linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] EDAC: remove unnecessary static in edac_fake_inject

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Date:   Sat, 22 Jul 2017 08:36:02 +0200
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:     Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@...6.fr>
Cc:     "Gustavo A. R. Silva" <garsilva@...eddedor.com>,
        Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...nel.org>,
        linux-edac@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        cocci@...teme.lip6.fr
Subject: Re: [PATCH] EDAC: remove unnecessary static in
 edac_fake_inject_write()

On Fri, Jul 21, 2017 at 10:08:12PM +0200, Julia Lawall wrote:
> Someone pointed out that the rule is probably not OK when the address of
> the static variable is taken, because then it is likely being used as
> permanent storage.

Makes sense to me.

> An improved rule is:

Do you think it is worth having it in scripts/coccinelle/ ?

I don't think Gustavo would mind putting it there :)

Thanks.

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Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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