linux-kernel - Re: Coccinelle: Add a SmPL script for the reconsideration of redundant dev

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Message-ID: <532ef0ea-9478-bc2a-c1c1-2ed5e1545879@web.de>
Date:   Thu, 20 Jun 2019 21:02:50 +0200
From:   Markus Elfring <Markus.Elfring@....de>
To:     Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@...6.fr>,
        kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Gilles Muller <Gilles.Muller@...6.fr>,
        Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>,
        Michal Marek <michal.lkml@...kovi.net>,
        Nicolas Palix <nicolas.palix@...g.fr>,
        Coccinelle <cocci@...teme.lip6.fr>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Ding Xiang <dingxiang@...s.chinamobile.com>
Subject: Re: Coccinelle: Add a SmPL script for the reconsideration of
 redundant dev_err() calls

>> +@...play depends on context@
>> +expression e;
>> +@@
>> + e = devm_ioremap_resource(...);
>> + if (IS_ERR(e))
>> + {
>> +*   dev_err(...);
>> +    return (...);
>> + }
>
> Why do you assume that there is exactly one dev_err and one return after
> the test?

I propose to start with the addition of a simple source code search pattern.
Would you prefer to clarify a more advanced approach?


>> +@...ipt:python to_do depends on org@
>> +p << or.p;
>> +@@
>> +coccilib.org.print_todo(p[0],
>> +                        "WARNING: An error message is probably not needed here because the previously called function contains appropriate error reporting.")
>
> "the previously called function" would be better as "devm_ioremap_resource".

Would you like to get the relevant function name dynamically determined?

Regards,
Markus