diff --git a/drivers/net/cxgbe/base/adapter.h b/drivers/net/cxgbe/base/adapter.h
index 122166410a60..e548f9f63a10 100644
--- a/drivers/net/cxgbe/base/adapter.h
+++ b/drivers/net/cxgbe/base/adapter.h
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ static inline void t4_os_write_unlock(rte_rwlock_t *lock)
  */
 static inline struct port_info *ethdev2pinfo(const struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 {
-	return (struct port_info *)dev->data->dev_private;
+	return dev->data->dev_private;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/drivers/net/cxgbe/cxgbe_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/cxgbe/cxgbe_ethdev.c
index c03559640a49..2a8e61b9f6e1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/cxgbe/cxgbe_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/cxgbe/cxgbe_ethdev.c
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ uint16_t cxgbe_recv_pkts(void *rx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
 void cxgbe_dev_info_get(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev,
 			struct rte_eth_dev_info *device_info)
 {
-	struct port_info *pi = (struct port_info *)(eth_dev->data->dev_private);
+	struct port_info *pi = eth_dev->data->dev_private;
 	struct adapter *adapter = pi->adapter;
 	int max_queues = adapter->sge.max_ethqsets / adapter->params.nports;
 
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ void cxgbe_dev_info_get(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev,
 
 void cxgbe_dev_promiscuous_enable(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 {
-	struct port_info *pi = (struct port_info *)(eth_dev->data->dev_private);
+	struct port_info *pi = eth_dev->data->dev_private;
 	struct adapter *adapter = pi->adapter;
 
 	t4_set_rxmode(adapter, adapter->mbox, pi->viid, -1,
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ void cxgbe_dev_promiscuous_enable(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 
 void cxgbe_dev_promiscuous_disable(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 {
-	struct port_info *pi = (struct port_info *)(eth_dev->data->dev_private);
+	struct port_info *pi = eth_dev->data->dev_private;
 	struct adapter *adapter = pi->adapter;
 
 	t4_set_rxmode(adapter, adapter->mbox, pi->viid, -1,
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ void cxgbe_dev_promiscuous_disable(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 
 void cxgbe_dev_allmulticast_enable(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 {
-	struct port_info *pi = (struct port_info *)(eth_dev->data->dev_private);
+	struct port_info *pi = eth_dev->data->dev_private;
 	struct adapter *adapter = pi->adapter;
 
 	/* TODO: address filters ?? */
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ void cxgbe_dev_allmulticast_enable(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 
 void cxgbe_dev_allmulticast_disable(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 {
-	struct port_info *pi = (struct port_info *)(eth_dev->data->dev_private);
+	struct port_info *pi = eth_dev->data->dev_private;
 	struct adapter *adapter = pi->adapter;
 
 	/* TODO: address filters ?? */
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ void cxgbe_dev_allmulticast_disable(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 int cxgbe_dev_link_update(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev,
 			  int wait_to_complete)
 {
-	struct port_info *pi = (struct port_info *)(eth_dev->data->dev_private);
+	struct port_info *pi = eth_dev->data->dev_private;
 	struct adapter *adapter = pi->adapter;
 	struct sge *s = &adapter->sge;
 	struct rte_eth_link new_link = { 0 };
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ int cxgbe_dev_link_update(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev,
  */
 int cxgbe_dev_set_link_up(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 {
-	struct port_info *pi = (struct port_info *)(dev->data->dev_private);
+	struct port_info *pi = dev->data->dev_private;
 	struct adapter *adapter = pi->adapter;
 	unsigned int work_done, budget = 32;
 	struct sge *s = &adapter->sge;
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ int cxgbe_dev_set_link_up(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
  */
 int cxgbe_dev_set_link_down(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 {
-	struct port_info *pi = (struct port_info *)(dev->data->dev_private);
+	struct port_info *pi = dev->data->dev_private;
 	struct adapter *adapter = pi->adapter;
 	unsigned int work_done, budget = 32;
 	struct sge *s = &adapter->sge;
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ int cxgbe_dev_set_link_down(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 
 int cxgbe_dev_mtu_set(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev, uint16_t mtu)
 {
-	struct port_info *pi = (struct port_info *)(eth_dev->data->dev_private);
+	struct port_info *pi = eth_dev->data->dev_private;
 	struct adapter *adapter = pi->adapter;
 	struct rte_eth_dev_info dev_info;
 	int err;
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ int cxgbe_dev_mtu_set(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev, uint16_t mtu)
  */
 void cxgbe_dev_close(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 {
-	struct port_info *pi = (struct port_info *)(eth_dev->data->dev_private);
+	struct port_info *pi = eth_dev->data->dev_private;
 	struct adapter *adapter = pi->adapter;
 
 	CXGBE_FUNC_TRACE();
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ void cxgbe_dev_close(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
  */
 int cxgbe_dev_start(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 {
-	struct port_info *pi = (struct port_info *)(eth_dev->data->dev_private);
+	struct port_info *pi = eth_dev->data->dev_private;
 	struct rte_eth_rxmode *rx_conf = &eth_dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode;
 	struct adapter *adapter = pi->adapter;
 	int err = 0, i;
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ int cxgbe_dev_start(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
  */
 void cxgbe_dev_stop(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 {
-	struct port_info *pi = (struct port_info *)(eth_dev->data->dev_private);
+	struct port_info *pi = eth_dev->data->dev_private;
 	struct adapter *adapter = pi->adapter;
 
 	CXGBE_FUNC_TRACE();
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ void cxgbe_dev_stop(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 
 int cxgbe_dev_configure(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 {
-	struct port_info *pi = (struct port_info *)(eth_dev->data->dev_private);
+	struct port_info *pi = eth_dev->data->dev_private;
 	struct adapter *adapter = pi->adapter;
 	int err;
 
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ int cxgbe_dev_tx_queue_setup(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev,
 			     unsigned int socket_id,
 			     const struct rte_eth_txconf *tx_conf __rte_unused)
 {
-	struct port_info *pi = (struct port_info *)(eth_dev->data->dev_private);
+	struct port_info *pi = eth_dev->data->dev_private;
 	struct adapter *adapter = pi->adapter;
 	struct sge *s = &adapter->sge;
 	struct sge_eth_txq *txq = &s->ethtxq[pi->first_qset + queue_idx];
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ void cxgbe_dev_tx_queue_release(void *q)
 int cxgbe_dev_rx_queue_start(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev, uint16_t rx_queue_id)
 {
 	int ret;
-	struct port_info *pi = (struct port_info *)(eth_dev->data->dev_private);
+	struct port_info *pi = eth_dev->data->dev_private;
 	struct adapter *adap = pi->adapter;
 	struct sge_rspq *q;
 
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ int cxgbe_dev_rx_queue_start(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev, uint16_t rx_queue_id)
 int cxgbe_dev_rx_queue_stop(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev, uint16_t rx_queue_id)
 {
 	int ret;
-	struct port_info *pi = (struct port_info *)(eth_dev->data->dev_private);
+	struct port_info *pi = eth_dev->data->dev_private;
 	struct adapter *adap = pi->adapter;
 	struct sge_rspq *q;
 
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ int cxgbe_dev_rx_queue_setup(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev,
 			     const struct rte_eth_rxconf *rx_conf __rte_unused,
 			     struct rte_mempool *mp)
 {
-	struct port_info *pi = (struct port_info *)(eth_dev->data->dev_private);
+	struct port_info *pi = eth_dev->data->dev_private;
 	struct adapter *adapter = pi->adapter;
 	struct sge *s = &adapter->sge;
 	struct sge_eth_rxq *rxq = &s->ethrxq[pi->first_qset + queue_idx];
@@ -668,7 +668,7 @@ void cxgbe_dev_rx_queue_release(void *q)
 static int cxgbe_dev_stats_get(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev,
 				struct rte_eth_stats *eth_stats)
 {
-	struct port_info *pi = (struct port_info *)(eth_dev->data->dev_private);
+	struct port_info *pi = eth_dev->data->dev_private;
 	struct adapter *adapter = pi->adapter;
 	struct sge *s = &adapter->sge;
 	struct port_stats ps;
@@ -716,7 +716,7 @@ static int cxgbe_dev_stats_get(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev,
  */
 static void cxgbe_dev_stats_reset(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 {
-	struct port_info *pi = (struct port_info *)(eth_dev->data->dev_private);
+	struct port_info *pi = eth_dev->data->dev_private;
 	struct adapter *adapter = pi->adapter;
 	struct sge *s = &adapter->sge;
 	unsigned int i;
@@ -742,7 +742,7 @@ static void cxgbe_dev_stats_reset(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 static int cxgbe_flow_ctrl_get(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev,
 			       struct rte_eth_fc_conf *fc_conf)
 {
-	struct port_info *pi = (struct port_info *)(eth_dev->data->dev_private);
+	struct port_info *pi = eth_dev->data->dev_private;
 	struct link_config *lc = &pi->link_cfg;
 	int rx_pause, tx_pause;
 
@@ -764,7 +764,7 @@ static int cxgbe_flow_ctrl_get(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev,
 static int cxgbe_flow_ctrl_set(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev,
 			       struct rte_eth_fc_conf *fc_conf)
 {
-	struct port_info *pi = (struct port_info *)(eth_dev->data->dev_private);
+	struct port_info *pi = eth_dev->data->dev_private;
 	struct adapter *adapter = pi->adapter;
 	struct link_config *lc = &pi->link_cfg;
 
@@ -810,7 +810,7 @@ cxgbe_dev_supported_ptypes_get(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 static int cxgbe_dev_rss_hash_update(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 				     struct rte_eth_rss_conf *rss_conf)
 {
-	struct port_info *pi = (struct port_info *)(dev->data->dev_private);
+	struct port_info *pi = dev->data->dev_private;
 	struct adapter *adapter = pi->adapter;
 	int err;
 
@@ -840,7 +840,7 @@ static int cxgbe_dev_rss_hash_update(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 static int cxgbe_dev_rss_hash_conf_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 				       struct rte_eth_rss_conf *rss_conf)
 {
-	struct port_info *pi = (struct port_info *)(dev->data->dev_private);
+	struct port_info *pi = dev->data->dev_private;
 	struct adapter *adapter = pi->adapter;
 	u64 rss_hf = 0;
 	u64 flags = 0;
@@ -949,7 +949,7 @@ static int eeprom_wr_phys(struct adapter *adap, unsigned int phys_addr, u32 v)
 static int cxgbe_get_eeprom(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 			    struct rte_dev_eeprom_info *e)
 {
-	struct port_info *pi = (struct port_info *)(dev->data->dev_private);
+	struct port_info *pi = dev->data->dev_private;
 	struct adapter *adapter = pi->adapter;
 	u32 i, err = 0;
 	u8 *buf = rte_zmalloc(NULL, EEPROMSIZE, 0);
@@ -970,7 +970,7 @@ static int cxgbe_get_eeprom(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 static int cxgbe_set_eeprom(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 			    struct rte_dev_eeprom_info *eeprom)
 {
-	struct port_info *pi = (struct port_info *)(dev->data->dev_private);
+	struct port_info *pi = dev->data->dev_private;
 	struct adapter *adapter = pi->adapter;
 	u8 *buf;
 	int err = 0;
@@ -1028,7 +1028,7 @@ static int cxgbe_set_eeprom(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 
 static int cxgbe_get_regs_len(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 {
-	struct port_info *pi = (struct port_info *)(eth_dev->data->dev_private);
+	struct port_info *pi = eth_dev->data->dev_private;
 	struct adapter *adapter = pi->adapter;
 
 	return t4_get_regs_len(adapter) / sizeof(uint32_t);
@@ -1037,7 +1037,7 @@ static int cxgbe_get_regs_len(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 static int cxgbe_get_regs(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev,
 			  struct rte_dev_reg_info *regs)
 {
-	struct port_info *pi = (struct port_info *)(eth_dev->data->dev_private);
+	struct port_info *pi = eth_dev->data->dev_private;
 	struct adapter *adapter = pi->adapter;
 
 	regs->version = CHELSIO_CHIP_VERSION(adapter->params.chip) |
@@ -1058,7 +1058,7 @@ static int cxgbe_get_regs(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev,
 
 int cxgbe_mac_addr_set(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_ether_addr *addr)
 {
-	struct port_info *pi = (struct port_info *)(dev->data->dev_private);
+	struct port_info *pi = dev->data->dev_private;
 	int ret;
 
 	ret = cxgbe_mpstcam_modify(pi, (int)pi->xact_addr_filt, (u8 *)addr);
@@ -1115,7 +1115,7 @@ static const struct eth_dev_ops cxgbe_eth_dev_ops = {
 static int eth_cxgbe_dev_init(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 {
 	struct rte_pci_device *pci_dev;
-	struct port_info *pi = (struct port_info *)(eth_dev->data->dev_private);
+	struct port_info *pi = eth_dev->data->dev_private;
 	struct adapter *adapter = NULL;
 	char name[RTE_ETH_NAME_MAX_LEN];
 	int err = 0;
@@ -1186,7 +1186,7 @@ static int eth_cxgbe_dev_init(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 
 static int eth_cxgbe_dev_uninit(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 {
-	struct port_info *pi = (struct port_info *)(eth_dev->data->dev_private);
+	struct port_info *pi = eth_dev->data->dev_private;
 	struct adapter *adap = pi->adapter;
 
 	/* Free up other ports and all resources */
diff --git a/drivers/net/cxgbe/cxgbe_filter.c b/drivers/net/cxgbe/cxgbe_filter.c
index a77935a65732..7fcee5c0ad26 100644
--- a/drivers/net/cxgbe/cxgbe_filter.c
+++ b/drivers/net/cxgbe/cxgbe_filter.c
@@ -854,7 +854,7 @@ int cxgbe_del_filter(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, unsigned int filter_id,
 		     struct ch_filter_specification *fs,
 		     struct filter_ctx *ctx)
 {
-	struct port_info *pi = (struct port_info *)(dev->data->dev_private);
+	struct port_info *pi = dev->data->dev_private;
 	struct adapter *adapter = pi->adapter;
 	struct filter_entry *f;
 	unsigned int chip_ver;
diff --git a/drivers/net/cxgbe/cxgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/cxgbe/cxgbe_main.c
index b5d5cd081ace..4e24fedc735b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/cxgbe/cxgbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/cxgbe/cxgbe_main.c
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ static inline void init_rspq(struct adapter *adap, struct sge_rspq *q,
 
 int cxgbe_cfg_queue_count(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 {
-	struct port_info *pi = (struct port_info *)(eth_dev->data->dev_private);
+	struct port_info *pi = eth_dev->data->dev_private;
 	struct adapter *adap = pi->adapter;
 	struct sge *s = &adap->sge;
 	unsigned int max_queues = s->max_ethqsets / adap->params.nports;
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ int cxgbe_cfg_queue_count(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 void cxgbe_cfg_queues(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 {
 	struct rte_config *config = rte_eal_get_configuration();
-	struct port_info *pi = (struct port_info *)(eth_dev->data->dev_private);
+	struct port_info *pi = eth_dev->data->dev_private;
 	struct adapter *adap = pi->adapter;
 	struct sge *s = &adap->sge;
 	unsigned int i, nb_ports = 0, qidx = 0;
@@ -1825,7 +1825,7 @@ int cxgbe_probe(struct adapter *adapter)
 			goto out_free;
 
 allocate_mac:
-		pi = (struct port_info *)eth_dev->data->dev_private;
+		pi = eth_dev->data->dev_private;
 		adapter->port[i] = pi;
 		pi->eth_dev = eth_dev;
 		pi->adapter = adapter;
diff --git a/drivers/net/cxgbe/cxgbevf_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/cxgbe/cxgbevf_ethdev.c
index 0e93d99e6e4d..c5f03434ee44 100644
--- a/drivers/net/cxgbe/cxgbevf_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/cxgbe/cxgbevf_ethdev.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 static int cxgbevf_dev_stats_get(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev,
 				 struct rte_eth_stats *eth_stats)
 {
-	struct port_info *pi = (struct port_info *)(eth_dev->data->dev_private);
+	struct port_info *pi = eth_dev->data->dev_private;
 	struct adapter *adapter = pi->adapter;
 	struct sge *s = &adapter->sge;
 	struct port_stats ps;
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ static const struct eth_dev_ops cxgbevf_eth_dev_ops = {
  */
 static int eth_cxgbevf_dev_init(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 {
-	struct port_info *pi = (struct port_info *)(eth_dev->data->dev_private);
+	struct port_info *pi = eth_dev->data->dev_private;
 	struct rte_pci_device *pci_dev;
 	char name[RTE_ETH_NAME_MAX_LEN];
 	struct adapter *adapter = NULL;
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ static int eth_cxgbevf_dev_init(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 
 static int eth_cxgbevf_dev_uninit(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 {
-	struct port_info *pi = (struct port_info *)(eth_dev->data->dev_private);
+	struct port_info *pi = eth_dev->data->dev_private;
 	struct adapter *adap = pi->adapter;
 
 	/* Free up other ports and all resources */
diff --git a/drivers/net/cxgbe/cxgbevf_main.c b/drivers/net/cxgbe/cxgbevf_main.c
index d3345508f491..82f40f358096 100644
--- a/drivers/net/cxgbe/cxgbevf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/cxgbe/cxgbevf_main.c
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ int cxgbevf_probe(struct adapter *adapter)
 			goto out_free;
 
 allocate_mac:
-		pi = (struct port_info *)eth_dev->data->dev_private;
+		pi = eth_dev->data->dev_private;
 		adapter->port[i] = pi;
 		pi->eth_dev = eth_dev;
 		pi->adapter = adapter;
diff --git a/drivers/net/cxgbe/sge.c b/drivers/net/cxgbe/sge.c
index b3c4ec2ebf9f..641be96578d9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/cxgbe/sge.c
+++ b/drivers/net/cxgbe/sge.c
@@ -1138,7 +1138,7 @@ int t4_eth_xmit(struct sge_eth_txq *txq, struct rte_mbuf *mbuf,
 	    (unlikely(m->pkt_len > max_pkt_len)))
 		goto out_free;
 
-	pi = (struct port_info *)txq->data->dev_private;
+	pi = txq->data->dev_private;
 	adap = pi->adapter;
 
 	cntrl = F_TXPKT_L4CSUM_DIS | F_TXPKT_IPCSUM_DIS;
@@ -1792,7 +1792,7 @@ int t4_sge_alloc_rxq(struct adapter *adap, struct sge_rspq *iq, bool fwevtq,
 	int ret, flsz = 0;
 	struct fw_iq_cmd c;
 	struct sge *s = &adap->sge;
-	struct port_info *pi = (struct port_info *)(eth_dev->data->dev_private);
+	struct port_info *pi = eth_dev->data->dev_private;
 	char z_name[RTE_MEMZONE_NAMESIZE];
 	char z_name_sw[RTE_MEMZONE_NAMESIZE];
 	unsigned int nb_refill;
@@ -2062,7 +2062,7 @@ int t4_sge_alloc_eth_txq(struct adapter *adap, struct sge_eth_txq *txq,
 	int ret, nentries;
 	struct fw_eq_eth_cmd c;
 	struct sge *s = &adap->sge;
-	struct port_info *pi = (struct port_info *)(eth_dev->data->dev_private);
+	struct port_info *pi = eth_dev->data->dev_private;
 	char z_name[RTE_MEMZONE_NAMESIZE];
 	char z_name_sw[RTE_MEMZONE_NAMESIZE];
 	u8 pciechan;
@@ -2141,7 +2141,7 @@ int t4_sge_alloc_ctrl_txq(struct adapter *adap, struct sge_ctrl_txq *txq,
 	int ret, nentries;
 	struct fw_eq_ctrl_cmd c;
 	struct sge *s = &adap->sge;
-	struct port_info *pi = (struct port_info *)(eth_dev->data->dev_private);
+	struct port_info *pi = eth_dev->data->dev_private;
 	char z_name[RTE_MEMZONE_NAMESIZE];
 	char z_name_sw[RTE_MEMZONE_NAMESIZE];
 
