linux-kernel - Re: [v5] coccinelle: semantic code search for missing put

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Date:   Tue, 26 Mar 2019 10:14:02 +0100
From:   Markus Elfring <Markus.Elfring@....de>
To:     Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@...6.fr>,
        Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>
Cc:     Wen Yang <wen.yang99@....com.cn>,
        Gilles Muller <Gilles.Muller@...6.fr>,
        Nicolas Palix <nicolas.palix@...g.fr>,
        Michal Marek <michal.lkml@...kovi.net>,
        Yi Wang <wang.yi59@....com.cn>,
        Wen Yang <yellowriver2010@...mail.com>,
        Cheng Shengyu <cheng.shengyu@....com.cn>,
        cocci@...teme.lip6.fr, kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [v5] coccinelle: semantic code search for missing put_device()

>> So, I just thought v5 was the latest one
>> and I was completely missing the context.
>
> I think it is a minor detail

Additional implementation details were discussed also for this script
of the semantic patch language.


> that will have no impact in practice.

It will take another while to understand the relevance for the circumstances
of corresponding software adjustments better, won't it?

Will mentioned change possibilities be repeated with other update steps?

Regards,
Markus