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xen-devel
[Xen-devel] Re: [PATCH 1/4] x86: remove cast from void*
 
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Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@xxxxxxxx> | 
 
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[Xen-devel] Re: [PATCH 1/4] x86: remove cast from void* | 
 
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"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@xxxxxxxxx> | 
 
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Tue, 14 Sep 2010 11:20:49 -0700 | 
 
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On 09/14/2010 10:49 AM, Jeremy Fitzhardinge wrote:
>  On 09/13/2010 10:18 PM, matt mooney wrote:
>> Unnecessary cast from void* in assignment.
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> Not very keen on this.  The cast may not be strictly required, but it
> does document what's going on there.
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But unnecessary casts are problematic in that if the type changes, they
can hide a real bug in the future.
        
        -hpa
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