linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] Documentation: dev-tools: Add a section for static analysis tools

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Date:   Tue, 29 Mar 2022 18:48:30 -0500
From:   Daniel Latypov <dlatypov@...gle.com>
To:     Marcelo Schmitt <marcelo.schmitt1@...il.com>
Cc:     corbet@....net, mchehab+huawei@...nel.org, davidgow@...gle.com,
        linux-doc@...r.kernel.org, linux-sparse@...r.kernel.org,
        cocci@...ia.fr, smatch@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, skhan@...uxfoundation.org,
        dan.carpenter@...cle.com, julia.lawall@...ia.fr
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] Documentation: dev-tools: Add a section for static
 analysis tools

On Tue, Mar 29, 2022 at 6:22 PM Marcelo Schmitt
<marcelo.schmitt1@...il.com> wrote:
>
> Complement the Kernel Testing Guide documentation page by adding a
> section about static analysis tools.
>
> Signed-off-by: Marcelo Schmitt <marcelo.schmitt1@...il.com>
> Acked-by: Daniel Latypov <dlatypov@...gle.com>
> Acked-by: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>
> Reviewed-by: David Gow <davidgow@...gle.com>
> Reviewed-by: Shuah Khan <skhan@...uxfoundation.org>
> ---
> Change log:
> - Brought generic tool characteristics to the intro paragraph
> - Made explicit that these tools run at compile time
> - Added a note of caution about false positives
> - Updated Coccinelle info to make it sound better and be more skimmable

This looks a lot nicer to me!
Thanks for doing this.

Daniel