linux-kernel - Re: [0/2] powerpc/powernv/vas: Adjustments for two function implementations

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Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2024 15:05:36 +0200
From: Markus Elfring <Markus.Elfring@....de>
To: Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@...ia.fr>,
 Christophe Leroy <christophe.leroy@...roup.eu>,
 Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>, linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org,
 kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org, "Aneesh Kumar K.V"
 <aneesh.kumar@...nel.org>, "Naveen N. Rao" <naveen.n.rao@...ux.ibm.com>,
 Nicholas Piggin <npiggin@...il.com>
Cc: LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, cocci@...ia.fr
Subject: Re: [0/2] powerpc/powernv/vas: Adjustments for two function
 implementations

>>>> So Coccinelle should be fixed if it reports an error for that.
>>>
>>> Redundant function calls can occasionally be avoided accordingly,
>>> can't they?
>>
>> Sure they can, but is that worth it here ?
>
> Coccinelle does what the developer of the semantic patch tells it to do.
> It doesn't spontaneously report errors for anything.

Some special source code search and transformation patterns are occasionally applied.
The corresponding change acceptance can often be challenging.

Regards,
Markus