From: Markus Elfring <Markus.Elfring@web.de>
To: Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@lip6.fr>
Cc: Coccinelle <cocci@systeme.lip6.fr>
Subject: Re: [Cocci] Checking influence of loops?
Date: Sat, 13 Apr 2019 18:28:20 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <b2fc8f6b-b89a-ee77-fdd7-0e219d5bea27@web.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <alpine.DEB.2.21.1904131816130.2536@hadrien>
>>> If you have a pattern like
>>>
>>> AAA
>>> ...
>>> BBB
>>>
>>> The AAA and BBB might match the same code
>>
>> I agree to this information in principle.
>> But I imagine that this source code should be found
>> at different positions.
>
> No there is no such constraint.
My software expectations might be different from your view here.
>>> if there is a possible flow of execution from the match
>>> of AAA to itself.
>>
>> I am curious on the circumstances when such details
>> would be really relevant.
>
> Typically when there is a loop or goto.
I find such a case distinction interesting.
> But there is no special handling of either construct.
Does this information contain a contradiction?
Regards,
Markus
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2019-04-11 15:23 [Cocci] Searching for duplicate statements in if branches (with SmPL)? Markus Elfring
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2019-04-11 15:43 ` Markus Elfring
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2019-04-11 16:00 ` Markus Elfring
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2019-04-12 7:43 ` Markus Elfring
2019-04-13 15:36 ` [Cocci] Checking influence of loops? Markus Elfring
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2019-04-13 15:42 ` Markus Elfring
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2019-04-13 15:53 ` Markus Elfring
2019-04-13 16:03 ` Julia Lawall
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2019-04-13 16:46 ` Markus Elfring
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2019-04-13 17:29 ` [Cocci] Clarification for SmPL ellipsis functionality Markus Elfring
2019-04-14 7:42 ` [Cocci] Clarification for SmPL functionality around position variables Markus Elfring
2019-04-14 7:47 ` Julia Lawall
2019-04-14 8:02 ` Markus Elfring
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2019-04-14 8:21 ` Markus Elfring
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2019-04-14 8:27 ` Markus Elfring
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