diff --git a/drivers/staging/bcm/CmHost.c b/drivers/staging/bcm/CmHost.c
index 38b64e69d81a..a685cadb778d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/bcm/CmHost.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/bcm/CmHost.c
@@ -1702,7 +1702,7 @@ ULONG StoreCmControlResponseMessage(PMINI_ADAPTER Adapter,PVOID pvBuffer,UINT *p
 	}
 	// For DSA_REQ, only upto "psfAuthorizedSet" parameter should be accessed by driver!
 
-	pstAddIndication=(stLocalSFAddIndication *)kmalloc(sizeof(*pstAddIndication), GFP_KERNEL);
+	pstAddIndication=kmalloc(sizeof(*pstAddIndication), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if(NULL==pstAddIndication)
 		return 0;
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/bcm/InterfaceDld.c b/drivers/staging/bcm/InterfaceDld.c
index 1fc36a15f187..df64acb06126 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/bcm/InterfaceDld.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/bcm/InterfaceDld.c
@@ -5,15 +5,14 @@ int InterfaceFileDownload( PVOID arg,
                         struct file *flp,
                         unsigned int on_chip_loc)
 {
-    char            *buff=NULL;
    // unsigned int    reg=0;
     mm_segment_t    oldfs={0};
     int             errno=0, len=0 /*,is_config_file = 0*/;
     loff_t          pos=0;
 	PS_INTERFACE_ADAPTER psIntfAdapter = (PS_INTERFACE_ADAPTER)arg;
 	//PMINI_ADAPTER Adapter = psIntfAdapter->psAdapter;
+    char            *buff=kmalloc(MAX_TRANSFER_CTRL_BYTE_USB, GFP_KERNEL);
 
-    buff=(PCHAR)kmalloc(MAX_TRANSFER_CTRL_BYTE_USB, GFP_KERNEL);
     if(!buff)
     {
         return -ENOMEM;
@@ -56,7 +55,7 @@ int InterfaceFileReadbackFromChip( PVOID arg,
                         struct file *flp,
                         unsigned int on_chip_loc)
 {
-    char            *buff=NULL, *buff_readback=NULL;
+    char            *buff, *buff_readback;
     unsigned int    reg=0;
     mm_segment_t    oldfs={0};
     int             errno=0, len=0, is_config_file = 0;
@@ -65,8 +64,8 @@ int InterfaceFileReadbackFromChip( PVOID arg,
 	INT				Status = STATUS_SUCCESS;
 	PS_INTERFACE_ADAPTER psIntfAdapter = (PS_INTERFACE_ADAPTER)arg;
 
-    buff=(PCHAR)kmalloc(MAX_TRANSFER_CTRL_BYTE_USB, GFP_DMA);
-    buff_readback=(PCHAR)kmalloc(MAX_TRANSFER_CTRL_BYTE_USB , GFP_DMA);
+    buff=kmalloc(MAX_TRANSFER_CTRL_BYTE_USB, GFP_DMA);
+    buff_readback=kmalloc(MAX_TRANSFER_CTRL_BYTE_USB , GFP_DMA);
     if(!buff || !buff_readback)
     {
         kfree(buff);
@@ -287,7 +286,7 @@ int bcm_ioctl_fw_download(PMINI_ADAPTER Adapter, FIRMWARE_INFO *psFwInfo)
 	else
 	{
 
-		buff = (PUCHAR)kzalloc(psFwInfo->u32FirmwareLength,GFP_KERNEL);
+		buff = kzalloc(psFwInfo->u32FirmwareLength,GFP_KERNEL);
 		if(buff==NULL)
 		{
 			BCM_DEBUG_PRINT(Adapter,DBG_TYPE_INITEXIT, MP_INIT, DBG_LVL_ALL,"Failed in allocation memory");
@@ -345,11 +344,10 @@ static INT buffRdbkVerify(PMINI_ADAPTER Adapter,
 			PUCHAR mappedbuffer, UINT u32FirmwareLength,
 			ULONG u32StartingAddress)
 {
-	PUCHAR readbackbuff = NULL;
 	UINT len = u32FirmwareLength;
 	INT retval = STATUS_SUCCESS;
+	PUCHAR readbackbuff = kzalloc(MAX_TRANSFER_CTRL_BYTE_USB,GFP_KERNEL);
 
-	readbackbuff = (PUCHAR)kzalloc(MAX_TRANSFER_CTRL_BYTE_USB,GFP_KERNEL);
 	if(NULL == readbackbuff)
 	{
 		BCM_DEBUG_PRINT(Adapter,DBG_TYPE_INITEXIT, MP_INIT, DBG_LVL_ALL, "MEMORY ALLOCATION FAILED");
diff --git a/drivers/staging/bcm/Misc.c b/drivers/staging/bcm/Misc.c
index 82d9f86821ca..1bb6a1d97ce0 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/bcm/Misc.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/bcm/Misc.c
@@ -71,8 +71,7 @@ InitAdapter(PMINI_ADAPTER psAdapter)
 	default_wimax_protocol_initialize(psAdapter);
 	for (i=0;i<MAX_CNTRL_PKTS;i++)
 	{
-		psAdapter->txctlpacket[i] = (char *)kmalloc(MAX_CNTL_PKT_SIZE,
-												GFP_KERNEL);
+		psAdapter->txctlpacket[i] = kmalloc(MAX_CNTL_PKT_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
 		if(!psAdapter->txctlpacket[i])
 		{
 			BCM_DEBUG_PRINT(psAdapter,DBG_TYPE_INITEXIT, MP_INIT, DBG_LVL_ALL, "No More Cntl pkts got, max got is %d", i);
@@ -1228,11 +1227,11 @@ static int bcm_parse_target_params(PMINI_ADAPTER Adapter)
 {
 	struct file 		*flp=NULL;
 	mm_segment_t 	oldfs={0};
-	char *buff = NULL;
+	char *buff;
 	int len = 0;
 	loff_t	pos = 0;
 
-	buff=(PCHAR)kmalloc(BUFFER_1K, GFP_KERNEL);
+	buff=kmalloc(BUFFER_1K, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if(!buff)
 	{
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -1393,12 +1392,10 @@ static VOID doPowerAutoCorrection(PMINI_ADAPTER psAdapter)
 #if 0
 static unsigned char *ReadMacAddrEEPROM(PMINI_ADAPTER Adapter, ulong dwAddress)
 {
-	unsigned char *pucmacaddr = NULL;
-	int status = 0, i=0;
-	unsigned int temp =0;
+	int status = 0, i = 0;
+	unsigned int temp = 0;
+	unsigned char *pucmacaddr = kmalloc(MAC_ADDRESS_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
 
-
-	pucmacaddr = (unsigned char *)kmalloc(MAC_ADDRESS_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if(!pucmacaddr)
 	{
 		BCM_DEBUG_PRINT(Adapter,DBG_TYPE_PRINTK, 0, 0, "No Buffers to Read the EEPROM Address\n");