diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel_rdt.h b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel_rdt.h
index c9033fd774d5..b2b2864150aa 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel_rdt.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel_rdt.h
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ struct rdt_resource {
 	struct rdt_cache	cache;
 	struct rdt_membw	membw;
 	const char		*format_str;
-	int (*parse_ctrlval)	(char *buf, struct rdt_resource *r,
+	int (*parse_ctrlval)	(void *data, struct rdt_resource *r,
 				 struct rdt_domain *d);
 	struct list_head	evt_list;
 	int			num_rmid;
@@ -379,8 +379,8 @@ struct rdt_resource {
 	unsigned long		fflags;
 };
 
-int parse_cbm(char *buf, struct rdt_resource *r, struct rdt_domain *d);
-int parse_bw(char *buf, struct rdt_resource *r,  struct rdt_domain *d);
+int parse_cbm(void *_data, struct rdt_resource *r, struct rdt_domain *d);
+int parse_bw(void *_buf, struct rdt_resource *r,  struct rdt_domain *d);
 
 extern struct mutex rdtgroup_mutex;
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel_rdt_ctrlmondata.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel_rdt_ctrlmondata.c
index b3da5b981dd8..ab4bb8731825 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel_rdt_ctrlmondata.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel_rdt_ctrlmondata.c
@@ -64,9 +64,10 @@ static bool bw_validate(char *buf, unsigned long *data, struct rdt_resource *r)
 	return true;
 }
 
-int parse_bw(char *buf, struct rdt_resource *r, struct rdt_domain *d)
+int parse_bw(void *_buf, struct rdt_resource *r, struct rdt_domain *d)
 {
 	unsigned long data;
+	char *buf = _buf;
 
 	if (d->have_new_ctrl) {
 		rdt_last_cmd_printf("duplicate domain %d\n", d->id);
@@ -126,8 +127,9 @@ static bool cbm_validate(char *buf, u32 *data, struct rdt_resource *r)
  * Read one cache bit mask (hex). Check that it is valid for the current
  * resource type.
  */
-int parse_cbm(char *buf, struct rdt_resource *r, struct rdt_domain *d)
+int parse_cbm(void *_data, struct rdt_resource *r, struct rdt_domain *d)
 {
+	char *buf = _data;
 	u32 cbm_val;
 
 	if (d->have_new_ctrl) {