linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Drivers: hv: vmbus: One function call less in create_gpadl

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Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2024 14:29:28 +0300
From: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...aro.org>
To: Michael Kelley <mhklinux@...look.com>
Cc: Markus Elfring <Markus.Elfring@....de>,
	"linux-hyperv@...r.kernel.org" <linux-hyperv@...r.kernel.org>,
	"kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org" <kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org>,
	Dexuan Cui <decui@...rosoft.com>,
	Haiyang Zhang <haiyangz@...rosoft.com>,
	"K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@...rosoft.com>,
	Wei Liu <wei.liu@...nel.org>, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"cocci@...ia.fr" <cocci@...ia.fr>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Drivers: hv: vmbus: One function call less in
 create_gpadl_header() after error detection

On Wed, Jan 10, 2024 at 05:41:00AM +0000, Michael Kelley wrote:
> From: Markus Elfring <Markus.Elfring@....de> Sent: Tuesday, December 26, 2023 11:09 AM
> > 
> > The kfree() function was called in two cases by
> > the create_gpadl_header() function during error handling
> > even if the passed variable contained a null pointer.
> > This issue was detected by using the Coccinelle software.
> > 
> > Thus use another label.
> 
> Interestingly, there's a third case in this function where
> "goto nomem" is done, and in this case, msgbody is NULL.
> Does Coccinelle not complain about that case as well?
> 
> As I'm sure you know, the code is correct as is, because kfree()
> checks for a NULL argument.  So this is really an exercise in
> making Coccinelle happy.

Coccinelle is a kind of tool to search code.  Markus has created his own
search.  It's not a part of the standard Coccinelle scripts in
scripts/coccinelle/ or a CodingStyle issue or anything.  It's just a
matter of Markus prefering one style over another.

regards,
dan carpenter