linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3] coccinelle: semantic patch to check for inappropriate do

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Date:   Fri, 10 Jan 2020 17:35:21 +0100
From:   Markus Elfring <Markus.Elfring@....de>
To:     Wen Yang <wenyang@...ux.alibaba.com>, cocci@...teme.lip6.fr,
        kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Gilles Muller <Gilles.Muller@...6.fr>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Julia Lawall <Julia.Lawall@...6.fr>,
        Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>,
        Matthias Männich <maennich@...gle.com>,
        Michal Marek <michal.lkml@...kovi.net>,
        Nicolas Palix <nicolas.palix@...g.fr>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] coccinelle: semantic patch to check for inappropriate
 do_div() calls

> +@...tialize:python@
…
> +def filter_out_safe_constants(str):
…
> +def construct_warnings(str, suggested_fun):

* I suggest once more to adjust the dependency specifications for the usage
  of these functions by SmPL rules.

* Can the local variable “msg” be omitted?


> +coccilib.org.print_todo(p[0], construct_warnings("div64_ul"))

I suggest again to move the prefix “div64_” into the string literal
of the function implementation.


The SmPL code for two disjunctions could become shorter.

Regards,
Markus