linux-kernel - Re: [v6] coccinelle: semantic code search for missing put

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Date:   Wed, 6 Mar 2019 12:18:10 +0100
From:   Markus Elfring <Markus.Elfring@....de>
To:     Wen Yang <wen.yang99@....com.cn>,
        Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@...6.fr>
Cc:     Wen Yang <yellowriver2010@...mail.com>,
        Gilles Muller <Gilles.Muller@...6.fr>,
        Nicolas Palix <nicolas.palix@...g.fr>,
        Michal Marek <michal.lkml@...kovi.net>,
        Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>,
        Cheng Shengyu <cheng.shengyu@....com.cn>,
        kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        cocci@...teme.lip6.fr
Subject: Re: [v6] coccinelle: semantic code search for missing put_device()

> Do you have any other questions?

I would like to point another aspect out for further development considerations.

The initial assignment targets are (id)expressions in the discussed analysis
approach so far.
Would you like to care also for value (or pointer) initialisations by resource
allocation calls at the following source code places?

* Variable definition

* Designated initialiser

Will possible software extensions trigger interesting challenges?

Regards,
Markus