[PATCH] kernel/params.c: remove confusing cast

From: Rasmus Villemoes
Date: Thu Oct 01 2015 - 14:40:16 EST


Both sides of the assignment are const char*, so this cast is
unnecessary and confusing.

Signed-off-by: Rasmus Villemoes <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/params.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/kernel/params.c b/kernel/params.c
index b6554aa71094..0b433fdb45eb 100644
--- a/kernel/params.c
+++ b/kernel/params.c
@@ -709,7 +709,7 @@ static __modinit int add_sysfs_param(struct module_kobject *mk,
mk->mp->attrs[mk->mp->num].mattr.store = param_attr_store;
else
mk->mp->attrs[mk->mp->num].mattr.store = NULL;
- mk->mp->attrs[mk->mp->num].mattr.attr.name = (char *)name;
+ mk->mp->attrs[mk->mp->num].mattr.attr.name = name;
mk->mp->attrs[mk->mp->num].mattr.attr.mode = kp->perm;
mk->mp->num++;

--
2.1.3

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