linux-kernel - Re: Coccinelle: semantic patch for missing of_node

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Date:   Fri, 17 May 2019 10:22:34 +0200
From:   Markus Elfring <Markus.Elfring@....de>
To:     Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@...6.fr>
Cc:     cocci@...teme.lip6.fr, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Gilles Muller <Gilles.Muller@...6.fr>,
        Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>,
        Michal Marek <michal.lkml@...kovi.net>,
        Nicolas Palix <nicolas.palix@...g.fr>,
        Wen Yang <wen.yang99@....com.cn>
Subject: Re: Coccinelle: semantic patch for missing of_node_put

> A semantic patch has no access to comments.

Thanks for your acknowledgement of the current situation.


> The only thing I can see to do is to use python to interact with some external tools.

I see more software development possibilities.

* Advanced data processing for source code comments
  https://github.com/coccinelle/coccinelle/issues/57

* Add a metavariable for the handling of source code
  https://github.com/coccinelle/coccinelle/issues/140


Regards,
Markus