linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] coccinelle: api/devm_platform_ioremap

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Date:   Sat, 19 Oct 2019 11:00:47 +0200
From:   Markus Elfring <Markus.Elfring@....de>
To:     Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@...tlin.com>,
        Julia Lawall <Julia.Lawall@...6.fr>,
        Himanshu Jha <himanshujha199640@...il.com>,
        kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org, Coccinelle <cocci@...teme.lip6.fr>
Cc:     Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Marc Zyngier <maz@...nel.org>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>,
        Bartosz Golaszewski <bgolaszewski@...libre.com>,
        Gilles Muller <Gilles.Muller@...6.fr>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
        Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>,
        Michal Marek <michal.lkml@...kovi.net>,
        Nicolas Palix <nicolas.palix@...g.fr>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] coccinelle: api/devm_platform_ioremap_resource: remove
 useless script

> While it is useful for new drivers to use devm_platform_ioremap_resource,

This is nice.


> this script is currently used to spam maintainers,

This view is unfortunate.

Do we stumble on a target conflict again?


> often updating very old drivers.

This can also happen.


> The net benefit is the removal of 2 lines of code in the driver

Additional effects can be reconsidered, can't they?


> but the review load for the maintainers is huge.

Does collateral evolution trigger a remarkable amount of changes occasionally?


How will such feedback influence the development and integration of
further scripts for the semantic patch language (Coccinelle software)?

Regards,
Markus