linux-kernel - Re: [v3 2/3] coccinelle: api: extend memdup_user rule with vmemdup

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Message-ID: <07a06754-94dd-60b1-1ad1-9e602c86b1f8@web.de>
Date:   Wed, 22 Jul 2020 08:09:38 +0200
From:   Markus Elfring <Markus.Elfring@....de>
To:     Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@...ia.fr>,
        Denis Efremov <efremov@...ux.com>,
        Coccinelle <cocci@...teme.lip6.fr>
Cc:     Gilles Muller <Gilles.Muller@...6.fr>,
        Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>,
        Michal Marek <michal.lkml@...kovi.net>,
        Nicolas Palix <nicolas.palix@...g.fr>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [v3 2/3] coccinelle: api: extend memdup_user rule with
 vmemdup_user()

> Markus, you are welcome to try this since you are concerned about it.

I dare to point software design variations for some reasons.


> But it doesn't matter.

Under which circumstances would you begin to care more for involved differences
in corresponding run time characteristics?

Regards,
Markus