kvm: kvm_main: Remove unnecessary (void*) conversions
Commit Message
void * pointer assignment does not require a forced replacement.
Signed-off-by: Li kunyu <kunyu@nfschina.com>
---
virt/kvm/kvm_main.c | 12 +++++-------
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
Comments
On Tue, Dec 13, 2022, Li kunyu wrote:
> void * pointer assignment does not require a forced replacement.
>
> Signed-off-by: Li kunyu <kunyu@nfschina.com>
> ---
> virt/kvm/kvm_main.c | 12 +++++-------
> 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
> index fab4d3790578..1682b269ad4a 100644
> --- a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
> +++ b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
> @@ -3861,7 +3861,7 @@ static int create_vcpu_fd(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
> #ifdef __KVM_HAVE_ARCH_VCPU_DEBUGFS
> static int vcpu_get_pid(void *data, u64 *val)
> {
> - struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu = (struct kvm_vcpu *) data;
> + struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu = data;
> *val = pid_nr(rcu_access_pointer(vcpu->pid));
Unrelated to your patch: doesn't this need proper RCU protection? E.g. if
KVM_RUN changes vcpu->pid between the read and dereference in pid_nr(), and puts
the last reference to the old pid.
On Tue, 13 Dec 2022 16:02:36 +0800, Li kunyu wrote:
> void * pointer assignment does not require a forced replacement.
>
>
Applied to kvm-x86 generic, thanks!
[1/1] kvm: kvm_main: Remove unnecessary (void*) conversions
https://github.com/kvm-x86/linux/commit/14aa40a1d05e
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https://github.com/kvm-x86/linux/tree/next
https://github.com/kvm-x86/linux/tree/fixes
@@ -3861,7 +3861,7 @@ static int create_vcpu_fd(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
#ifdef __KVM_HAVE_ARCH_VCPU_DEBUGFS
static int vcpu_get_pid(void *data, u64 *val)
{
- struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu = (struct kvm_vcpu *) data;
+ struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu = data;
*val = pid_nr(rcu_access_pointer(vcpu->pid));
return 0;
}
@@ -5445,8 +5445,7 @@ static int kvm_debugfs_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file,
const char *fmt)
{
int ret;
- struct kvm_stat_data *stat_data = (struct kvm_stat_data *)
- inode->i_private;
+ struct kvm_stat_data *stat_data = inode->i_private;
/*
* The debugfs files are a reference to the kvm struct which
@@ -5467,8 +5466,7 @@ static int kvm_debugfs_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file,
static int kvm_debugfs_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
{
- struct kvm_stat_data *stat_data = (struct kvm_stat_data *)
- inode->i_private;
+ struct kvm_stat_data *stat_data = inode->i_private;
simple_attr_release(inode, file);
kvm_put_kvm(stat_data->kvm);
@@ -5517,7 +5515,7 @@ static int kvm_clear_stat_per_vcpu(struct kvm *kvm, size_t offset)
static int kvm_stat_data_get(void *data, u64 *val)
{
int r = -EFAULT;
- struct kvm_stat_data *stat_data = (struct kvm_stat_data *)data;
+ struct kvm_stat_data *stat_data = data;
switch (stat_data->kind) {
case KVM_STAT_VM:
@@ -5536,7 +5534,7 @@ static int kvm_stat_data_get(void *data, u64 *val)
static int kvm_stat_data_clear(void *data, u64 val)
{
int r = -EFAULT;
- struct kvm_stat_data *stat_data = (struct kvm_stat_data *)data;
+ struct kvm_stat_data *stat_data = data;
if (val)
return -EINVAL;