linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] coccicheck: return proper error code on check fail

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Message-ID: <20180810182358.GA5302@himanshu-Vostro-3559>
Date:   Fri, 10 Aug 2018 23:53:58 +0530
From:   Himanshu Jha <himanshujha199640@...il.com>
To:     Denis Efremov <efremov@...ux.com>
Cc:     Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@...6.fr>,
        Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>,
        "Luis R . Rodriguez" <mcgrof@...nel.org>,
        Nicolas Palix <nicolas.palix@...g.fr>,
        Gilles Muller <Gilles.Muller@...6.fr>,
        Michal Marek <michal.lkml@...kovi.net>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, ldv-project@...uxtesting.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] coccicheck: return proper error code on check fail

On Fri, Aug 10, 2018 at 05:45:46PM +0300, Denis Efremov wrote:
> My mistake. Initially, I thought that this line signals about errors
> in the code, but now I see that this is about the tool's internal
> error. However, this doesn't change the fact that coccicheck returns
> the improper error code.
> 
> I will reformulate the commit message and send the v2 patch with the
> same diff. Thank you for clarifying things.

I would also request to use the latest source from 
https://github.com/coccinelle/coccinelle

Because some distribution supplied coccinelle packages are
obsolete and likely more prone to be disfunctional.

For instance: https://systeme.lip6.fr/pipermail/cocci/2017-December/004799.html

Thanks.
-- 
Himanshu Jha
Undergraduate Student
Department of Electronics & Communication
Guru Tegh Bahadur Institute of Technology