnecessary cast on void pointer

From: Julia Lawall
Date: Tue Mar 28 2017 - 11:34:05 EST

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On Tue, 28 Mar 2017, simran singhal wrote:

> The following Coccinelle script was used to detect this:
> @r@
> expression x;
> void* e;
> type T;
> identifier f;
> @@
> (
> *((T *)e)
> |
> ((T *)x)[...]
> |
> ((T*)x)->f
> |
>
> - (T*)
> e
> )
>
> Signed-off-by: simran singhal <singhalsimran0@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> net/bridge/netfilter/ebtables.c | 2 +-
> net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c | 20 ++++++++------------
> net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c | 20 ++++++++------------
> net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c | 20 ++++++++------------
> net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_bitmap_gen.h | 4 ++--
> net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_core.c | 2 +-
> net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto.c | 2 +-
> net/netfilter/nft_set_hash.c | 2 +-
> net/netfilter/xt_hashlimit.c | 10 +++++-----
> 9 files changed, 35 insertions(+), 47 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtables.c b/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtables.c
> index 79b6991..bdc629e 100644
> --- a/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtables.c
> +++ b/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtables.c
> @@ -1713,7 +1713,7 @@ static int compat_copy_entry_to_user(struct ebt_entry *e, void __user **dstptr,
> if (*size < sizeof(*ce))
> return -EINVAL;
>
> - ce = (struct ebt_entry __user *)*dstptr;
> + ce = *dstptr;
> if (copy_to_user(ce, e, sizeof(*ce)))
> return -EFAULT;
>
> diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c
> index 6241a81..f046c12 100644
> --- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c
> +++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c
> @@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ static int mark_source_chains(const struct xt_table_info *newinfo,
> for (hook = 0; hook < NF_ARP_NUMHOOKS; hook++) {
> unsigned int pos = newinfo->hook_entry[hook];
> struct arpt_entry *e
> - = (struct arpt_entry *)(entry0 + pos);
> + = (entry0 + pos);

The parentheses are not needed here. The newline is not needed either.

>
> if (!(valid_hooks & (1 << hook)))
> continue;
> @@ -354,14 +354,12 @@ static int mark_source_chains(const struct xt_table_info *newinfo,
> if (pos == oldpos)
> goto next;
>
> - e = (struct arpt_entry *)
> - (entry0 + pos);
> + e = (entry0 + pos);

Again, drop the parentheses.

> } while (oldpos == pos + e->next_offset);
>
> /* Move along one */
> size = e->next_offset;
> - e = (struct arpt_entry *)
> - (entry0 + pos + size);
> + e = (entry0 + pos + size);

And again.

> if (pos + size >= newinfo->size)
> return 0;
> e->counters.pcnt = pos;
> @@ -376,16 +374,14 @@ static int mark_source_chains(const struct xt_table_info *newinfo,
> if (!xt_find_jump_offset(offsets, newpos,
> newinfo->number))
> return 0;
> - e = (struct arpt_entry *)
> - (entry0 + newpos);
> + e = (entry0 + newpos);

etc :)

julia

> } else {
> /* ... this is a fallthru */
> newpos = pos + e->next_offset;
> if (newpos >= newinfo->size)
> return 0;
> }
> - e = (struct arpt_entry *)
> - (entry0 + newpos);
> + e = (entry0 + newpos);
> e->counters.pcnt = pos;
> pos = newpos;
> }
> @@ -683,7 +679,7 @@ static int copy_entries_to_user(unsigned int total_size,
> for (off = 0, num = 0; off < total_size; off += e->next_offset, num++){
> const struct xt_entry_target *t;
>
> - e = (struct arpt_entry *)(loc_cpu_entry + off);
> + e = (loc_cpu_entry + off);
> if (copy_to_user(userptr + off, e, sizeof(*e))) {
> ret = -EFAULT;
> goto free_counters;
> @@ -1130,7 +1126,7 @@ compat_copy_entry_from_user(struct compat_arpt_entry *e, void **dstptr,
> int h;
>
> origsize = *size;
> - de = (struct arpt_entry *)*dstptr;
> + de = *dstptr;
> memcpy(de, e, sizeof(struct arpt_entry));
> memcpy(&de->counters, &e->counters, sizeof(e->counters));
>
> @@ -1324,7 +1320,7 @@ static int compat_copy_entry_to_user(struct arpt_entry *e, void __user **dstptr,
> int ret;
>
> origsize = *size;
> - ce = (struct compat_arpt_entry __user *)*dstptr;
> + ce = *dstptr;
> if (copy_to_user(ce, e, sizeof(struct arpt_entry)) != 0 ||
> copy_to_user(&ce->counters, &counters[i],
> sizeof(counters[i])) != 0)
> diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
> index 384b857..af57eea 100644
> --- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
> +++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
> @@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ mark_source_chains(const struct xt_table_info *newinfo,
> to 0 as we leave), and comefrom to save source hook bitmask */
> for (hook = 0; hook < NF_INET_NUMHOOKS; hook++) {
> unsigned int pos = newinfo->hook_entry[hook];
> - struct ipt_entry *e = (struct ipt_entry *)(entry0 + pos);
> + struct ipt_entry *e = (entry0 + pos);
>
> if (!(valid_hooks & (1 << hook)))
> continue;
> @@ -424,14 +424,12 @@ mark_source_chains(const struct xt_table_info *newinfo,
> if (pos == oldpos)
> goto next;
>
> - e = (struct ipt_entry *)
> - (entry0 + pos);
> + e = (entry0 + pos);
> } while (oldpos == pos + e->next_offset);
>
> /* Move along one */
> size = e->next_offset;
> - e = (struct ipt_entry *)
> - (entry0 + pos + size);
> + e = (entry0 + pos + size);
> if (pos + size >= newinfo->size)
> return 0;
> e->counters.pcnt = pos;
> @@ -446,16 +444,14 @@ mark_source_chains(const struct xt_table_info *newinfo,
> if (!xt_find_jump_offset(offsets, newpos,
> newinfo->number))
> return 0;
> - e = (struct ipt_entry *)
> - (entry0 + newpos);
> + e = (entry0 + newpos);
> } else {
> /* ... this is a fallthru */
> newpos = pos + e->next_offset;
> if (newpos >= newinfo->size)
> return 0;
> }
> - e = (struct ipt_entry *)
> - (entry0 + newpos);
> + e = (entry0 + newpos);
> e->counters.pcnt = pos;
> pos = newpos;
> }
> @@ -834,7 +830,7 @@ copy_entries_to_user(unsigned int total_size,
> const struct xt_entry_match *m;
> const struct xt_entry_target *t;
>
> - e = (struct ipt_entry *)(loc_cpu_entry + off);
> + e = (loc_cpu_entry + off);
> if (copy_to_user(userptr + off, e, sizeof(*e))) {
> ret = -EFAULT;
> goto free_counters;
> @@ -1229,7 +1225,7 @@ compat_copy_entry_to_user(struct ipt_entry *e, void __user **dstptr,
> int ret = 0;
>
> origsize = *size;
> - ce = (struct compat_ipt_entry __user *)*dstptr;
> + ce = *dstptr;
> if (copy_to_user(ce, e, sizeof(struct ipt_entry)) != 0 ||
> copy_to_user(&ce->counters, &counters[i],
> sizeof(counters[i])) != 0)
> @@ -1366,7 +1362,7 @@ compat_copy_entry_from_user(struct compat_ipt_entry *e, void **dstptr,
> struct xt_entry_match *ematch;
>
> origsize = *size;
> - de = (struct ipt_entry *)*dstptr;
> + de = *dstptr;
> memcpy(de, e, sizeof(struct ipt_entry));
> memcpy(&de->counters, &e->counters, sizeof(e->counters));
>
> diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c
> index 1e15c54..ef730e9 100644
> --- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c
> +++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c
> @@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ mark_source_chains(const struct xt_table_info *newinfo,
> to 0 as we leave), and comefrom to save source hook bitmask */
> for (hook = 0; hook < NF_INET_NUMHOOKS; hook++) {
> unsigned int pos = newinfo->hook_entry[hook];
> - struct ip6t_entry *e = (struct ip6t_entry *)(entry0 + pos);
> + struct ip6t_entry *e = (entry0 + pos);
>
> if (!(valid_hooks & (1 << hook)))
> continue;
> @@ -453,14 +453,12 @@ mark_source_chains(const struct xt_table_info *newinfo,
> if (pos == oldpos)
> goto next;
>
> - e = (struct ip6t_entry *)
> - (entry0 + pos);
> + e = (entry0 + pos);
> } while (oldpos == pos + e->next_offset);
>
> /* Move along one */
> size = e->next_offset;
> - e = (struct ip6t_entry *)
> - (entry0 + pos + size);
> + e = (entry0 + pos + size);
> if (pos + size >= newinfo->size)
> return 0;
> e->counters.pcnt = pos;
> @@ -475,16 +473,14 @@ mark_source_chains(const struct xt_table_info *newinfo,
> if (!xt_find_jump_offset(offsets, newpos,
> newinfo->number))
> return 0;
> - e = (struct ip6t_entry *)
> - (entry0 + newpos);
> + e = (entry0 + newpos);
> } else {
> /* ... this is a fallthru */
> newpos = pos + e->next_offset;
> if (newpos >= newinfo->size)
> return 0;
> }
> - e = (struct ip6t_entry *)
> - (entry0 + newpos);
> + e = (entry0 + newpos);
> e->counters.pcnt = pos;
> pos = newpos;
> }
> @@ -863,7 +859,7 @@ copy_entries_to_user(unsigned int total_size,
> const struct xt_entry_match *m;
> const struct xt_entry_target *t;
>
> - e = (struct ip6t_entry *)(loc_cpu_entry + off);
> + e = (loc_cpu_entry + off);
> if (copy_to_user(userptr + off, e, sizeof(*e))) {
> ret = -EFAULT;
> goto free_counters;
> @@ -1258,7 +1254,7 @@ compat_copy_entry_to_user(struct ip6t_entry *e, void __user **dstptr,
> int ret = 0;
>
> origsize = *size;
> - ce = (struct compat_ip6t_entry __user *)*dstptr;
> + ce = *dstptr;
> if (copy_to_user(ce, e, sizeof(struct ip6t_entry)) != 0 ||
> copy_to_user(&ce->counters, &counters[i],
> sizeof(counters[i])) != 0)
> @@ -1394,7 +1390,7 @@ compat_copy_entry_from_user(struct compat_ip6t_entry *e, void **dstptr,
> struct xt_entry_match *ematch;
>
> origsize = *size;
> - de = (struct ip6t_entry *)*dstptr;
> + de = *dstptr;
> memcpy(de, e, sizeof(struct ip6t_entry));
> memcpy(&de->counters, &e->counters, sizeof(e->counters));
>
> diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_bitmap_gen.h b/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_bitmap_gen.h
> index 6f09a99..d302d98 100644
> --- a/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_bitmap_gen.h
> +++ b/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_bitmap_gen.h
> @@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ mtype_list(const struct ip_set *set,
> if (!test_bit(id, map->members) ||
> (SET_WITH_TIMEOUT(set) &&
> #ifdef IP_SET_BITMAP_STORED_TIMEOUT
> - mtype_is_filled((const struct mtype_elem *)x) &&
> + mtype_is_filled(x) &&
> #endif
> ip_set_timeout_expired(ext_timeout(x, set))))
> continue;
> @@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ mtype_list(const struct ip_set *set,
> if (mtype_do_list(skb, map, id, set->dsize))
> goto nla_put_failure;
> if (ip_set_put_extensions(skb, set, x,
> - mtype_is_filled((const struct mtype_elem *)x)))
> + mtype_is_filled(x)))
> goto nla_put_failure;
> ipset_nest_end(skb, nested);
> }
> diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_core.c b/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_core.c
> index c296f9b..10a3694 100644
> --- a/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_core.c
> +++ b/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_core.c
> @@ -1915,7 +1915,7 @@ ip_set_sockfn_get(struct sock *sk, int optval, void __user *user, int *len)
> ret = -EFAULT;
> goto done;
> }
> - op = (unsigned int *)data;
> + op = data;
>
> if (*op < IP_SET_OP_VERSION) {
> /* Check the version at the beginning of operations */
> diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto.c
> index 48d8354..ec665c8 100644
> --- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto.c
> +++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto.c
> @@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ static int kill_l3proto(struct nf_conn *i, void *data)
> static int kill_l4proto(struct nf_conn *i, void *data)
> {
> struct nf_conntrack_l4proto *l4proto;
> - l4proto = (struct nf_conntrack_l4proto *)data;
> + l4proto = data;
> return nf_ct_protonum(i) == l4proto->l4proto &&
> nf_ct_l3num(i) == l4proto->l3proto;
> }
> diff --git a/net/netfilter/nft_set_hash.c b/net/netfilter/nft_set_hash.c
> index 5f65272..8ec086b 100644
> --- a/net/netfilter/nft_set_hash.c
> +++ b/net/netfilter/nft_set_hash.c
> @@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ static int nft_hash_init(const struct nft_set *set,
>
> static void nft_hash_elem_destroy(void *ptr, void *arg)
> {
> - nft_set_elem_destroy((const struct nft_set *)arg, ptr, true);
> + nft_set_elem_destroy(arg, ptr, true);
> }
>
> static void nft_hash_destroy(const struct nft_set *set)
> diff --git a/net/netfilter/xt_hashlimit.c b/net/netfilter/xt_hashlimit.c
> index 2a6dfe8..762e187 100644
> --- a/net/netfilter/xt_hashlimit.c
> +++ b/net/netfilter/xt_hashlimit.c
> @@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ static int
> cfg_copy(struct hashlimit_cfg2 *to, void *from, int revision)
> {
> if (revision == 1) {
> - struct hashlimit_cfg1 *cfg = (struct hashlimit_cfg1 *)from;
> + struct hashlimit_cfg1 *cfg = from;
>
> to->mode = cfg->mode;
> to->avg = cfg->avg;
> @@ -895,7 +895,7 @@ static void *dl_seq_start(struct seq_file *s, loff_t *pos)
> static void *dl_seq_next(struct seq_file *s, void *v, loff_t *pos)
> {
> struct xt_hashlimit_htable *htable = s->private;
> - unsigned int *bucket = (unsigned int *)v;
> + unsigned int *bucket = v;
>
> *pos = ++(*bucket);
> if (*pos >= htable->cfg.size) {
> @@ -909,7 +909,7 @@ static void dl_seq_stop(struct seq_file *s, void *v)
> __releases(htable->lock)
> {
> struct xt_hashlimit_htable *htable = s->private;
> - unsigned int *bucket = (unsigned int *)v;
> + unsigned int *bucket = v;
>
> if (!IS_ERR(bucket))
> kfree(bucket);
> @@ -980,7 +980,7 @@ static int dl_seq_real_show(struct dsthash_ent *ent, u_int8_t family,
> static int dl_seq_show_v1(struct seq_file *s, void *v)
> {
> struct xt_hashlimit_htable *htable = s->private;
> - unsigned int *bucket = (unsigned int *)v;
> + unsigned int *bucket = v;
> struct dsthash_ent *ent;
>
> if (!hlist_empty(&htable->hash[*bucket])) {
> @@ -994,7 +994,7 @@ static int dl_seq_show_v1(struct seq_file *s, void *v)
> static int dl_seq_show(struct seq_file *s, void *v)
> {
> struct xt_hashlimit_htable *htable = s->private;
> - unsigned int *bucket = (unsigned int *)v;
> + unsigned int *bucket = v;
> struct dsthash_ent *ent;
>
> if (!hlist_empty(&htable->hash[*bucket])) {
> --
> 2.7.4
>
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