[OpenBIOS] [PATCH 3/5] Fix gcc 4.4 warnings about strict aliasing

[Pavel Roskin]

Rather than cast char arrays to other types, use correct types and cast
them to char pointers when needed.
---

 drivers/fw_cfg.c   |   18 +++++++++---------
 modules/pc-parts.c |   18 +++++++++---------
 2 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/fw_cfg.c b/drivers/fw_cfg.c
index 0ca4a43..3c5e267 100644
--- a/drivers/fw_cfg.c
+++ b/drivers/fw_cfg.c
@@ -34,31 +34,31 @@ fw_cfg_read(uint16_t cmd, char *buf, unsigned int nbytes)
 uint64_t
 fw_cfg_read_i64(uint16_t cmd)
 {
-    char buf[sizeof(uint64_t)];
+    uint64_t buf;
 
-    fw_cfg_read(cmd, buf, sizeof(uint64_t));
+    fw_cfg_read(cmd, (char *)&buf, sizeof(uint64_t));
 
-    return __le64_to_cpu(*(uint64_t *)buf);
+    return __le64_to_cpu(buf);
 }
 
 uint32_t
 fw_cfg_read_i32(uint16_t cmd)
 {
-    char buf[sizeof(uint32_t)];
+    uint32_t buf;
 
-    fw_cfg_read(cmd, buf, sizeof(uint32_t));
+    fw_cfg_read(cmd, (char *)&buf, sizeof(uint32_t));
 
-    return __le32_to_cpu(*(uint32_t *)buf);
+    return __le32_to_cpu(buf);
 }
 
 uint16_t
 fw_cfg_read_i16(uint16_t cmd)
 {
-    char buf[sizeof(uint16_t)];
+    uint16_t buf;
 
-    fw_cfg_read(cmd, buf, sizeof(uint16_t));
+    fw_cfg_read(cmd, (char *)&buf, sizeof(uint16_t));
 
-    return __le16_to_cpu(*(uint16_t *)buf);
+    return __le16_to_cpu(buf);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/modules/pc-parts.c b/modules/pc-parts.c
index 3cececb..bc3109a 100644
--- a/modules/pc-parts.c
+++ b/modules/pc-parts.c
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ pcparts_open( pcparts_info_t *di )
 		unsigned char e_head;
 		unsigned char e_sector;
 		unsigned char e_cyl;
-		unsigned char start_sect[4]; /* unaligned little endian */
-		unsigned char nr_sects[4]; /* ditto */
+		u32 start_sect; /* unaligned little endian */
+		u32 nr_sects; /* ditto */
 	} *p;
 	unsigned char buf[512];
 
@@ -96,11 +96,11 @@ pcparts_open( pcparts_info_t *di )
 			printk("partition %d does not exist\n", parnum+1 );
 			RET( 0 );
 		}
-		di->offs = (llong)(__le32_to_cpu(*((u32 *)p->start_sect))) * bs;
-		di->size = (llong)(__le32_to_cpu(*((u32 *)p->nr_sects))) * bs;
+		di->offs = (llong)(__le32_to_cpu(p->start_sect)) * bs;
+		di->size = (llong)(__le32_to_cpu(p->nr_sects)) * bs;
 
 		/* printk("Primary partition at sector %x\n",
-				__le32_to_cpu(*((u32 *)p->start_sect))); */
+				__le32_to_cpu(p->start_sect)); */
 
 		RET( -1 );
 	} else {
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ pcparts_open( pcparts_info_t *di )
 		printk("Extended partition at %d\n", i+1);
 
 		/* Visit each logical partition labels */
-		ext_start = __le32_to_cpu(*((u32 *)p[i].start_sect));
+		ext_start = __le32_to_cpu(p[i].start_sect);
 		cur_table = ext_start;
 		cur_part = 4;
 
@@ -147,8 +147,8 @@ pcparts_open( pcparts_info_t *di )
 					RET( 0 );
 				}
 				di->offs =
-					(llong)(cur_table+__le32_to_cpu(*((u32 *)p->start_sect))) * bs;
-				di->size = (llong)__le32_to_cpu(*((u32 *)p->nr_sects)) * bs;
+					(llong)(cur_table+__le32_to_cpu(p->start_sect)) * bs;
+				di->size = (llong)__le32_to_cpu(p->nr_sects) * bs;
 				RET ( -1 );
 			}
 
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ pcparts_open( pcparts_info_t *di )
 				printk("no link\n");
 				break;
 			}
-			cur_table = ext_start + __le32_to_cpu(*((u32 *)p[1].start_sect));
+			cur_table = ext_start + __le32_to_cpu(p[1].start_sect);
 
 			cur_part++;
 		}