linux-kernel - [PATCH] coccinelle: api: remove kobj_to

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Date:   Mon, 21 Jun 2021 10:48:08 -0700
From:   Keith Busch <kbusch@...nel.org>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Keith Busch <kbusch@...nel.org>, Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>,
        Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>,
        Denis Efremov <efremov@...ux.com>,
        Julia Lawall <Julia.Lawall@...ia.fr>
Subject: [PATCH] coccinelle: api: remove kobj_to_dev.cocci script

Using kobj_to_dev() instead of container_of() is not universally
accepted among maintainers as an improvement. The warning leads to
repeated patch submissions that won't be accepted. Remove the script.

Cc: Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>
Cc: Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>
Cc: Denis Efremov <efremov@...ux.com>
Cc: Julia Lawall <Julia.Lawall@...ia.fr>
Signed-off-by: Keith Busch <kbusch@...nel.org>
---
 scripts/coccinelle/api/kobj_to_dev.cocci | 45 ------------------------
 1 file changed, 45 deletions(-)
 delete mode 100644 scripts/coccinelle/api/kobj_to_dev.cocci

diff --git a/scripts/coccinelle/api/kobj_to_dev.cocci b/scripts/coccinelle/api/kobj_to_dev.cocci
deleted file mode 100644
index cd5d31c6fe76..000000000000
--- a/scripts/coccinelle/api/kobj_to_dev.cocci
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
-///
-/// Use kobj_to_dev() instead of container_of()
-///
-// Confidence: High
-// Copyright: (C) 2020 Denis Efremov ISPRAS
-// Options: --no-includes --include-headers
-//
-// Keywords: kobj_to_dev, container_of
-//
-
-virtual context
-virtual report
-virtual org
-virtual patch
-
-
-@r depends on !patch@
-expression ptr;
-symbol kobj;
-position p;
-@@
-
-* container_of(ptr, struct device, kobj)@p
-
-
-@...ends on patch@
-expression ptr;
-@@
-
-- container_of(ptr, struct device, kobj)
-+ kobj_to_dev(ptr)
-
-
-@...ipt:python depends on report@
-p << r.p;
-@@
-
-coccilib.report.print_report(p[0], "WARNING opportunity for kobj_to_dev()")
-
-@...ipt:python depends on org@
-p << r.p;
-@@
-
-coccilib.org.print_todo(p[0], "WARNING opportunity for kobj_to_dev()")
-- 
2.25.4