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

[Paolo Bonzini]

On 07/09/2016 13:17, SF Markus Elfring wrote:
>>> 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?
> 
> I find that I answered it to some degree.
> 
> It can be that you do not really like the kind of answer that I chose
> a moment ago.
> But I guess that a more pleasing (and complete) answer can become
> another software development challenge as you might know already.
> 
> Would the following script (for the semantic patch language)
> be useful enough for further development considerations?
> 
> usage_of_kmalloc_array1-excerpt2.cocci:
> @replacement2@
> expression count, pointer, target;
> @@
>  target =
> -         kmalloc(sizeof(*pointer) * (count)
> +         kmalloc_array(count, sizeof(*pointer)
>                         , ...);

Why don't you include the _exact_ script that you run?  That's the only
possible correct answer.

Paolo