generic_ptr is a void * type and does not require a cast. Signed-off-by: Li zeming <zeming@xxxxxxxxxxxx> --- arch/alpha/kernel/process.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/arch/alpha/kernel/process.c b/arch/alpha/kernel/process.c index 65fdae9e48f3..5bc8be1eba11 100644 --- a/arch/alpha/kernel/process.c +++ b/arch/alpha/kernel/process.c @@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ struct halt_info { static void common_shutdown_1(void *generic_ptr) { - struct halt_info *how = (struct halt_info *)generic_ptr; + struct halt_info *how = generic_ptr; struct percpu_struct *cpup; unsigned long *pflags, flags; int cpuid = smp_processor_id(); -- 2.18.2