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

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Date:   Sat, 22 Jul 2017 11:22:13 -0500
From:   "Gustavo A. R. Silva" <garsilva@...eddedor.com>
To:     Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>, Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@...6.fr>
Cc:     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()

Hi all,

On 07/22/2017 01:36 AM, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> 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 :)
>

Absolutely, I'd be glad to help out. :)

-- 
Gustavo A. R. Silva