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(void*) conversions

Here are a few tips and scripts how to find unnecessary (void*) conversions.

Find (void*) functions

Here's a script that finds all functions returning (void*): attachment:find_voidp_funcs.pl

Example:

./find_voidp_funcs.pl linux-2.6.git/

Another script has an embedded list of such function names (after the _END_), or can take such names on the commandline: attachment:type-convs.pl

Example:

./find_voidp_funcs.pl linux-2.6.git kmalloc

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== Find (void*) functions ==
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+Example: {{{
./find_voidp_funcs.pl linux-2.6.git/
}}}

== Finding assignments ==

Another script has an embedded list of such function names (after the _END_), or can take such names on the commandline: attachment:type-convs.pl

Example: {{{
./find_voidp_funcs.pl linux-2.6.git kmalloc
}}}