RE: [PATCH v2 net-next 1/2] net: dsa: lan9303: Add port_fast_age and port_fdb_dump methods

[David Laight]

From: Andrew Lunn
> Sent: 19 October 2017 15:15
> > > +/* Clear learned (non-static) entry on given port */
> > > +static void alr_loop_cb_del_port_learned(struct lan9303 *chip, u32 dat0,
> > > +					 u32 dat1, int portmap, void *ctx)
> > > +{
> > > +	int *port = ctx;
> >
> > You can get the value directly to make the line below more readable:
> >
> >     int port = *(int *)ctx;
> 
> You have to be a bit careful with this. You often see people
> submitting patches taking away casts for void * pointers.
> If they do that here, it should at least not compile...
> 
> So maybe do it in two steps?
> 
>    int * pport = ctx;
>    int port = *pport;

IMHO it is best to define a struct for the 'ctx and then do:
	..., void *v_ctx)
{
	foo_ctx *ctx = v_ctx;
	int port = ctx->port;

That stops anyone having to double-check that the *(int *)
is operating on a pointer to an integer of the correct size.

One of the syntax checkers probably ought to generate a warning
for *(integer_type *)foo since it is often a bug.

	David