Re: x86-ksysfs: Use kmalloc_array() in create_setup_data_nodes()

From: Paolo Bonzini
Date: Wed Sep 07 2016 - 06:36:37 EST




On 07/09/2016 09:49, SF Markus Elfring wrote:
>>> A multiplication for the size determination of a memory allocation
>>> indicated that an array data structure should be processed.
>>> Thus use the corresponding function "kmalloc_array".
>>>
>>> This issue was detected by using the Coccinelle software.
>>
>> Which rule-set was used?
>
> Do you get an useful impression from one of my bug reports
> (or feature requests) like "Fix usage of white-space characters
> at two places for Linux coding style" which evolved together with
> the proposed software refactoring?
> https://github.com/coccinelle/coccinelle/issues/76
>
> I am curious if the time is ready now for the development of another
> script for the semantic patch language which can be executed
> by the make interface "coccicheck" after Julia Lawall improved
> also software components a bit more recently.
> https://github.com/coccinelle/coccinelle/commits/
>
> Are you looking for further possibilities to improve the involved
> source code search patterns?

Why are you not answering the simple question that was asked?

Paolo