linux-kernel - Re: [ANNOUNCE] sparse-0.2-cl2 is now available

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Message-Id: <200702111141.54900.ak@suse.de>
Date:	Sun, 11 Feb 2007 11:41:54 +0100
From:	Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>
To:	Christopher Li <sparse@...isli.org>
Cc:	Al Viro <viro@....linux.org.uk>, linux-sparse@...r.kernel.org,
	linux kernel mail list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Josh Triplett <josh@...edesktop.org>
Subject: Re: [ANNOUNCE] sparse-0.2-cl2 is now available


> 
> If we keep it 10 times over head, my home computer can load the full linux
> kernel and have some spare for checking.
> 
> I am still working on the bytecode loader and linker for merging symbols.
> It need to answer the question:
> 
> Which file define which function.
> Which external symbol does this function use.
> 
> Once we get the function user/define chain, it can enable a lot of new checking.

At least for interrupts on/off you'll likely need new annotations because
this state can be changed in assembly files before/after calling out to 
C.

For locks this fortunately cannot happen (at least not on x86*) 

-Andi

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