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Subject: Re: [PATCH] Fix pointer cast for 32 bits arch
From: Joe Perches <joe@perches.com>
To: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org>
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On Sun, 2015-04-12 at 17:38 +0200, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> Perhaps checkpatch should complain about casts outside header files?

I think that's not feasible/desirable.

type casting is pretty common and necessary.
There are 50k+ casts in drivers/ alone.


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