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From: Markus Elfring <Markus.Elfring@web.de>
To: Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@inria.fr>,
	Denis Efremov <efremov@linux.com>,
	Coccinelle <cocci@systeme.lip6.fr>
Cc: Michal Marek <michal.lkml@markovi.net>,
	Julia Lawall <Julia.Lawall@lip6.fr>,
	Nicolas Palix <nicolas.palix@imag.fr>,
	Gilles Muller <Gilles.Muller@lip6.fr>,
	kernel-janitors@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [Cocci] coccinelle: api: add kvfree script
Date: Sat, 6 Jun 2020 11:50:11 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <cfb8a321-1f6e-8d0f-65c4-e7f73a1b111d@web.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <alpine.DEB.2.21.2006060944320.2578@hadrien>

>>> +    E = \(kmalloc@kok\|kzalloc@kok\|krealloc@kok\|kcalloc@kok\|kmalloc_node@kok\|kzalloc_node@kok\|kmalloc_array@kok\|kmalloc_array_node@kok\|kcalloc_node@kok\)(...)
>>
>> I would prefer an other coding style here.
>>
>> * Items for such SmPL disjunctions can be specified also on multiple lines.
>>
>> * The semantic patch language supports further means to handle function name lists
>>   in more convenient ways.
>>   Would you like to work with customised constraints?
>
> Please don't follow this advice.

I suggest to reconsider such feedback.

Do the previous comments contain helpful information?


> Coccinelle is not able to optimize its search process

The software contains some limitations which might be changeable.


> according to the information in constraints.

Will related solution ideas become more interesting?


> It will needlessly parse many files.

Such an effect would be undesirable.

* Would you like to clarify other software development options any more?

* How will design goals evolve?

Regards,
Markus
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  reply	other threads:[~2020-06-06  9:50 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2020-06-06  7:30 [Cocci] [PATCH] coccinelle: api: add kvfree script Markus Elfring
2020-06-06  7:46 ` Julia Lawall
2020-06-06  9:50   ` Markus Elfring [this message]
2020-06-07 14:02     ` [Cocci] Coccinelle: Extending capabilities for source file pre-selection Markus Elfring
2020-06-06 11:06   ` [Cocci] coccinelle: api: add kvfree script Markus Elfring
2020-06-06 11:11     ` Julia Lawall
2020-06-06 11:21       ` Markus Elfring
2020-06-07  6:42         ` [Cocci] Coccinelle: Improving software components around usage of SmPL disjunctions Markus Elfring
2020-06-06 14:04 [Cocci] [PATCH] coccinelle: api: add kvfree script Markus Elfring
2020-06-06 14:39 ` Julia Lawall
2020-06-06 15:10   ` [Cocci] " Markus Elfring
2020-06-14 15:10 Markus Elfring

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