linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4] coccinelle: api: add kvfree script

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Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.2.22.394.2007311044340.2439@hadrien>
Date:   Fri, 31 Jul 2020 10:45:05 +0200 (CEST)
From:   Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@...ia.fr>
To:     Markus Elfring <Markus.Elfring@....de>
cc:     Denis Efremov <efremov@...ux.com>,
        Coccinelle <cocci@...teme.lip6.fr>,
        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: [PATCH v4] coccinelle: api: add kvfree script



On Fri, 31 Jul 2020, Markus Elfring wrote:

> >>> +msg = "WARNING: kmalloc is used to allocate this memory at line %s" % (k[0].line)
> >>> +coccilib.org.print_todo(p[0], msg)
> >>
> >> * I find the diagnostic text insufficient.
> >
> > I also find the message not very informative.
>
> Is it interesting how quick such views can change?

Yes.  If one looks at something in context, one and understand it better
than the extract that you provided.

julia

> https://lore.kernel.org/cocci/alpine.DEB.2.22.394.2007302214160.2548@hadrien/
> https://systeme.lip6.fr/pipermail/cocci/2020-July/008041.html
> https://lkml.org/lkml/2020/7/30/1015
>
> “…
> Actually, the message looks fine.  Sorry for the noise about that.
> …”
>
>
> Can such notifications become more helpful?
>
> Regards,
> Markus
>