diff --git a/drivers/net/vxge/vxge-ethtool.c b/drivers/net/vxge/vxge-ethtool.c
index 09f721e10517..bc9bd1035706 100644
--- a/drivers/net/vxge/vxge-ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/vxge/vxge-ethtool.c
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ static int vxge_ethtool_gset(struct net_device *dev, struct ethtool_cmd *info)
 static void vxge_ethtool_gdrvinfo(struct net_device *dev,
 				  struct ethtool_drvinfo *info)
 {
-	struct vxgedev *vdev = (struct vxgedev *)netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct vxgedev *vdev = netdev_priv(dev);
 	strlcpy(info->driver, VXGE_DRIVER_NAME, sizeof(VXGE_DRIVER_NAME));
 	strlcpy(info->version, DRV_VERSION, sizeof(DRV_VERSION));
 	strlcpy(info->fw_version, vdev->fw_version, VXGE_HW_FW_STRLEN);
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ static void vxge_ethtool_gregs(struct net_device *dev,
 	enum vxge_hw_status status;
 	u64 reg;
 	u64 *reg_space = (u64 *)space;
-	struct vxgedev *vdev = (struct vxgedev *)netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct vxgedev *vdev = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct __vxge_hw_device *hldev = vdev->devh;
 
 	regs->len = sizeof(struct vxge_hw_vpath_reg) * vdev->no_of_vpath;
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ static void vxge_ethtool_gregs(struct net_device *dev,
  */
 static int vxge_ethtool_idnic(struct net_device *dev, u32 data)
 {
-	struct vxgedev *vdev = (struct vxgedev *)netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct vxgedev *vdev = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct __vxge_hw_device *hldev = vdev->devh;
 
 	vxge_hw_device_flick_link_led(hldev, VXGE_FLICKER_ON);
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ static int vxge_ethtool_idnic(struct net_device *dev, u32 data)
 static void vxge_ethtool_getpause_data(struct net_device *dev,
 				       struct ethtool_pauseparam *ep)
 {
-	struct vxgedev *vdev = (struct vxgedev *)netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct vxgedev *vdev = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct __vxge_hw_device *hldev = vdev->devh;
 
 	vxge_hw_device_getpause_data(hldev, 0, &ep->tx_pause, &ep->rx_pause);
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ static void vxge_ethtool_getpause_data(struct net_device *dev,
 static int vxge_ethtool_setpause_data(struct net_device *dev,
 				      struct ethtool_pauseparam *ep)
 {
-	struct vxgedev *vdev = (struct vxgedev *)netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct vxgedev *vdev = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct __vxge_hw_device *hldev = vdev->devh;
 
 	vxge_hw_device_setpause_data(hldev, 0, ep->tx_pause, ep->rx_pause);
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ static void vxge_get_ethtool_stats(struct net_device *dev,
 	enum vxge_hw_status status;
 	enum vxge_hw_status swstatus;
 	struct vxge_vpath *vpath = NULL;
-	struct vxgedev *vdev = (struct vxgedev *)netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct vxgedev *vdev = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct __vxge_hw_device *hldev = vdev->devh;
 	struct vxge_hw_xmac_stats *xmac_stats;
 	struct vxge_hw_device_stats_sw_info *sw_stats;
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ static void vxge_ethtool_get_strings(struct net_device *dev, u32 stringset,
 {
 	int stat_size = 0;
 	int i, j;
-	struct vxgedev *vdev = (struct vxgedev *)netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct vxgedev *vdev = netdev_priv(dev);
 	switch (stringset) {
 	case ETH_SS_STATS:
 		vxge_add_string("VPATH STATISTICS%s\t\t\t",
@@ -1059,21 +1059,21 @@ static void vxge_ethtool_get_strings(struct net_device *dev, u32 stringset,
 
 static int vxge_ethtool_get_regs_len(struct net_device *dev)
 {
-	struct vxgedev *vdev = (struct vxgedev *)netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct vxgedev *vdev = netdev_priv(dev);
 
 	return sizeof(struct vxge_hw_vpath_reg) * vdev->no_of_vpath;
 }
 
 static u32 vxge_get_rx_csum(struct net_device *dev)
 {
-	struct vxgedev *vdev = (struct vxgedev *)netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct vxgedev *vdev = netdev_priv(dev);
 
 	return vdev->rx_csum;
 }
 
 static int vxge_set_rx_csum(struct net_device *dev, u32 data)
 {
-	struct vxgedev *vdev = (struct vxgedev *)netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct vxgedev *vdev = netdev_priv(dev);
 
 	if (data)
 		vdev->rx_csum = 1;
@@ -1095,7 +1095,7 @@ static int vxge_ethtool_op_set_tso(struct net_device *dev, u32 data)
 
 static int vxge_ethtool_get_sset_count(struct net_device *dev, int sset)
 {
-	struct vxgedev *vdev = (struct vxgedev *)netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct vxgedev *vdev = netdev_priv(dev);
 
 	switch (sset) {
 	case ETH_SS_STATS:
@@ -1114,7 +1114,7 @@ static int vxge_ethtool_get_sset_count(struct net_device *dev, int sset)
 
 static int vxge_set_flags(struct net_device *dev, u32 data)
 {
-	struct vxgedev *vdev = (struct vxgedev *)netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct vxgedev *vdev = netdev_priv(dev);
 	enum vxge_hw_status status;
 
 	if (data & ~ETH_FLAG_RXHASH)
@@ -1148,7 +1148,7 @@ static int vxge_set_flags(struct net_device *dev, u32 data)
 
 static int vxge_fw_flash(struct net_device *dev, struct ethtool_flash *parms)
 {
-	struct vxgedev *vdev = (struct vxgedev *)netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct vxgedev *vdev = netdev_priv(dev);
 
 	if (vdev->max_vpath_supported != VXGE_HW_MAX_VIRTUAL_PATHS) {
 		printk(KERN_INFO "Single Function Mode is required to flash the"
diff --git a/drivers/net/vxge/vxge-main.c b/drivers/net/vxge/vxge-main.c
index 3f2d6ed13d3e..29f0ec88cfea 100644
--- a/drivers/net/vxge/vxge-main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/vxge/vxge-main.c
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ static void
 vxge_callback_link_up(struct __vxge_hw_device *hldev)
 {
 	struct net_device *dev = hldev->ndev;
-	struct vxgedev *vdev = (struct vxgedev *)netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct vxgedev *vdev = netdev_priv(dev);
 
 	vxge_debug_entryexit(VXGE_TRACE, "%s: %s:%d",
 		vdev->ndev->name, __func__, __LINE__);
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ static void
 vxge_callback_link_down(struct __vxge_hw_device *hldev)
 {
 	struct net_device *dev = hldev->ndev;
-	struct vxgedev *vdev = (struct vxgedev *)netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct vxgedev *vdev = netdev_priv(dev);
 
 	vxge_debug_entryexit(VXGE_TRACE,
 		"%s: %s:%d", vdev->ndev->name, __func__, __LINE__);
@@ -787,7 +787,7 @@ vxge_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 		return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 	}
 
-	vdev = (struct vxgedev *)netdev_priv(dev);
+	vdev = netdev_priv(dev);
 
 	if (unlikely(!is_vxge_card_up(vdev))) {
 		vxge_debug_tx(VXGE_ERR,
@@ -1052,7 +1052,7 @@ static void vxge_set_multicast(struct net_device *dev)
 	vxge_debug_entryexit(VXGE_TRACE,
 		"%s:%d", __func__, __LINE__);
 
-	vdev = (struct vxgedev *)netdev_priv(dev);
+	vdev = netdev_priv(dev);
 	hldev = (struct __vxge_hw_device  *)vdev->devh;
 
 	if (unlikely(!is_vxge_card_up(vdev)))
@@ -1209,7 +1209,7 @@ static int vxge_set_mac_addr(struct net_device *dev, void *p)
 
 	vxge_debug_entryexit(VXGE_TRACE, "%s:%d", __func__, __LINE__);
 
-	vdev = (struct vxgedev *)netdev_priv(dev);
+	vdev = netdev_priv(dev);
 	hldev = vdev->devh;
 
 	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(addr->sa_data))
@@ -1672,7 +1672,7 @@ static void vxge_netpoll(struct net_device *dev)
 	struct __vxge_hw_device *hldev;
 	struct vxgedev *vdev;
 
-	vdev = (struct vxgedev *)netdev_priv(dev);
+	vdev = netdev_priv(dev);
 	hldev = (struct __vxge_hw_device  *)pci_get_drvdata(vdev->pdev);
 
 	vxge_debug_entryexit(VXGE_TRACE, "%s:%d", __func__, __LINE__);
@@ -2582,7 +2582,7 @@ vxge_open(struct net_device *dev)
 	vxge_debug_entryexit(VXGE_TRACE,
 		"%s: %s:%d", dev->name, __func__, __LINE__);
 
-	vdev = (struct vxgedev *)netdev_priv(dev);
+	vdev = netdev_priv(dev);
 	hldev = (struct __vxge_hw_device *)pci_get_drvdata(vdev->pdev);
 	function_mode = vdev->config.device_hw_info.function_mode;
 
@@ -2810,7 +2810,7 @@ static int do_vxge_close(struct net_device *dev, int do_io)
 	vxge_debug_entryexit(VXGE_TRACE, "%s: %s:%d",
 		dev->name, __func__, __LINE__);
 
-	vdev = (struct vxgedev *)netdev_priv(dev);
+	vdev = netdev_priv(dev);
 	hldev = (struct __vxge_hw_device *)pci_get_drvdata(vdev->pdev);
 
 	if (unlikely(!is_vxge_card_up(vdev)))
@@ -3139,7 +3139,7 @@ vxge_tx_watchdog(struct net_device *dev)
 
 	vxge_debug_entryexit(VXGE_TRACE, "%s:%d", __func__, __LINE__);
 
-	vdev = (struct vxgedev *)netdev_priv(dev);
+	vdev = netdev_priv(dev);
 
 	vdev->cric_err_event = VXGE_HW_EVENT_RESET_START;
 
@@ -3167,7 +3167,7 @@ vxge_vlan_rx_register(struct net_device *dev, struct vlan_group *grp)
 
 	vxge_debug_entryexit(VXGE_TRACE, "%s:%d", __func__, __LINE__);
 
-	vdev = (struct vxgedev *)netdev_priv(dev);
+	vdev = netdev_priv(dev);
 
 	vpath = &vdev->vpaths[0];
 	if ((NULL == grp) && (vpath->is_open)) {
@@ -3216,7 +3216,7 @@ vxge_vlan_rx_add_vid(struct net_device *dev, unsigned short vid)
 	struct vxge_vpath *vpath;
 	int vp_id;
 
-	vdev = (struct vxgedev *)netdev_priv(dev);
+	vdev = netdev_priv(dev);
 
 	/* Add these vlan to the vid table */
 	for (vp_id = 0; vp_id < vdev->no_of_vpath; vp_id++) {
@@ -3243,7 +3243,7 @@ vxge_vlan_rx_kill_vid(struct net_device *dev, unsigned short vid)
 
 	vxge_debug_entryexit(VXGE_TRACE, "%s:%d", __func__, __LINE__);
 
-	vdev = (struct vxgedev *)netdev_priv(dev);
+	vdev = netdev_priv(dev);
 
 	vlan_group_set_device(vdev->vlgrp, vid, NULL);
 
@@ -3476,7 +3476,7 @@ vxge_callback_crit_err(struct __vxge_hw_device *hldev,
 			enum vxge_hw_event type, u64 vp_id)
 {
 	struct net_device *dev = hldev->ndev;
-	struct vxgedev *vdev = (struct vxgedev *)netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct vxgedev *vdev = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct vxge_vpath *vpath = NULL;
 	int vpath_idx;