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在 2023/5/17 23:18, Jakub Kicinski 写道:
> On Wed, 17 May 2023 13:14:11 +0800 yunchuan wrote:
>> 在 2023/5/17 11:17, Jakub Kicinski 写道:
>>> On Wed, 17 May 2023 10:27:05 +0800 wuych wrote:
>>>> Pointer variables of void * type do not require type cast.
>>> What tool are you using to find these.
>>> How many of such patches will it take to clean up the entire tree?
>> I use the scripts I found on the  kernel Newbies to find these.
>>
>> website: https://kernelnewbies.org/KernelJanitors/Todo/VoidPointerConvs
> How many of such patches will it take to clean up all of net/ and drivers/net ?


I have identified 48 areas that need to be modified using the script, 
and have not yet confirmed whether all of them need to be modified.